Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance, Suspicious Activity Reporting

The role

You will lead the Financial Crime Compliance Level 3 review function. This involves leading a team of analysts and resolving complex, risk-based cases across KYC, enhanced due diligence, name screening, and transaction monitoring.

What you will do

• Lead and develop a team of Financial Crime Compliance Level 3 analysts
• Review and resolve complex, risk-based cases escalated from first- and second-line operations
• Assess customer profiles, ownership, control structures, and transaction patterns
• Conduct internal and external research and document investigative rationale
• Identify financial-crime risks and opportunities to strengthen processes
• Escalate higher-risk cases, potential sanctions matches, and suspicious activity concerns
• Partner with Operations and Compliance stakeholders
• Maintain accurate case records and apply global and local FCC policies

Required qualifications

• A degree or at least eight years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance
• Proven experience in an AML/CTF or fraud investigations role
• Strong analytical and investigative skills
• A solid understanding of financial-crime risks, typologies and risk-based review practices
• Sound judgment, ownership and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience overseeing, mentoring or training analysts

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech or a start-up environment
• Experience reviewing complex cases across KYC, enhanced due diligence, name screening and transaction monitoring
• Experience conducting internal and external research and documenting clear investigative rationale, supporting evidence and follow-up actions
• Experience working across global and local Financial Crime Compliance policies and regulatory requirements

About the company

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