AI Finance Transformation Architect

Airwallex; London (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex, the AI-native financial operating system, seeks a finance technology leader reporting to the CFO. Define the future of Airwallex’s global Finance function, architect the finance systems landscape, diagnose gaps, design the target state, and build solutions that transform how we work.

You will partner with global Finance teams, balance build-versus-buy choices, and drive end-to-end delivery from prototype to production, codifying repeatable patterns and guiding change management to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software or forward deployed engineering experience.
• Strong Product Sense: engineering viewed through a business lens.
• Comfort with Ambiguity: capable of defining specs from high-level direction.
• Pragmatic Problem Solver: resourceful and self-directed.
• Clear Communication: discuss trade-offs with infrastructure teams and executives.

Responsibilities

• Embed with global Finance teams to identify high-impact use cases.
• Define and own the end-to-end AI transformation roadmap for Finance.
• Own technical delivery from prototype to production.
• Codify working patterns into reusable building blocks.
• Lead change management and upskilling for new tools adoption.
• Track, measure and communicate outcomes with accountability.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

Product sense

Ambiguity tolerance

Pragmatic problem solver

Clear communication

Education

Strong academic credentials from a top-tier university

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Netsuite

AI tooling (ML reconciliation)

Job description

Airwallex, the AI-native financial operating system, seeks a finance technology leader reporting to the CFO. Define the future of Airwallex’s global Finance function, architect the finance systems landscape, diagnose gaps, design the target state, and build solutions that transform how we work.

You will partner with global Finance teams, balance build-versus-buy choices, and drive end-to-end delivery from prototype to production, codifying repeatable patterns and guiding change management to