Senior Associate, Regulatory Compliance (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Associate, Regulatory Compliance (Fintech): Delivering on the regulatory engagement strategy for Airwallex US and driving the US State MTL licensing program with an accent on maintaining licensing responsibilities and coordinating with internal and external parties. Focus on analyzing new and existing products, providing guidance for 2LOD controls, and managing compliance risks within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework.

Location: Based in the San Francisco or New York office, US

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform empowering global businesses with integrated solutions across business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury.

What you will do

• Manage regulatory compliance components of license authorization processes and act as a key stakeholder for license applications.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained for all US Group entities.
• Support and manage on-site exams and inspections in collaboration with LRC colleagues.
• Advise the business on regulatory change initiatives, focusing on managing compliance risk from new laws and regulations.
• Develop policies and processes for regulatory risk obligations within the first line business.
• Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program and conduct targeted/thematic reviews.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of regulatory compliance experience in a financial institution, FinTech, or legal/consulting firm.
• Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations, and industry best practices across US and the Americas region.
• Ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making.
• Superior communication skills to explain complex topics to stakeholders including regulators and executive leadership.
• Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program, preferably in payments activity.
• Understanding of financial products, related conduct risk, ethics, and controls.

Nice to have

• Experience dealing with US State MTL Regulatory Authorities.
• Understanding of the NMLS online regulatory portal and associated systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Join a collaborative, impact-driven team that values transparency, empowerment, and high performance.
• Work with exceptional teammates to tackle complex, high-visibility problems.
• Opportunity for accelerated learning and true ownership with real impact.
• Utilize AI to work smarter and solve problems faster.
• Be part of building the future of global banking.