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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in risk management within financial services, with a focus on developing and implementing commercial risk strategies and frameworks. Proficient in analytical data literacy and translating complex risk concepts into actionable commercial insights.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Risk Management ExperienceCommercial Risk Strategy DevelopmentAnalytical Data LiteracyRegulatory Framework FamiliarityTeam Leadership and Development
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Hard Skills
Credit RiskPortfolio RiskPayments RiskOperational RiskConduct RiskRisk Framework DesignKPI DefinitionStress TestingEarly-Warning IndicatorsRoot-Cause Analysis
Soft Skills
Exceptional Communication SkillsComplex Concept Translation
Industry Keywords
Financial ServicesThree Lines of Defense ModelKYC/AMLSanctionsCard Network RulesData PrivacyHigh-Growth Fintech
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Build and lead Airwallex’s first-line commercial risk function
- Define commercial risk strategy and own customer and use-case supportability frameworks
- Provide structured guidance for complex or high-risk merchant use cases
- Review and sign off deal documentation before second-line escalation
- Translate second-line risk appetite and policies into commercial playbooks
- Participate in major deal reviews, pipeline calls, and quarterly business reviews
- Design training and tools for front-office staff
- Oversee commercial conduct risk and redesign misaligned sales practices or incentives
- Design and execute continuous portfolio monitoring with Data and Regional Revenue Operations teams
- Track GP-to-risk ratios, customer risk tiers, fraud/loss rates, and revenue concentration
- Lead incident post-mortems, root-cause analysis, and first-line remediation
- Enforce second-line decisions such as offboarding or enhanced monitoring
- Represent commercial risk in governance forums, regulatory engagements, and audits
- Recruit and develop a global commercial risk team over time
- Report directly to the Chief Revenue Officer
Requirements
What you’ll need- 10–12 years of risk management experience within financial services
- Significant experience in first-line or business-aligned roles interfacing with front-office or Sales teams
- Deep expertise in at least two of: credit and portfolio risk; payments or merchant risk; operational and conduct risk; enterprise risk
- Proven track record designing and implementing practical risk frameworks influencing commercial strategy within a Three Lines of Defense model
- Strong analytical data literacy, including defining KPIs and interrogating dashboards
- Exceptional communication skills and ability to translate complex risk concepts into commercial language
- Experience in high-growth, product-led fintech environments preferred
- Familiarity with global regulatory and scheme frameworks, including KYC/AML, sanctions, card network rules, and data privacy preferred
- Experience designing portfolio early-warning indicators, concentration limits, and stress testing preferred
- Ability to work in the United States and meet hybrid attendance requirements in San Francisco
Benefits
Comp & perks- Equity
- Bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Well-being benefits
- 20 paid days of vacation
- 12 paid days of company holidays
- Statutory minimum paid annual leave and public holidays