Senior Manager, Obligations Management

The role

You will manage and develop the central governance infrastructure to identify, catalogue, and track regulatory and financial partner requirements. This involves translating complex requirements into a structured compliance inventory for a global organization.

What you will do

• Own and improve the Global Obligations Register.
• Partner with Risk and Compliance stakeholders to structure mapped controls and reporting.
• Manage and evolve the central global RFI knowledge base.
• Maintain the global central audit register and drive remediation accountability.
• Partner with Regulatory Legal teams to incorporate legal interpretations.
• Establish and improve operating procedures, data standards, and governance routines.
• Identify opportunities to replace manual trackers with scalable GRC tooling and automation.
• Coordinate and influence regional and cross-functional contributors.
• Produce management reporting on obligations coverage, control mapping, and emerging risks.

Required qualifications

• 8 to 10+ years of experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, internal audit, operational risk management, or a related discipline within a highly regulated financial services, fintech,
• 3+ years of experience managing a compliance inventory, regulatory obligations framework, audit issue program, RFI process, or GRC work stream in a multi-jurisdictional environment.
• Demonstrated experience building or maintaining compliance matrices, mapping internal controls to regulatory requirements, managing audit or examination issues, and coordinating evidence or RFI respon
• Strong ability to translate complex regulatory or legal requirements into clear processes, data structures, ownership models, and actionable reporting.
• A high-ownership, systematic approach to problem-solving, with strong written communication and corporate drafting skills.
• Proven ability to influence and coordinate regional and cross-functional teams in a global, matrixed organization without relying solely on formal authority.
• Experience improving operational processes and implementing practical tooling, workflows, or reporting solutions in a fast-growing environment.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Policy, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related analytical discipline.
• Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, or a master’s degree in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, or Business Administration.
• Professional designation such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, Certified Internal Auditor, or an equivalent GRC-related credential.
• Experience working within a high-growth cross-border payments company, top-tier neobank, or API-driven digital platform handling high volumes of regulated transactions.
• Direct experience selecting, deploying, or configuring Governance, Risk, and Compliance software to support regulatory mapping, evidence management, issue remediation, or workflow automation.
• Experience leading projects or mentoring colleagues in obligations management, regulatory change management, compliance operations, audit, or related programs.

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.