Director, Regulatory Compliance UK Regulatory & Compliance Regulatory & Compliance • London EMEA, London London

About Airwallex 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 2,700 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 Role 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. As Director, Regulatory Compliance (UK) , you will serve as the senior compliance authority and strategic partner for Airwallex's rapidly expanding UK presence. Operating as a licensed Electronic Money Institution (EMI) supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Airwallex requires compliance leadership that sees regulatory integrity not as a roadblock, but as a critical commercial enabler and competitive differentiator. In this role, you will lead our UK compliance framework, serve as the primary interface with local regulators and industry bodies, and work cross-functionally across Product, Strategy, Commercial, and Operations to safely launch cutting‑edge payment infrastructure. What You'll Do Lead UK Regulatory Compliance: Lead a UK‑based team of regulatory compliance professionals; own and continuously evolve the UK compliance management system, policies, registers, and operational controls to ensure ongoing compliance with FCA handbooks, PSRs, EMRs, and UK AML/CTF regimes. Drive FCA Engagement: Act as the principal point of contact for the FCA, handling regulatory inquiries, notifications, audits, thematic reviews, and routine reporting with transparency and authority. Product build alignment with key UK commercial leads and partner banks. Within 6 Months: Streamline product approval compliance workflows; enhance local risk governance reporting; and lead strategic readiness for any pending UK regulatory changes. Within 12 Months: Institutionalize a top‑tier UK compliance function that scales seamlessly with transaction volume and new market offerings while maintaining an immaculate standing with the FCA. Why Join Airwallex Competitive base salary, performance incentives, and meaningful equity. High autonomy to build, scale, and influence the core infrastructure powering the global digital economy. Comprehensive health, wellness, pension, and parental leave coverage. Dynamic, global culture with clear paths for rapid professional development. Equal Opportunity Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and evaluate candidates based on merit, competence, and talent, without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. 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.