Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance, New Zealand (Fintech)

Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system providing global payments infrastructure and financial products for businesses.

What you will do

• Act as the direct point of contact with the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) and deliver the regional regulatory engagement strategy.
• Manage regulatory compliance components of licence authorisations, applications, business plan updates, information requests, and regulatory reporting.
• Advise the business on regulatory change, conduct risk, ethics, policies, processes, and compliance risks related to financial services licences.
• Manage regulatory compliance risk within the enterprise risk management framework and associated escalation processes.
• Deliver the compliance monitoring programme, including targeted and thematic reviews, and support on-site regulatory examinations and inspections.
• Deliver compliance training and lead special operations projects that address business and operational issues.

Requirements

• Law degree or analogous compliance qualifications and experience.
• At least 10 years of regulatory compliance experience in a regulated financial institution, fintech, legal or consulting firm.
• Knowledge of financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations, and industry practices across Australia and New Zealand, with a focus on New Zealand.
• Experience working with the FMA, DIA, and other financial services regulators.
• Experience developing or maintaining compliance programmes, preferably for payments activity, with a strong understanding of financial products, conduct risk, ethics, and controls.
• Ability to work strategically with data, manage complex regulatory challenges, and operate effectively in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Nice to have

• Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, RegTech, or technology-driven compliance solutions.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative Legal, Risk & Compliance function focused on integrity, transparency, empowerment, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to work within a global regulatory compliance team operating as the second line of defence.
• Cross-functional collaboration with legal, risk, compliance, product, and business teams.
• Equal opportunity employment with accommodation available for candidates requiring additional support.