Hiring: Senior Manager, Obligations Management Company: Airwallex Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:25:47 Target Skills & Keywords : Change Management, Embedded Systems, LLM, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, Salesforce About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, internal audit, operational risk management, or a related discipline within a highly regulated financial services, fintech, or banking environment •3+ years of experience managing a compliance inventory, regulatory obligations framework, audit issue program, RFI process, or GRC workstream in a multi-jurisdictional environment Required Skills: •As the Senior Manager, Obligations Management, you will manage and continue to develop the central governance infrastructure used to identify, catalog, and track regulatory and financial partner requirements across Airwallex’s global footprint. •This role has a global mandate and can be based in the US or EMEA. •Maintain and continuously improve the central Global Obligations Register, cataloging international regulatory rules, statutory requirements, and Tier-1 financial partner obligations alongside their respective compliance controls •Partner with Risk and Compliance stakeholders to ensure mapped controls and reporting obligations are structured for effective independent monitoring, validation, and testing •Manage and evolve the centralized global RFI knowledge base, synthesizing input from Regulatory Compliance teams and curating consistent, well-supported evidence portfolios for banking partners and regulatory bodies •Maintain the global central audit register, tracking internal audit findings, external examination gaps, and material regulatory issues, and driving timely accountability for remediation and closure •Partner with Regulatory Legal teams to incorporate legal interpretations and horizon-scanning insights, keeping the obligations registry current and reducing the risk of compliance gaps or control drift •Establish and improve operating procedures, data standards, governance routines, and reporting for obligations management, RFI responses, and audit issue tracking Qualifications: •8–10+ years of experience in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, internal audit, operational risk management, or a related discipline within a highly regulated financial services, fintech, or banking environment •Demonstrated experience building or maintaining compliance matrices, mapping internal controls to regulatory requirements, managing audit or examination issues, and coordinating evidence or RFI responses •Strong ability to translate complex regulatory or legal requirements into clear processes, data structures, ownership models, and actionable reporting •A high-ownership, systematic approach to problem-solving, with strong written communication and corporate drafting skills •Proven ability to influence and coordinate regional and cross-functional teams in a global, matrixed organization without relying solely on formal authority •Bachelor’s degree in Law, Public Policy, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related analytical discipline •Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Laws (LLM), or a master’s degree in Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, or Business Administration •Professional designation such as Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or an equivalent GRC-related credential •Direct experience selecting, deploying, or configuring Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software to support regulatory mapping, evidence management, issue remediation, or workflow automation •Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!