Senior Manager, Technology Risk Assurance

The role

You will build and scale a Second Line of Defence technology risk assurance function. You will lead a team of engineers and specialists to manage risk across cloud infrastructure, AI systems, and automated data pipelines.

What you will do

• Recruit, mentor, and lead a team of technology risk engineers and assurance specialists
• Lead second-line assurance across ITGCs, cloud infrastructure, and database management
• Build an automation-first assurance engine using AI agents, Python, and SQL
• Establish automated finding lifecycle and remediation governance
• Design and execute control frameworks for generative AI, LLMs, and machine learning models
• Partner with external auditors and global regulators to defend automated testing methodologies
• Translate complex technology risk into recommendations for executives and board-level committees

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in technology risk, IT audit, information security assurance, or technology compliance
• Proven experience in a Second Line of Defence risk assurance capacity
• Big Four background
• Experience building and testing risk controls
• Track record of recruiting, mentoring, and leading high-performing technical risk or assurance teams
• Deep practical expertise in ITGCs, IT application controls, automated business controls, and SOX compliance
• Hands-on experience assessing cloud risks across AWS or GCP
• Practical ability to write and use SQL, Python, or API scripts
• Understanding of risks and controls around AI/ML systems, LLMs, and automated decision engines
• Ability to challenge First Line engineering leads and defend methodologies to auditors
• Solid working knowledge of industry control frameworks such as SOC 1/2, ISO 27001, and NIST CSF

Nice to have

• Direct experience building or deploying AI agents, LLM-driven audit assistants, or automated compliance and testing pipelines
• Fintech experience, particularly within a high-growth fintech, payments platform, digital bank, or cloud-native technology company
• People management experience
• Familiarity with international financial technology regulations including MAS TRM, FCA, HKMA, DORA, ASIC, and FinCEN
• Experience integrating GRC platforms, BI dashboards such as Tableau or Looker, and continuous compliance monitoring tools
• Relevant certifications such as CISA, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, or AWS/GCP certifications

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. It provides financial infrastructure for over 675,000 businesses globally.