Airwallex

Senior Associate, Regulatory Compliance

Airwallex

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • New York • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $155,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Support the Airwallex Group's expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of license authorization processes
  • Act as a key stakeholder in relation to license applications, business plan updates, and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators
  • Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained for all Airwallex Group entities in the US region
  • Support and/or manage on-site exams and inspections (in collaboration with our LRC colleagues)
  • Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives with a particular focus on how to effectively manage compliance risk attached to new laws and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate
  • Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the 1st line business
  • Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process (inc. the Group Risk Committee)
  • Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters (where appropriate) relating to our financial services licenses
  • Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program; Conduct targeted and thematic reviews on a wide range of topics to ensure appropriate organizational maturity
  • Deliver the Airwallex Group's Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training to specific business areas as required
  • Conduct 'Proactive Special Ops' projects to unlock business or operational issues to enable Airwallex to achieve its strategic goals more rapidly

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 4 years of regulatory compliance experience in a financial institution, FinTech, legal/consulting firm, or combination of the above
  • Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations and industry best practices across US and the Americas region
  • Data proficiency - ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making
  • Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges
  • Superior communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, executive leadership, and front-line staff
  • Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution, preferably in respect of payments activity
  • Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions
  • Understanding of financial products and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls
Benefits
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • short-term and long-term disability
  • basic life insurance
  • well-being benefits
  • 20 paid days of vacation
  • 12 paid days of company holidays
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Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory compliancecompliance program developmentdata proficiencyrisk managementconduct riskethicsfinancial regulatory lawsstrategic decision-makingcompliance monitoringRegTech
Soft Skills
superior communicationstrategic thinkingcreative problem-solvingstakeholder engagementadvisory skillsorganizational maturitytraining deliveryproject managementcollaborationanalytical skills
Certifications
Bachelor's degree