Senior Manager, Regulatory Operations, APAC

Airwallex
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Project management","Analytical thinking","Written communication","Cross-functional collaboration","Ownership"]

Build and run the engine that turns APAC regulatory and partner obligations into practical, tested, and well-evidenced controls across Airwallex’s licensed entities and products. Partner across Regulatory Legal & Compliance, Risk, Product, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and external partners to design, implement, and continuously improve control documentation, testing, reporting, and remediation. Lead regulator-ready documentation and coordinate responses for exams, audits, and RFIs.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
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Senior Manager, Regulatory Operations, APAC

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Job Summary

Build and run the engine that turns APAC regulatory and partner obligations into practical, tested, and well-evidenced controls across Airwallex’s licensed entities and products. Partner across Regulatory Legal & Compliance, Risk, Product, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and external partners to design, implement, and continuously improve control documentation, testing, reporting, and remediation. Lead regulator-ready documentation and coordinate responses for exams, audits, and RFIs.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Identify, interpret, and operationalize regulatory and partner obligations across APAC jurisdictions, products, and licensed entities into governance, controls, and execution requirements.
  • •Manage end-to-end design and implementation of key regulatory and partner controls, embedding them into workflows and systems in partnership with Product, Operations, Engineering, Risk, and Regulatory Compliance.
  • •Build and maintain regulator- and partner-ready documentation, including obligation mappings, control descriptions, RACIs, testing approaches, evidence standards, and remediation tracking.
  • •Coordinate and support regulator and partner inquiries, including explaining obligations and control operation in practice; engage with regulators, auditors, and external financial partners.
  • •Support regulatory exams, audits, inspections, and RFIs by coordinating responses and curating exam-ready evidence packages; drive remediation and governance for material control changes.

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience in regulatory operations, regulatory compliance, internal audit, risk management, or a similar discipline in tech or financial services/payments/fintech.
  • •Translate regulatory/legal or partner requirements into operational controls, procedures, and testing/assurance activities (beyond policy drafting).
  • •Have direct ownership in supporting regulatory exams, audits, inspections, RFIs, or partner due-diligence reviews, including planning and remediation workstreams.
  • •Drive cross-functional control or reporting initiatives to completion across Product, Operations, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, and Risk.
  • •Strong analytical and writing skills to convert complex regulatory concepts into clear, concise control requirements and exam-ready materials.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial servicesTech startupRegulatory complianceGRC
Skills:Project managementAnalytical thinkingWritten communicationCross-functional collaborationOwnership
Certifications:CAMSCRCMCIACISA
Tech Stack:GRC toolingCompliance dashboards

Company Brief

Airwallex
Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, cross-border payments, treasury, corporate cards, and embedded finance APIs to help companies manage global financial operations and scale internationally.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2015
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