Manager, FCC Monitoring & Testing, Americas

The role

You will lead monitoring and testing across the Americas to provide independent assurance for the Financial Crime Compliance Program. You will redesign the monitoring approach and build a regional assurance plan covering the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.

What you will do

• Redesign and strengthen Airwallex’s FCC monitoring and testing approach across the Americas.
• Build and deliver a regional assurance plan covering the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.
• Map the control inventory to regional risk assessments and identify testing gaps.
• Draft the annual testing plan around state examination cycles.
• Use data analytics and AI to make monitoring and testing more proactive and efficient.
• Partner with MLROs, FCC Operations, Product, and regulators to assess control effectiveness.
• Establish working relationships across a new global function.

Required qualifications

• Deep understanding of global AML and Sanctions frameworks, including regulatory expectations across the US regions.
• Proven experience in program monitoring and testing.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience operating in a second-line financial crime compliance, risk or assurance function.
• Strong understanding of sanctions oversight and its role within an FCC Program.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Experience using data analytics, automation or AI-enabled approaches to improve monitoring, testing or assurance methodologies.

Nice to have

• Experience working with or supporting Group MLRO, Regional MLRO or Country MLRO functions.
• Risk and controls experience.

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.