Own and develop Airwallex’s Canadian AML & Financial Crime framework, building on the global compliance program while “Canadianizing” policies and controls.
Manage day-to-day compliance operations, including customer onboarding/offboarding, EDD approvals, transaction monitoring, and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports.
Act as MLRO for Canada, responsible for STR filings, regulator engagement, and maintaining MSB registration.
Partner with product, operations, and audit teams to operationalize RPAA requirements, monitor risk, and support new product launches.
Represent Airwallex with key external stakeholders, including FINTRAC, banking partners, and scheme partners.
Design and implement reporting processes to inform senior management, the audit committee, and the board on compliance metrics, key risks, and program performance.
Lead remediation efforts for internal audit findings, compliance reviews, or regulatory inquiries.
Ensure local compliance manuals and desk procedures are kept up to date with changing Canadian regulations.

Requirements

CAMS certification with a deep working knowledge of FINTRAC and the PCMLTFA.
5+ years of financial crime/AML experience in Canadian fintechs, MSBs, or payments companies.
Direct experience as an MLRO or named Canadian compliance officer.
Proven track record in STR filings, onboarding/offboarding, and transaction monitoring.
Strong stakeholder management skills, able to work with product, operations, audit, and regulators.
Comfortable in high-autonomy, fast-paced environments, able to make regulatory judgments quickly.
Bilingual English/French, with Quebec regulatory experience (preferred).
Experience with RPAA implementation (preferred).
Technical aptitude: SQL/data skills for independent reporting and analysis (preferred).

Benefits

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

AMLfinancial crimeSTR filingscustomer onboardingtransaction monitoringEDD approvalsSQLdata analysisRPAA implementationcompliance metrics

Soft skills

stakeholder managementregulatory judgmenthigh-autonomyfast-paced environmentcommunicationleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvingcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

CAMS