Airwallex

Senior Regulatory Compliance Manager, HK

HK - Hong Kong SAR. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will deliver the regulatory engagement strategy for Airwallex in Hong Kong. You will manage payment services, securities, asset management, and money remittance compliance programs while maintaining licensing responsibilities.

What you will do

  • Support the Airwallex Group’s expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes
  • Act as a key stakeholder and primary point-of-contact with regulators CED/SFC/HKMA
  • Ensure regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained in Hong Kong
  • Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives
  • Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations
  • Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Airwallex Risk Management Framework
  • Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters
  • Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program through targeted and thematic reviews
  • Deliver the Airwallex Group’s Compliance Training for employees
  • Conduct Proactive Special Ops projects to unlock business or operational issues

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Minimum of 8 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 Hong Kong and the Asia region
  • Familiarity with the Money Service Operator (MSO) licensing regime, Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and related SFC guidelines and Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance (PSSVFO)
  • Data proficiency
  • Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges
  • Superior communication skills
  • Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution
  • Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions
  • Understanding of financial products and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English, Chinese & Cantonese

Nice to have

  • Demonstrable experience dealing with the HKMA, the CED and the SFC in Hong Kong

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system used by businesses to run financial operations or build financial products. It is a regulated financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.