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On-siteFull-timeManagerRegulatory & Compliance
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Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.
We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.
About the team
The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal, compliance and financial risks.
The Global Regulatory Compliance Team forms part of the second line of defence (2LOD) at Airwallex whilst operating within the larger LRC function. We are a proactive and trusted business partner committed to enabling Airwallex’s growth and strategic goals by providing an advisory and oversight role. Our team culture is collaborative, impact-driven with a focus on continuous improvement. You’ll be part of a team that values transparency, empowerment, and high performance.
This role has a specific focus on our business in Japan. This role will be a key member of the Global Regulatory Compliance Team, with a reporting line to the Director, Regulatory Compliance, Asia (based in Singapore).
As Regulatory Compliance Manager, Japan you will deliver on the regulatory engagement strategy for Airwallex in the region and manage our existing payment services and money remittance regulatory compliance program. You will maintain our licensing responsibilities and coordinate with all internal and external parties as necessary to ensure compliance. This includes communication of regulatory requirements, cross-functional collaboration to productize solutions and offerings, implementation and execution of processes, filing of all requisite reports, renewal of registrations and licenses, and interfacing with regulators. You will analyse new and existing products and provide guidance to ensure that our 2LOD controls are fit for purpose and comply with regulatory obligations and guide the first line business to enable the maturity of both customer-facing and internal back-office processes and product features.
Responsibilities:
Support the Airwallex Group’s expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes
Act as a key stakeholder in relation to licence applications, business plan updates and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators
Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained in Japan and support and / or manage regulatory requests
Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives with a particular focus on how to effectively manage compliance risk attached to new laws and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate
Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the first line business
Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process (inc. the Group Risk Committee)
Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters (where appropriate) relating to our financial services licences
Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program; Conduct targeted and thematic reviews on a wide range of topics to ensure appropriate organisational maturity
Deliver the Airwallex Group’s Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training to specific business areas as required
Conduct ‘Proactive Special Ops’ projects to unlock business or operational issues to enable Airwallex to achieve its strategic goals more rapidly
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:
Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of compliance experience in a regulated financial institution, FinTech, legal / consulting firm, or combination of the above
Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations and industry best practices in Japan but also more broadly across the Asia region.
Data proficiency - ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making
Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges
Superior communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, executive leadership, and front-line staff
Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution, preferably in respect of payments activity
Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions
Understanding of financial products and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls
Preferred Qualification:
Demonstrable experience dealing with the FSA and other financial services regulators across the Asia region
Airwallexは、グローバル企業向けの統合型決済・金融プラットフォームです。独自のインフラとソフトウェアを基盤に、世界250,000社以上の企業（Brex、Rippling、Navan、Qantas、SHEINなど）に対し、ビジネスアカウント、決済、支出管理、資金管理、さらには組み込み型金融（Embedded Finance）までをシームレスに提供しています。
Airwallexはオーストラリア・メルボルンで創業し、現在では世界27拠点、2,300名以上の優秀なメンバーが在籍しています。企業価値は110億米ドルを超え、T. Rowe Price、Visa、Mastercard、Sequoia Capital、Salesforce Venturesなど世界有数の投資家から支援を受けています。私たちは次世代のグローバル金融インフラを構築し、世界中の企業が国境を越えて成長できる未来を創っています。
大きな挑戦を通じてキャリアを加速させたい方をお待ちしています。
Airwallexが大切にする価値観私たちは、起業家精神を持ち、自ら課題を発見し解決できる「ビルダー」を求めています。
インパクトの大きな仕事に挑戦したい方、急速な成長環境で学び続けたい方、そして高いオーナーシップを持って成果を追求できる方が活躍できる環境です。
論理的思考力と専門性を持ちながらも、謙虚で協調性があり、ゼロからイチを生み出し、最後までやり遂げる力を重視しています。また、AIを積極的に活用し、よりスマートに課題解決できることも歓迎します。
世界中の優秀な仲間とともに、グローバル金融の未来を創りたい方のご応募をお待ちしています。
チームについてLegal, Risk & Compliance（LRC）チームは、法務、リスク管理、コンプライアンスの専門家で構成されるグローバルチームです。Airwallexの事業運営を支え、高い倫理観とコンプライアンス文化を醸成しながら、グローバル金融業界における法的・規制上のリスクを適切に管理しています。
本ポジションが所属するGlobal Regulatory Compliance Teamは、LRC組織内における第二線防衛機能（2LOD）として、事業成長と戦略目標の達成を支援する重要な役割を担っています。規制対応におけるアドバイザリーおよび監督機能を提供し、ビジネスパートナーとして事業部門と密接に連携しています。
チームカルチャーは非常に協力的で、成果志向かつ継続的な改善を重視しています。透明性・オーナーシップ・高いパフォーマンスを大切にする環境です。
本ポジションは日本事業を担当し、シンガポール拠点のDirector, Regulatory Compliance, Asiaにレポートします。
ポジション概要Regulatory Compliance Manager, Japanとして、日本における規制当局対応戦略の推進および決済サービス・資金移動業に関するコンプライアンスプログラムの運営を担っていただきます。
ライセンス維持や規制対応をリードし、社内外の関係者と連携しながら法令遵守を確保します。また、新規・既存プロダクトのレビューを通じて規制上の観点から助言を行い、事業部門と協力しながら顧客向けおよび社内業務プロセスの高度化を推進します。
主な業務内容Airwallexグループの事業拡大を支援するため、ライセンス取得・認可プロセスにおけるコンプライアンス対応をリード
ライセンス申請、事業計画変更、規制当局からの情報照会等に関する主要な窓口として対応
日本における規制報告義務およびコンプライアンス報告体制の維持・管理
法令・規制変更への対応方針を策定し、事業部門へアドバイスを提供
第一線部門向けのコンプライアンス関連ポリシーや業務プロセスの策定・改善
Airwallexリスク管理フレームワークに基づく規制リスク管理およびエスカレーション対応
金融サービスライセンスに関連するコンダクトリスクや倫理リスクに関する助言
コンプライアンス・モニタリング・プログラムの実施およびテーマ別レビューの実行
全社向けコンプライアンス研修の企画・実施
ビジネス課題やオペレーション課題の解決を目的とした特別プロジェクトの推進
学士号取得者
金融機関、FinTech企業、法律事務所、コンサルティングファーム等におけるコンプライアンス関連業務経験6年以上
日本の金融規制・法令に関する深い知識を有し、アジア地域の規制環境についても理解している方
データを活用した分析および意思決定能力
複雑な規制課題に対して戦略的かつ創造的に対応できる能力
経営陣、規制当局、事業部門など多様なステークホルダーに対する優れたコミュニケーション能力
金融機関におけるコンプライアンスプログラムの構築・運営経験（特に決済関連業務経験があれば尚可）
ライセンス取得、規制対応、新規市場展開などに関する実務経験
金融商品に関する理解およびコンダクトリスク・内部統制に関する知識
ビジネスレベル以上の日本語・英語力
金融庁（FSA）との対応経験
アジア各国の金融規制当局との折衝経験
RegTechやテクノロジーを活用したコンプライアンスソリューション導入経験
グローバルな金融機関またはFinTech企業での勤務経験
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