Manager, EMEA FCC Monitoring & Testing

Airwallex
London, Amsterdam
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["High-ownership","Written communication","Stakeholder management","Pragmatism"]

Shape and scale Airwallex’s EMEA financial crime compliance (FCC) monitoring and testing framework as an independent second-line assurance function. Validate the design and operating effectiveness of AML, sanctions, and KYC/KYB controls across production environments, build risk-based testing and KPI metrics, and transition toward continuous, data-enabled assurance using analytics and automated testing. Translate testing findings into executive reporting, remediation accountability, and defensible control evidence for regulators and banking partners.

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Manager, EMEA FCC Monitoring & Testing

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Job Summary

Shape and scale Airwallex’s EMEA financial crime compliance (FCC) monitoring and testing framework as an independent second-line assurance function. Validate the design and operating effectiveness of AML, sanctions, and KYC/KYB controls across production environments, build risk-based testing and KPI metrics, and transition toward continuous, data-enabled assurance using analytics and automated testing. Translate testing findings into executive reporting, remediation accountability, and defensible control evidence for regulators and banking partners.
Location: London, Amsterdam
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Contribute to the strategic development, execution, and evolution of Airwallex’s Global FCC Monitoring & Testing Programme using risk-based testing methodologies and annual plans for independent second-line assurance.
  • •Design testing frameworks to validate compliance controls across customer onboarding, periodic reviews, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting workflows.
  • •Oversee EMEA FCC monitoring, including establishment of KPIs and operating effectiveness metrics.
  • •Advance continuous, data-enabled assurance by leveraging data analytics, system logs, and automated testing scripts to test compliance control performance at the population level.
  • •Represent the monitoring and testing function during regulatory examinations, audits, and banking partner reviews, and drive remediation by translating findings and thematic trends into decision-useful reporting.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Law, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related quantitative/analytical discipline.
  • •CAMS certification or an ICA International Diploma in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (or equivalent professional credential).
  • •7+ years of experience in FCC quality assurance, compliance monitoring, internal audit, or related second/third-line control functions in fintech, payments, or highly regulated banking.
  • •Strong technical knowledge of financial crime controls including transaction monitoring, sanctions/PEP screening, customer due diligence, and digital KYC/KYB workflows.
  • •Proficiency in risk-based testing methodologies, including scoping, sampling, design and operating effectiveness assessments, issue writing, and remediation validation.
Experience:7+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial crime complianceRegulated banking
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:High-ownershipWritten communicationStakeholder managementPragmatism
Certifications:CAMSCAMS-AuditCISACIA
Tech Stack:SQLPythonBI dashboardsAutomated testing scriptsData analyticsSystem logsTransaction monitoringSanctions screeningKYC/KYBAPI-driven

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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