--- title: 'Lead Total Rewards Partner at Airwallex' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/lead-total-rewards-partner-airwallex-united-states-san-francisco-ca-h0b47tqsn83v' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-28' --- # Lead Total Rewards Partner at Airwallex - **Company:** [Airwallex](https://feeny.ai/companies/airwallex) - **Location:** United States / San Francisco, CA - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-28 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airwallex/43c731d1-8610-45b9-b673-c57cbadca2e0 ## Job description ## About Airwallex Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our[operating principles](https://www.airwallex.com/en-us/operating-principles) to see it in full. ## How you'll make impact Total Rewards is central to how Airwallex attracts, motivates and retains talent across the Americas. As the first Total Rewards team member based in the region, you'll build the operating model for Americas rewards while partnering with a small, globally distributed team. - Own the Americas Total Rewards program across the US and Canada, Brazil and Mexico, with end-to-end responsibility for compensation, benefits design and equity programs. - Lead compensation planning, benchmarking and pay decisions, including salary structures, geographic differentials, market positioning, merit and bonus cycles, and offer guidance. - Design benefits programs and lead plan renewals, broker negotiations and transition project management with local People Operations partners, balancing employee value, cost and regional requirements. - Partner with the global Total Rewards team on US stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP mechanics, vesting, taxation, grant execution, plan governance and clear employee communications. - Lead global and regional Total Rewards projects, including the Americas rollout of the equity framework and IPO-readiness initiatives, from scoping and design through stakeholder alignment and implementation. - Use market data, benchmarking and financial modeling to make recommendations, influence decisions and translate complex analysis for leaders, managers and employees. - Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Equity and executive leadership on compensation, organization decisions, systems, equity budgets, compliance and strategy. - Build practical processes and documentation for Americas Total Rewards while working independently across time zones and helping establish a local operating model. You'll work from our San Francisco office Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. ## What we're looking for Essentials - 7+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation or benefits, including experience supporting employee populations across the Americas. - Experience owning or building a complete Total Rewards program spanning compensation, benefits and equity. - Experience designing benefits programs and managing plan renewals, including broker and insurance carrier negotiations; hands-on benefits administration isn’t the focus of this role. - Strong compensation analytics capability, including market benchmarking, salary range architecture, geographic pay differentials, compensation cycles, modelling and projections. - Experience making and communicating compensation decisions with senior leaders, People Partners, recruiters and employees. - Working knowledge of US equity compensation and stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP, vesting mechanics and the ability to explain these concepts plainly to non-specialists. - Experience at a late-stage private, pre-IPO or recently public company, particularly through changes to an equity program or increased governance requirements. - A track record of leading complex Total Rewards projects from design through implementation, bringing stakeholders with you and influencing without formal authority. - Strong business partnering, judgement and communication skills, with the confidence to challenge decisions when they don’t align with strategy, data or compliance requirements. - A builder mindset and the ability to work independently across time zones when there isn’t an established local playbook. ## Preferred - Experience supporting multi-region Total Rewards programs where the global framework is set outside your own time zone. - Familiarity with compensation, equity and HR systems such as Carta, Shareworks, BambooHR or Workday. - Experience using survey and benchmarking sources such as Radford, Compensia, Mercer or Aon. - Experience with 401(k), ERISA, US pay transparency, benefits compliance or related US rewards requirements. - Experience supporting IPO readiness, equity plan governance, tax reporting or SEC-related considerations. - Experience building a Total Rewards function or major program from the ground up in a high-growth technology, fintech or payments company. You'll thrive here if - You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself. - You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway. - You enjoy working closely with people across multiple countries and time zones as part of one connected, global team, including flexing your hours occasionally to make that connection work. - You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details. - You come to the table with a point of view, not just a problem. Learn more about your team People and Talent is where the people infrastructure of a genuinely global company gets built. Our company is growing fast across multiple regions, hiring in highly competitive markets, while many of the systems and programs themselves are still being designed. That means the job is not to run established processes well — it is to define what great looks like for a global fintech at this stage of growth, and then build it. This is a team for the ambitious who want the resources and scope of a scaled business combined with the creative latitude of one still being shaped. If you want to influence how a truly global company hires, grows, and builds a talent dense organization, this is where people work becomes company-building work. Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @[airwallex.com](http://airwallex.com) email address. Please apply only through [careers.airwallex.com](http://careers.airwallex.com) or our official LinkedIn page. 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. ## 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. ## About Airwallex ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Airwallex is a financial technology company building a unified global payments and banking platform that helps businesses manage cross-border payments, treasury, spend, and financial operations through proprietary infrastructure, software, and AI. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series G) - **Headquarters**: Dual headquarters in Singapore and San Francisco, USA; founded in Melbourne, Australia - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Jack Zhang (CEO), Lucy Liu, Max Li, Xijing Dai, and Ron Li ## Core Business - Primary industry: Financial Services / Payments / Fintech Infrastructure - Target customers: B2B, primarily serving SMBs, scaling enterprises, digital platforms, and marketplaces globally - Mission or purpose statement: "Build the future of global banking" — they aim to replace legacy, fragmented banking systems with a borderless, intelligent, real-time financial operating system for modern businesses. ## Products & Services - **[Business Accounts]**: Multi-currency global accounts to receive, hold, and manage funds in 20+ currencies, with local account details for key markets. - **[Payments]**: Global payment acceptance via 160+ local payment methods, low-code checkout, and programmatic payout capabilities to 200+ countries. - **[Spend / Corporate Cards]**: Multi-currency corporate and employee cards with customisable spend controls, designed for global teams. - **[Expense Management]**: A platform to track, control, and reconcile global business expenses, including employee reimbursements. - **[Billing & Subscription Management]**: A billing platform for usage-based and subscription pricing models, supporting AI companies and complex revenue workflows. - **[Platform APIs]**: API-first infrastructure enabling businesses to embed financial services (accounts, payments, FX, card issuing) into their own products. - **[FX & Treasury]**: Interbank foreign exchange rates and tools to intelligently manage currency risk across markets. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: US$11 billion (latest valuation in 2025, following a fresh investment round). - **Key Metric**: US$1.8 billion in total funding raised; Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) surpassed US$1 billion by 2025. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Series G investors include prominent global venture capital firms (specific names not listed in source but backed by top-tier VCs); serves over 200,000 businesses including TikTok, Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN. - **Growth Signals**: - US$287 billion in global payments processed (USD). - 92% of transfers settled same-day, 50% processed instantly. - Over 85 financial licenses and registrations globally. - Team of ~2,300 people across 27 offices internationally. - Dual-headquarters model (Singapore + San Francisco) adopted in 2025 to support next phase of growth. ## Competitive Advantages - Proprietary, API-first infrastructure built from scratch (not riding legacy banking rails), enabling faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border transactions. - Unified platform combining banking, payments, spend management, billing, and FX — reducing the need for multiple vendors. - Deep AI integration across the platform to automate financial operations and provide intelligent insights. - Extensive regulatory licensing (85+ licenses) across major markets, creating a high barrier to entry. - Strong network effects: serves both direct businesses and platforms/marketplaces that embed Airwallex into their offerings. ## Strategic Focus - Continue scaling the platform to support the rapid growth of AI-native companies and usage-based business models (highlighted by the launch of their global billing platform). - Expand the dual-headquarters presence to tap into the largest tech talent markets (San Francisco and Singapore). - Invest heavily in AI to build "interconnected, intelligent financial systems where money, data, and decisions move together." - Deepen product capabilities to automate financial operations end-to-end for global businesses. ## Why Work Here - High-growth, ambitious environment: described as "the most ambitious work of your career" by the company; founded in 2015 and already processing $287B in payments. - Global impact and scale: work on infrastructure used by 200,000+ businesses, from startups to enterprises like TikTok and SHEIN. - Hybrid/office culture: 27 offices globally (Melbourne, Singapore, San Francisco, London, Shanghai, Amsterdam, and more) offering opportunities to work across teams and locations. - Engineering-driven culture: heavy emphasis on building proprietary technology, AI, and developer-first products. - Notable perks: opportunity to work on a modern financial stack, exposure to cutting-edge AI/Fintech intersection, and a diverse, international team of "2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech." ## Sources 1. [airwallex.com - Who We Are](https://www.airwallex.com/en-eu/who-we-are) 2. [airwallex.com - Global Platform](https://www.airwallex.com/global) 3. [careers.airwallex.com](https://careers.airwallex.com/) 4. [LinkedIn - Airwallex](https://www.linkedin.com/company/airwallex) 5. 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