Senior Manager, Global Expansion & Strategy

Airwallex; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex, a London-based global payments platform, seeks a Senior Manager, Global Expansion in the CEO Office to own end-to-end expansion across EMEA and the Middle East. You will define market-entry strategy, licensing paths, and product readiness while partnering with executive leadership to scale operations locally.

You will lead cross-functional execution, build scalable operating rhythms, and govern launches with rigorous risk assessment and governance in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in top-tier strategy consulting or equivalent expansion roles.
• Proven end-to-end program ownership with executive updates.
• Experience with regulatory/licensing in financial services or payments.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to support regulatory research or process automation.
• Strong stakeholder management and clear, concise communication.

Responsibilities

• Own market-entry strategy for EMEA and the Middle East, including opportunity sizing and market selection.
• Design licensing paths, entity structure, and commercial models for each market.
• Shape product roadmap by translating regulatory needs into scope and sequencing.
• Build operating systems for launches with AI-assisted research and automation.
• Govern go/no-go and launch-readiness with cross-functional sign-off and risk mitigation.
• Support priority CEO Office initiatives such as strategic reviews and cross-market structuring.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Regulatory knowledge

Fintech expansion

AI tooling usage

Stakeholder management

Tools

AI tooling

Job description

Airwallex, a London-based global payments platform, seeks a Senior Manager, Global Expansion in the CEO Office to own end-to-end expansion across EMEA and the Middle East. You will define market-entry strategy, licensing paths, and product readiness while partnering with executive leadership to scale operations locally.

You will lead cross-functional execution, build scalable operating rhythms, and govern launches with rigorous risk assessment and governance in a fast-paced environment.