Financial Crime Transformation Lead
AirwallexPayments company
New York, United StatesLead
Addition
T. Rowe Price
Activant
Lingotto
Robinhood Ventures
TIAA Ventures
Legal & Compliance
About the role
TL;DR
Lead global financial crime transformation, enhancing framework, processes, and systems.
- •Airwallex is seeking a Financial Crime Transformation Lead to spearhead a multi-year initiative to enhance its global financial crime framework.
- •This role involves shaping the target operating model, optimizing processes and systems, and driving change across the organization.
- •Key Responsibilities Lead a global, multi-year FCC transformation across operating model, process, systems, testing, and controls.
- •Build and drive the roadmap, with clear sequencing across priorities, dependencies, and risks.
- •Utilize AI, automation, and data tools to improve FCC program tracking, reporting, and delivery.
- •Run disciplined governance across working groups, SteerCos, RAID, and executive updates.
- •Define success measures, evidence progress, and lead smooth transition into BAU.
- •Requirements 10 years leading large, multi-workstream transformation programs in financial services or fintech.
- •Direct experience in financial crime program change (AML/CTF, sanctions, FCC operations, monitoring and testing).
- •Practical experience using AI, automation, and modern tools for program planning and execution.
- •Strong executive presence, clear communication skills, and project management certification (PMP or PRINCE2).
Required skills
Program ManagementProject ManagementSQLPython
Domain expertise
fintech
Tech stack
PythonSQLJiraConfluenceExcelPowerPoint
