Senior Manager, Sanctions Regulatory Analysis

The role

You will be the regional escalation point for complex L3 sanctions alerts and investigations across APAC. You will advise on sanctions matches, reporting duties, and control improvements for a global sanctions program.

What you will do

• Act as an in-region Sanctions Subject Matter Expert and second-line escalation point for complex sanctions matches and block-and-reject cases.
• Own L3 sanctions case investigation and decisioning regionally, including reporting, disclosure and recordkeeping obligations.
• Give risk-based sanctions advice on cross-border payments, indirect exposure, new products, customers and geographic expansion.
• Own regional sanctions procedures and provide second-line oversight of first-line sanctions controls.
• Work with global teams on product-specific controls and screening technologies.
• Monitor US, regional and international sanctions and export-control developments and assess their impact.
• Develop and deliver training for L2 sanctions reviewers, KYC, Operations and other stakeholders.
• Lead responses to banking partners and external stakeholders on sanctions inquiries and due diligence reviews.

Required qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience managing L3 sanctions alerts, recommending blocking or freezing transactions, and managing reporting.
• History of assessing sanctions frameworks and recommending enhancements, including designing and scaling sanctions programs.
• Understanding of in-region sanctions regulations and best practices for economic sanctions.
• History of operationalizing sanctions controls with technology teams.
• Experience engaging external stakeholders such as regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters.
• Expert knowledge of the Australian sanctions framework (DFAT and ASO).
• Strong understanding of New Zealand sanctions regimes (MFAT), including the Russia Sanctions Act and UN-based regulations.
• Expert knowledge of MAS and HKMA regulatory regimes and guidelines.
• Nuanced understanding of overlapping geopolitical risks in the region, including conflicting obligations such as China's MOFCOM.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of US sanctions in addition to in-region expertise.
• Experience at a fintech, payments company or large financial institution specializing in sanctions.

Before you apply

• Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers or any payment during the application or interview process.
• Official communication comes from an @airwallex.com email address.
• Apply only through careers.airwallex.com or the official LinkedIn page.
• Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or recruiters.

About the company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system used by more than 675,000 businesses. It was founded in Melbourne in 2015 and has more than 2,700 people across 27 offices.