Senior Compliance Director & MLRO, US

Airwallex
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 200,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Leadership","Risk management","Strategic thinking"]

Lead and scale the Americas regional compliance function for Airwallex, acting as the second-line regulatory authority across the US, Canada and expanded Americas markets. Spearhead AML/CTF, sanctions, licensing, and regulatory examinations while advising product teams and senior leadership to enable compliant growth.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
3 months ago

Senior Compliance Director & MLRO, US

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Job Summary

Lead and scale the Americas regional compliance function for Airwallex, acting as the second-line regulatory authority across the US, Canada and expanded Americas markets. Spearhead AML/CTF, sanctions, licensing, and regulatory examinations while advising product teams and senior leadership to enable compliant growth.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead, mentor, and scale the AMER regional compliance team, ensuring robust regulatory coverage, local compliance sovereignty, and consistent application of global standards across all active jurisdictions and states.
  • •Act as the primary regulatory liaison for the AMER region, managing day-to-day relationships, complex regulatory inquiries, and high-stakes examinations with federal and state authorities (including FinCEN, NYDFS, state banking departments, and FINTRAC).
  • •Oversee and execute local financial crime operations and reporting workflows where regional mandates require second-line actions within the region or specific state jurisdictions.
  • •Monitor the AMER regulatory landscape for shifting BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, sanctions, and financial crime developments, escalating material updates to the Global Policy team for framework integration.
  • •Provide formal compliance sign-off on high-risk decisions and complex escalations elevated to the Governance and Risk Committee (GRC).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 300,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •CAMS certification or an equivalent globally recognized compliance credential.
  • •12 to 15+ years of experience in AML, Sanctions, and Financial Crime Compliance within financial services, fintech, payments, or banking.
  • •At least 5+ years of senior leadership experience managing multi-jurisdictional compliance teams or serving as a designated BSA/AML Officer or MLRO within the US or Canada.
  • •Proven track record of interacting directly with AMER regulators (e.g., FinCEN, NYDFS, state regulators, or FINTRAC) and managing complex regulatory examinations and state licensing audits.
  • •Experience providing compliance advisory on product rollouts, US state money transmitter licensing strategies, and complex corporate customer use cases in a matrixed environment.
Experience:FintechPaymentsFinancial services
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementLeadershipRisk managementStrategic thinking
Certifications:CAMS
Languages:English

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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