Director, Financial Crime Risk Ops

AIRWALLEX

United Kingdom
Not specified (assumed to be hybrid based on industry standards in fintech).
Financial crime risk operations
Transaction monitoring
Investigations and fiu
Airwallex is seeking a Director of Financial Crime Risk Operations to lead their global financial crime risk operations team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial crime and fraud operations, ready to build a high-performing team in a fast-paced fintech environment

Job Summary

  • Own and scale our first-line financial crime risk operations globally, leading the Financial Crime Risk Operations organization.
  • Build, lead and develop high-performing teams across locations, setting clear OKRs and operating rhythms.
  • Partner closely with 2LOD Financial Crime Compliance, Regulatory & Compliance, Legal, Risk Product and Engineering, and Commercial leaders across our key markets.

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Airwallex is seeking a Director of Financial Crime Risk Operations to lead their global financial crime risk operations team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in financial crime and fraud operations, ready to build a high-performing team in a fast-paced fintech environment.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Financial crime risk operations
  • Transaction monitoring
  • Investigations and FIU
  • Name and sanctions screening
  • Fraud risk operations
  • First-line financial crime controls

Nice-to-have

  • Global payments experience
  • API-first environments
  • ML-enabled controls
  • Founder-like energy
  • Ambitious work

Key Requirements

  • 10+ years experience in financial crime/fraud operations
  • Leadership of multi-country teams
  • Deep knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud, KYC
  • Proven track record leading large-scale operational teams
  • Experience designing control frameworks
  • Strong partnership experience with 2LOD FCC/MLROs
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Work Rights

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