Job description
About Airwallex
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,800 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
Attributes We Value
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.
You’re humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.
What you’ll do
As Airwallex expands its product suite in Europe, this role is a critical addition to our global compliance team. We have recently launched Airwallex Capital B.V., our new MiFID-licensed entity, to offer investment products like Airwallex Yield to businesses across Europe.
This role will serve a dual function: you will be the designated (Senior) Compliance Manager & Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Airwallex Capital B.V. and you will also hold the title of Deputy MLRO for Airwallex Netherlands B.V. (our Dutch Electronic Money Institution).
Reporting to the Regional Director of Financial Crime Compliance for EMEA, you will be responsible for driving and embedding Airwallex’s compliance programs for both our investment and payment entities in the Netherlands. This role partners with internal teams to design, develop, implement and monitor compliance rules and supports our regulatory obligations in the Netherlands and across the EEA. This role is based in Amsterdam, working in a hybrid work environment with a minimum of 3 days per week in our Amsterdam Office.
Responsibilities:
Own and develop the compliance framework for Airwallex Capital B.V. (MiFID) and support the existing framework for Airwallex Netherlands B.V. (EMI), building on the Airwallex global compliance framework.
Serve as the primary compliance contact for Airwallex Capital B.V. with regulators, including the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), and other critical external stakeholders.
Provide day-to-day management and execution of Airwallex’s AML interactions, examinations, and ad-hoc requests.
Manage day-to-day BAU tasks including enhanced due diligence (EDD) approvals, name screening alert escalations, and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports as necessary.
Develop, implement, and maintain an effective and updated anti-money laundering and investment compliance program covering investor protection, market abuse, and conflicts of interest.
Provide expert advice to the Commercial and Operations teams on compliance matters related to both payments and investment products.
Work closely with the Financial Partnership team to handle enquiries from external parties including banking and scheme partners.
Develop and manage a regular monitoring and reporting process to inform senior management, the audit committee and the board as necessary.
Design and execute reports to measure the success and performance of Compliance initiatives, operations, and Key Risk Indicators.
Drive the design and monitoring of internal controls to support Compliance policies and procedures.
Who you are
We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have but are not mandatory.
Minimum qualifications:
A minimum of 6 years of financial crime and investment compliance experience in a financial institution regulated by a European authority (e.g., AFM, DNB).
Deep expertise in European AML directives and MiFID II regulations.
Written and verbal fluency in Dutch and English.
Ability to multitask effortlessly and handle challenging priorities under deadlines.
Credible stakeholder engagement and management skills to align with our organisational values and behaviors.
Preferred qualifications:
Previous experience as an MLRO or Deputy MLRO.
Strong understanding of the payments industry.
Professional proficiency in French or German is a plus.
Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. If you are approached by someone claiming to represent Airwallex, please verify with our team.
