This role leads Airwallex's global second line Financial Risk function to establish guardrails for safe business scaling across products and markets
Job Summary
This role leads Airwallex's global second line Financial Risk function to establish guardrails for safe business scaling across products and markets.
The successful candidate will define global underwriting standards, oversee liquidity resilience, and enforce FX and market risk guardrails while advising senior leadership.
Airwallex seeks a builder with founder-like energy to shape the risk framework in a highly collaborative team supporting over 200,000 businesses worldwide.
Matching Summary
This role leads Airwallex's global second line Financial Risk function to establish guardrails for safe business scaling across products and markets.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
12 to 15 years financial risk experience
Second line risk management expertise
Credit and liquidity risk frameworks
ICAAP ILAAP capital adequacy knowledge
Model governance and validation standards
Nice-to-have
Global fintech leadership experience
Real-time liquidity and payment rails
Basel-related regulatory frameworks
IFRS 9 expected credit loss methodologies
FRM or CFA professional credentials
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, or quantitative discipline
5 to 7+ years in senior leadership role
Experience with ICAAP or ILAAP processes
Direct experience in regulated financial institutions