Director, Corporate Development & Investor Relations

Airwallex; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex in London is seeking a seasoned Corporate Development leader to shape and execute the company's global growth strategy. You will identify and pursue M&A opportunities, run live deal execution, and craft investor materials for internal and external stakeholders.

You will partner with Finance, Legal, and the CEO’s Office to drive strategic initiatives, fundraising, and high-impact decisions, reporting to the Finance & Corporate Development team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in top-tier investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, corporate development, or an equivalent field.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Investment banking experience, including M&A and live deal execution.
• Strong analytical skills and data literacy, with the ability to create clear investment memos and financial models.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to senior management and external stakeholders.
• A track record of operating as a self-starter, prioritizing effectively, and managing a demanding workload.
• A strong sense of accountability for delivering important outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and develop a pipeline of actionable M&A opportunities, from tuck-in acquisitions to larger transformational transactions.
• Lead live M&A execution, including operating and financial modelling, due diligence, cross-functional coordination, and post-acquisition integration.
• Build and maintain relationships with venture, growth, and public equity investors.
• Develop clear investor materials and communicate Airwallex’s strategy, performance, and growth drivers to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Data Science, the CEO’s Office, and other teams to support fundraising, strategic finance initiatives, and high-impact decisions across the business.

Skills

Senior-level corporate development

M&A live deal execution

Financial modeling & analytics

Strong communication & stakeholder mgm

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

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 to see it in full.

How you'll make impact

You’ll shape Airwallex’s global corporate development strategy in line with the company’s long-term vision and help drive strategic growth and investor engagement globally.

• Identify, assess, and develop a pipeline of actionable M&A opportunities, from tuck-in acquisitions to larger transformational transactions.
• Lead live M&A execution, including operating and financial modelling, due diligence, cross-functional coordination, and post-acquisition integration.
• Build and maintain relationships with venture, growth, and public equity investors.
• Develop clear investor materials and communicate Airwallex’s strategy, performance, and growth drivers to internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Data Science, the CEO’s Office, and other teams to support fundraising, strategic finance initiatives, and high-impact decisions across the business.

This role is based in London, and you’ll be expected to work from the office three days a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays).

What we're looking for

Essentials

• 10+ years of experience in top-tier investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, corporate development, or an equivalent field.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Investment banking experience, including M&A and live deal execution.
• Strong analytical skills and data literacy, with the ability to create clear, concise investment memos and financial models.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to senior management and external stakeholders.
• A track record of operating as a self-starter, prioritizing effectively, and managing a demanding workload.
• A strong sense of accountability for delivering important outcomes.

Preferred

• Experience in technology, financial services, and/or a high-growth environment.

You’ll thrive here if

• You’re comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.
• You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.
• You simplify complexity rather than hiding behind it.
• You come to the table with a point of view, not just a problem.
• You can advocate hard for a position, then fully support the team’s direction once a call is made.

Learn more about your team

Finance & Corporate Development helps Airwallex grow with control. We're a trusted partner to the business, providing actionable insights on performance, supporting market and product expansion and helping to shape the future of our product. We ensure that Airwallex meets its financial reporting, tax and safeguarding obligations globally. We work with existing and prospective investors to raise capital and ensure it is deployed effectively.

This is a team for people who want to reimagine how the CFO office works. We’re looking for founder-like energy, high integrity and a passion for technology. You’ll thrive here if you enjoy working cross-functionally, think from first principles and can balance speed of execution with analytical precision.

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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.