Global Lead, Business Control (Commercial Function)

Airwallex
Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Strategy & Corporate DevelopmentSkills: []

Lead the first-line commercial risk function for Airwallex, defining the risk strategy and supportability frameworks for what customers and use cases to back. Interface with the CRO and 2nd/3rd line risk teams, combining strategic design with hands-on deal support, portfolio monitoring, and incident governance to embed risk as a core commercial capability from Singapore or San Francisco.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
2 months ago

Global Lead, Business Control (Commercial Function)

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Job Summary

Lead the first-line commercial risk function for Airwallex, defining the risk strategy and supportability frameworks for what customers and use cases to back. Interface with the CRO and 2nd/3rd line risk teams, combining strategic design with hands-on deal support, portfolio monitoring, and incident governance to embed risk as a core commercial capability from Singapore or San Francisco.
Location: Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Strategy & Corporate Development
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and manage the 1st LoD commercial risk strategy and supportability frameworks, serving as the primary checkpoint for complex or high-risk merchant use cases.
  • •Translate 2nd line risk appetite into actionable commercial playbooks and actively participate in major deal reviews, pipeline calls, and quarterly business reviews.
  • •Partner with enablement teams to design practical training and tools for front-office staff and oversee commercial conduct risk.
  • •Design and execute a continuous portfolio monitoring framework, tracking metrics like GP-to-risk ratios, customer risk tiers, fraud/loss rates, and revenue concentration.
  • •Lead post-mortems on commercial-induced incidents, drive root-cause analysis and 1st LoD remediation, and represent the commercial risk perspective in governance forums and audits.
  • •Act as the strategic interface between GTM teams, the CRO, and 2nd/3rd line compliance functions, with plans to recruit and develop a high-impact team globally.

Key Requirements

  • •10–12 years of risk management experience within financial services, with significant time spent in 1st line or business-aligned roles directly interfacing with front-office or Sales teams.
Experience:Financial servicesRisk managementFirst line risk

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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