Senior Director, AML & Sanctions, Governance & Policy (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Director, AML & Sanctions, Governance & Policy (Fintech): Shaping and scaling global financial crime policy and risk-based programs with an accent on governance frameworks, regulatory defense, and enterprise risk assessment. Focus on defining global compliance standards, overseeing automated control frameworks, and partnering with product and engineering teams to embed risk-informed logic into a global payments platform.

Location: Must be based in the US or EMEA

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead the evolution and maintenance of the Global Core FCC Policy Framework to meet global regulatory expectations.
• Define the FCC governance model, risk management framework, and enterprise risk assessment processes.
• Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to embed automated compliance controls into the platform.
• Translate complex compliance data into decision-useful reporting for executive leadership and the Board.
• Oversee regulatory examination defense and disclosure governance to ensure uniform, legally defensible evidence.
• Build and lead a high-performing global team of compliance attorneys, risk modelers, and policy writers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Criminology, Public Policy, Finance, or related field.
• CAMS certification or equivalent globally recognized compliance credential.
• 12 to 15+ years of experience in AML, Sanctions, and Financial Crime Compliance.
• At least 5+ years leading a global or multi-jurisdictional compliance policy or risk function at a senior level.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-wide risk assessment frameworks.
• Must be based in the US or EMEA.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as JD, LLM, or Master’s in Regulatory Compliance.
• Advanced professional designations like CAMS-Audit, CGSS, or CAMS-RM.
• Deep fintech and payments experience, including cross-border payment mechanisms.
• Experience partnering with Product and Engineering to hardcode policy thresholds.
• Strong data literacy and experience with automated GRC systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work at a high-growth, US$11 billion valued fintech unicorn.
• Collaborative environment with a focus on founder-like energy and ownership.
• Exposure to complex, high-visibility global financial crime challenges.
• Emphasis on using AI to work smarter and solve problems faster.
• Global team spanning 27 offices with a focus on accelerated learning and impact.