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Associate Director, KYC

Airwallex· Regulatory & Compliance
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UK - LondonFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Lead second-line oversight of Airwallex's global KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence and periodic review frameworks, providing independent challenge, governance and policy execution across the Financial Crime Compliance function. Partner with KYC Operations and Analysts to strengthen quality, consistency and risk-based decision-making across onboarding and ongoing customer reviews, while overseeing Customer Risk Acceptance reviews and sign-offs for complex and higher-risk customers.

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously elevate Airwallex’s global KYC strategy, policy framework, and second-line governance across all operating jurisdictions.
  • Own independent second-line oversight across global KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence and periodic review functional controls and operational activities.
  • Own KYC policy and procedure development and maintenance, with primary authority for providing interpretive guidance and direction to first line operations and second line advisory teams on application of global and regional requirements as part of onboarding and ongoing reviews.
  • Partner with KYC Operations in development and enhancement of KYC control processes, driving performance of high quality onboarding and ongoing customer reviews at the required standard, provide direction and oversight to production of meaningful management information to ensure visibility and support informed decision making for FCC senior management. Drive stronger quality, consistency and risk-based decision-making across customer onboarding and ongoing reviews.
  • Improve the quality of Customer Risk Acceptance reviews by challenging risk identification, testing mitigations and producing clear, decision-ready recommendations.
  • Advise Commercial and Sales teams on complex deal structures, novel business models and high-risk customer profiles.
  • Partner with Product, Data and Engineering to embed regulatory controls, decision frameworks and AI-enabled improvements into scalable systems and workflows, including definition of KYC data requirements.
  • Maintain high standards of compliance documentation, quality assurance and audit readiness while adapting KYC and AML standards to global regulatory and enforcement developments.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of relevant AML/KYC experience focused on complex corporate clients, financial institutions or fintech platforms.
  • A strong track record designing, managing and governing scalable second-line KYC frameworks.
  • 3+ years' experience leading, mentoring or managing compliance teams, with a focus on operational rigor, analytical excellence and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrated experience providing second-line oversight, independent challenge and risk-based decision-making across KYC, Enhanced Due Diligence and periodic review activities.
  • Experience supporting regulatory examination processes and engagement.
  • Experience reviewing or approving Customer Risk Acceptance documentation, identifying risk, assessing mitigations and producing clear, decision-ready recommendations.
  • Experience overseeing compliance reviews or walkthroughs for complex corporate, embedded finance or platform clients.
  • Proven ability to advise senior Commercial and Sales stakeholders on complex deal structures, novel business models and high-risk customer profiles.
  • Proven ability to partner with Product, Engineering, Data and Business stakeholders to translate compliance requirements into scalable, automated workflows.
  • Strong leadership, communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to explain complex compliance decisions clearly to senior executives, regulatory authorities and external partners.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Skills

Required:AML/KYC expertise for complex corporate clients and fintechSecond-line governance and oversightPeople leadership and mentoringRegulatory examination supportStakeholder communication
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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