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 100,000 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 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage and grow a globally distributed risk analytics team to manage risk effectively and deliver insights to shape Airwallex’s overall risk strategy

• Perform as a strategic thought leader for Data Science, Risk Product, Operations, and cross-functional teams

• Partner with key stakeholders to build risk analytics roadmap and to prioritize projects in alignment with organizational strategy

Qualification

• 8+ years of industry experience and an advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics) 

• 2+ years of management experience in data science or other relevant quantitative functions

• 5+ years of experience communicating the results of analyses to leadership teams and cross-functional teams to influence the strategy

• Passion for management and creating opportunities for career growth for team members

• Demonstrated ability to create, drive and execute impactful data roadmaps for the business

• Expert in data querying languages (e.g. SQL) and analytical tools (e.g. Python, R); experience in machine learning and experimentation is a plus

• Experience in technology, financial services and/or a high growth environment is advantageous

Equal opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters.  Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s).  Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.