Airwallex Senior Manager, Financial Crime Investigations & Intelligence at Airwallex leads complex AML and financial crime investigations across global financial infrastructure. Owns end-to-end investigations and improves investigative processes.
Responsibilities
Lead complex, high-risk AML and financial crime investigations
Own end-to-end investigations involving complex payment flows and ownership structures
Oversee case intake, triage, prioritisation, and assignment for special investigations
Provide investigative analysis and escalation support for SAR/STR matters
Investigate internal fraud and insider-threat matters
Analyse international transactions to trace illicit funds and identify beneficial owners
Translate findings into improvements for monitoring rules and investigative playbooks
Partner with multiple teams to address systemic threats and regulatory inquiries
Qualification
A strong analytical mindsetYou'll thrive here if
Required
8+ years of dedicated experience in AML/CFT investigations, financial intelligence or special investigations within cross-border payments, global fintech, merchant acquiring, or international corporate and commercial banking.
Deep understanding of cross-border payment mechanisms, including SWIFT, local ACH and clearing schemes, and FX; business payment flows; merchant acquiring; and corporate entity structures, including complex shareholding, shell companies and beneficial ownership.
A proven track record of independently conducting and documenting complex, multi-layered financial crime investigations from initiation through documented findings, risk recommendations and support to the MLRO-led regulatory reporting process.
Solid working knowledge of global AML/CTF and sanctions regulatory frameworks, including, where applicable, FATF recommendations, FinCEN/BSA, FCA, AUSTRAC, MAS and other relevant local regulatory requirements.
A strong analytical mindset, with experience querying, synthesising and interpreting large datasets of transactional and customer data.
Exceptional written communication skills, demonstrated through investigative narratives and SAR/STR drafting, with the ability to articulate complex financial crime risks to non-compliance stakeholders, including Product and Engineering.
Comfort working in a high-growth and rapidly evolving fintech environment, managing competing priorities under tight deadlines.
Preferred
A professional certification such as CAMS, CFE or an equivalent ICA diploma.
Practical experience with data querying and visualisation tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau or network/link analysis software.
Experience investigating financial crime risks in digital assets or crypto rails, or embedded finance/BaaS integrations.
You'll thrive here if
You’ve operated in a compliance-heavy environment and know how to move fast without cutting the corners that matter.
You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.
You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.
You simplify complexity rather than hiding behind it.
