Global Regulatory Strategy & Operations Lead

Airwallex; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a senior-strategy leader based in Singapore to shape and execute global regulatory and compliance priorities. You will report to the Head of Strategy & Operations (Regulatory & Compliance) and own pivotal initiatives—from market expansion to operating-model redesigns—across the group.

You will partner with Global Leadership, Product, Risk, and Regional Operations to ensure scalable regulatory infrastructure as the business expands.

Qualifications

• 6-8+ years total experience, with a minimum of 4+ years at a top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Experience delivering strategic projects within financial services, global payments, fintech, or technology platforms.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with ability to structure ambiguous strategic questions into hypotheses and roadmaps.
• Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities, translating data into executive insights.
• Superior communication, storytelling, and executive presence with experience influencing C-suite stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Leadership: Own and drive end-to-end execution of group-wide strategic projects, including new market expansion strategies, global regulatory licensing roadmaps, and cross-functional operating model redesigns.
• Compliance Transformation & Automation: Partner with Product, Data Science, and Engineering to identify, architect, and deploy AI-driven tools, automation workflows, and scalable tech infrastructure across regulatory and compliance operations.
• Operating Model & Strategy Architecture: Diagnose bottlenecks and design modern, scalable 1LOD/2LOD interaction models, governance structures, and global compliance frameworks.
• Executive & Group-Wide Alignment: Act as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership, preparing board-level presentations and strategic business cases.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Mobilize matrixed project teams across Legal, Compliance, Product, Engineering, Finance, and Operations to deliver high-priority mandates on time and within budget.
• Performance & Metrics Governance: Define, track, and optimize key strategic metrics and ROI on major compliance transformation investments.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Strategic project delivery

Problem solving

Quantitative analysis

Executive presence

Education

MBA/Master's degree

Tools

AI implementation

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a senior-strategy leader based in Singapore to shape and execute global regulatory and compliance priorities. You will report to the Head of Strategy & Operations (Regulatory & Compliance) and own pivotal initiatives—from market expansion to operating-model redesigns—across the group.

You will partner with Global Leadership, Product, Risk, and Regional Operations to ensure scalable regulatory infrastructure as the business expands.