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title: 'Manager, Internal Audit at Airwallex'
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# Manager, Internal Audit at Airwallex

- **Company:** [Airwallex](https://feeny.ai/companies/airwallex)
- **Location:** Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-10-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airwallex/d3b1674a-4987-40c3-9d68-17f3973f38af

## 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

You'll establish and lead the internal audit function for Airwallex's UAE entity, meeting local regulatory expectations while supporting the entity's growth. You'll work across the UAE, EMEA and Airwallex's international footprint to strengthen assurance, controls and regulatory readiness.

- Establish and lead the internal audit function for Airwallex's UAE entity, meeting local regulatory expectations and supporting the entity's growth.
- Serve as the designated Chief Internal Auditor / Head of Internal Audit and Key Function Holder for the UAE entity, partnering with the local Board and relevant regulators.
- Design and execute risk-based audit plans, charters and testing procedures tailored to the UAE regulatory environment and Airwallex's local risk profile.
- Lead regulatory compliance audits across the EMEA region and contribute to global compliance audits across Airwallex's international footprint.
- Assess the design and operating effectiveness of controls across financial crime, AML/CFT, sanctions screening, payment systems, card schemes, customer money safeguarding and enterprise risk management.
- Use data analytics and technology to improve audit efficiency, support continuous monitoring and identify emerging risks or anomalies.
- Communicate complex compliance issues clearly to senior management, business leaders, risk teams, Boards and regulators.
- Track management action plans and follow up to ensure audit findings are remediated in a timely and sustainable way.
- Stay close to regulatory developments across the UAE and broader EMEA region, embedding relevant changes and best practices into Airwallex's audit approach.

You'll work from our Dubai or Abu Dhabi office three days a week.

## What we're looking for

Essentials

- 8+ years of audit experience, with proven capability to step into a regulatory Key Function Holder role.
- Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements in the UAE, including relevant CBUAE, DFSA or FSRA frameworks.
- Experience auditing financial crime, AML/CFT, sanctions screening, payment systems, card schemes, customer money safeguarding or enterprise risk management.
- Experience developing and executing risk-based audit plans and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls.
- Experience communicating complex risks and audit findings clearly to senior stakeholders, Boards and regulators.
- Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and levels.
- A bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field.
- Current UAE residency with valid work authorisation, or eligibility for UAE employment visa sponsorship and willingness to relocate to meet applicable regulatory presence requirements.

## Preferred

- Fluency in Arabic.
- Professional audit qualifications such as CIA, CPA, CAMS, CISA or FRM.
- Hands-on experience with data analysis tools such as Python, Databricks, Looker or SQL.
- Experience using AI-driven audit methodologies or building automated monitoring routines.
- Experience working in a high-growth, international fintech or other highly regulated business.

You'll thrive here if

- You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself.
- You hold yourself to a high standard even when no one is watching. Quality and accountability aren't external expectations, they're internal ones.
- You're comfortable with ambiguity. Give you a problem, not a prescription, and you'll run with it.
- You've operated in a compliance-heavy environment and know how to move fast without cutting the corners that matter.
- 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 say what you mean. You're direct, but you lead with respect.

Learn more about your team Internal Audit reviews how our business operates end to end, identifying risks, surfacing gaps, and uncovering opportunities to build stronger controls. It's a function for people with the highest standards and sharp judgment who want their work to have real influence, not just flagging issues, but helping shape a more resilient business as Airwallex grows. If you want to do rigorous work with high visibility and help raise the bar on how global fintech scales, this is the place to do it.

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. [jobs.ashbyhq.com - Airwallex](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airwallex)

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