Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, CN
AirwallexCN - ShanghaiPosted 24 March 2026
Job Description
Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, CN
ABOUT AIRWALLEX
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
ATTRIBUTES WE VALUE
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/us/operating-principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.
You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.
Open to Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
Airwallex’s global Regulatory Legal & Compliance Team works cross-functionally and across multiple jurisdictions to develop and execute regulatory strategies that facilitate the launch into new markets and sustainably scale up Airwallex’s operations worldwide by applying for new regulatory licenses as we expand in products suits and geographic regions, in addition to putting in place robust regulatory compliance measures for implementing and maintaining the existing licenses.
As the Chief Compliance Officer, China, you will be based either in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Beijing and primarily focused on managing Airwallex’s non-bank
payment institution licenses in mainland China. This role will have a strong focus on advising Airwallex on complex regulatory issues in mainland China and liaising with PRC regulators such as PBOC and SAFE. You will also be responsible for ensuring we are compliant with our licensing and regulatory requirements by preparing and implementing appropriate internal procedures, measures and controls.
As the Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, China, you will be a valuable member of the global legal and compliance team. You will be given the opportunity to support a rapidly growing business and the management team to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This dynamic role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and solving complex issues and blockers for our clients, is detail oriented, willing to take on challenges and changes, obsessively curious and intellectually honest, thrives on taking actions and delivering impactful results, and aims to inspire and be inspired.
Responsibilities:
- Be the Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance for our licensed non-bank payment institution in mainland China and responsible for handling all regulatory compliance & risk control issues relating to our business in mainland China.
- Provide strategic leadership and vision for the China Legal Regulatory & Compliance team, setting clear goals, mentoring the team, and driving a culture of excellence and accountability.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive compli ... (truncated, view full listing at source)
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