Global Expansion Manager - APAC Strategy & Operations

Airwallex; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a Manager, Global Expansion, in the CEO Office, to lead end-to-end APAC market entry from strategy to licensing, product readiness, and commercial scale. Based in Singapore, you will collaborate with executive leadership to solve regulatory, product, and operational challenges, building scalable processes and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate growth.

This role requires 4–6 years in strategy consulting or expansion roles, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on

Qualifications

• 4-6 years in top-tier strategy consulting (MBB or equivalent) or expansion roles in fintech/payments.
• Track record of contributing to complex, multi-stakeholder programs.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools for regulatory research, licensing, or automation.
• Strong communication skills for senior leadership updates and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define APAC market-entry strategy and expansion approach.
• Evaluate licensing paths, entity structures, and commercial models for each market.
• Shape product roadmap based on regulatory/licensing requirements for local launches.
• Support executive decision-making on market prioritization and launch readiness.
• Build operating templates and AI-assisted dashboards to streamline launches.
• Support go/no-go and launch-readiness processes across functions.
• Collaborate across Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, Finance, and Operations.

Skills

Strategy execution

Stakeholder management

AI tooling usage

Regulatory knowledge

Tools

AI tools

Licence mapping

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a Manager, Global Expansion, in the CEO Office, to lead end-to-end APAC market entry from strategy to licensing, product readiness, and commercial scale. Based in Singapore, you will collaborate with executive leadership to solve regulatory, product, and operational challenges, building scalable processes and AI-assisted workflows to accelerate growth.

This role requires 4–6 years in strategy consulting or expansion roles, strong stakeholder management, and hands-on