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 200,000 businesses worldwide â including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more â 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 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If youâre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
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 youâre 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 zeroâtoâone ideas into real products, and you âget stuff doneâ end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, youâll tackle complex, highâvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, letâs build whatâs next.
Role Summary
We are looking for a technical, execution-oriented talent to drive the global expansion of our Issuing Product. In this role, you will act as the "glue" between our external partners (networks, banks, and vendors) and our internal Solution Engineering (SE) and Product teams. You will own the technical success of our regional growth and be responsible for building products that allow our infrastructure to scale.
Key Responsibilities
1. Regional Expansion & Strategic Launches
End-to-End Technical Setup: Own the technical workstreams for launching the Issuing Product in new markets and expanding our issuing infrastructure capability map.
Partner Orchestration: Serve as the primary technical point of contact for external partners across the card payment ecosystem.
2. White-label Platform Deployment
Customer Enablement: Partner with Solution Engineering (SE) to deploy white-label platform programs to market.
Program Management: Lead the technical journey for platform customers, from initial inquiry to market launch.
3. Compliance & Partner Management
Integration Oversight: Manage the wide variety of technical partners and integrations core to the Issuing product's function.
Regulatory Reporting: Maintain responsibility for partner-specific reporting and compliance.
Innovation Mindset: Lead and support AI-driven initiatives to automate and supplement manual processes to streamline our operations.
Requirements & Skills
Technical Expertise: A deep understanding of the card-issuing lifecycle or a background in Fintech is preferred. Previous experience working with card schemes (Visa/Mastercard) and digital wallet providers is highly valued.
Project Leadership: Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder launches across different time zones and regulatory environments.
Operational Rigor: Strong handle on compliance reporting and the ability to interface effectively with bank sponsors.
Collaborative Mindset: Experience partnering with Solution Engineering and Sales teams to bridge the gap between "sold" and "live."
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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 donât 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.
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