Regulatory Compliance Officer, CN

Regulatory Compliance Officer, 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. 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, especially related to 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 Compliance, China, 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 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. Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance strategy and monitor, report and influence trends and developments of regulatory issues in mainland China. Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are integrated into business decisions and processes, e.g. work closely with the Product, Commercial, Operations and Legal teams to ensure compliance in mainland China. Develop, review and update manuals, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in mainland China. Support Product, Strategy and Management teams on product initiatives and/or expansion of regulatory licenses to cover more offerings and capabilities in mainland China. Manage payment license and other PRC regulatory filings and reports, work closely with the Public Affairs team in communications with regulators and industry asso ... (truncated, view full listing at source)