Global Enterprise Risk Director – Strategy & Resilience

Airwallex; Greater London; Híbrido; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Airwallex is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management to shape and scale its risk capability across the US and EMEA. You will translate risk appetite into practical decision making, strengthen governance, and lead cross‑functional teams to support Airwallex’s growth and scale while maintaining strong risk controls.

This role is based in the US or EMEA and requires building a high‑performing global second line with data‑driven oversight.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant quantitative field.
• 10 to 15+ years in risk management, operational risk, enterprise risk, compliance, controls, or audit in regulated environments.
• 5+ years leading enterprise risk management or governance programmes in complex organisations.
• Experience designing and scaling second line of defense frameworks.
• Familiarity with FCA, DNB, Bank of Lithuania, MAS, FinCEN regulatory environments.
• Proven ability to communicate risk to senior executives, boards, regulators or auditors.
• Experience defining crisis/incident governance and executive‑level response.
• High ownership, pragmatic approach in fast-paced settings with cross-functional work.

Responsabilidades

• Lead evolution of enterprise risk architecture, including appetite, taxonomy, governance, escalation, and oversight.
• Translate risk signals into clear reporting for the C-suite, Board, and external stakeholders.
• Oversee risk-informed change governance for new products, markets, systems, and structural changes.
• Strengthen enterprise crisis management framework and executive response mechanisms.
• Promote a unified risk-aware culture and strong governance standards across the organisation.
• Build and lead a high-performing global second line team partnering with Product, Engineering, Operations, Commercial, Compliance, Legal, Treasury, Finance and regional leadership.

Conocimientos

Enterprise risk management

Strategic governance

Regulatory compliance

Board reporting

C-suite liaison

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Law, STEM

Descripción del empleo

Airwallex is seeking a Senior Director, Enterprise Risk Management to shape and scale its risk capability across the US and EMEA. You will translate risk appetite into practical decision making, strengthen governance, and lead cross‑functional teams to support Airwallex’s growth and scale while maintaining strong risk controls.

This role is based in the US or EMEA and requires building a high‑performing global second line with data‑driven oversight.