Manager & MLRO, Financial Crime Compliance, Unicard

Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses growing beyond borders. With one of the world's most powerful payments and banking infrastructure, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all in one single platform.

Established in 2015 in Melbourne, our purpose is to connect entrepreneurs, business builders, makers and creators with opportunities in every corner of the world. Today, Airwallex has a global footprint across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America.

This role will see you being a vital member of an elite, innovative Financial Crime Compliance ("FCC") team operationalising Airwallex's FCC program. At Airwallex, we see compliance as a service to our business teams and our customers, and we get excited about innovation and collaboration. Partner with internal teams to design, develop, implement, execute, and monitor screening and monitoring rules detecting and mitigating financial crime risks.

Reporting to the Head of Financial Crime Compliance, APAC, this role is based in Hong Kong and acts as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer ("MLRO") of the Stored Value Facility Licensee, who is responsible to work closely with the global compliance, legal and regulatory, risk, operations, product teams and other stakeholders to:

Responsibilities:

• Conduct the FCC risk assessment for new products development to ensure the risk is identified and proper risk mitigation controls are in place to mitigate the relevant financial crime risks
• Develop and maintain a robust FCC Program which comply with both the group-wide standard and local regulatory requirements
• Monitor the effectiveness and enhancing the controls and procedures, including but not limited to, KYC and due diligence, Transaction Monitoring ("TM") and Screening Program
• Communicate applicable issues, risks, costs, progress, and results to all relevant internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to the Board and Risk Committee of the SVF Licensee and the senior management of the Group
• Review internal escalations and reports, including KYC / TM / screening related escalation, and the unusual activities reports, etc.
• Ensure staff training is adequate, appropriate and effective
• Act as the primary contact point with the regulator and the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit
• Design and execute reports to measure success and performance of initiatives
• Remain up-to-date on regulatory changes and landscape, best practices and cutting-edge developments

Who you are:

• A passionate collaborator - with high energy and focus, getting results across multiple projects in a fast paced, changing environment
• An exceptional communicator - with strong written and verbal communication skills that allow you to translate concepts into clear steps and communicate to technical and non-technical partners at all levels
• An effective leader - who demonstrates leadership and relationship building skills and ability to operate comfortably within a complex cultural, global environment
• Entrepreneurial - both in spirit and drive
• Forward-thinking - you are always one step ahead of the game
• Comfortable with change - you understand what it is like to work in a hyper-growth company and can flex to navigate the dynamic environment

Skills and experience you will bring:

• 8+ years of experience in payment, FinTech, ecommerce, RegTech, financial services or consulting firms, experience in Stored Value Facilities licensee or card schemes will be a plus
• Bachelor/Master's Degree, a degree in Laws / Juris Doctor will be an advantage
• Experience as the Compliance Officer ("CO") / Money Laundering Reporting Officer ("MLRO") for a licensed financial institution is highly preferred. Experience in engagement with the regulators, Joint Financial Intelligence Unit ("JFIU") and/or other enforcement agencies will be a plus.
• Ability to multitask effortlessly and handle challenging priorities under demanding deadlines
• Ability to understand larger picture and environment while operating in focused manner
• Outstanding time management, presentation, and relationship building skills
• Familiarity with laws and regulations in Hong Kong, in particular the Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance ("PSSVFO")
• Certification in relevant area, for example, CAMS

At Airwallex you'll have the ability to make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you'll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing a collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organise regular team building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative.

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 colour, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status. 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.



Manager & MLRO, Financial Crime Compliance, Unicard