Head of Embedded Finance Platform Strategy

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a senior Product Leader to guide the Embedded Finance portfolio, shaping strategy across payments, accounts, and global money movement. You’ll lead a team of product managers, partner with engineering, design, and commercial teams, and drive initiatives that scale our financial infrastructure for customers and partners worldwide.

You’ll translate customer needs and market insights into a compelling product vision, deliver high‑quality user experiences, and influence

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience of product management experience, including significant experience leading product teams in high-growth technology or fintech environments.
• Proven track record of defining and scaling successful platform, infrastructure, payments, fintech, or ecosystem products.
• Strong strategic thinker with the ability to connect customer needs, technical capabilities, and business objectives into a clear product vision.
• Deep customer empathy and strong product intuition, with a passion for creating simple, elegant experiences that solve meaningful customer problems.
• Proven success in API/platform integration and technical go‑to‑market launches.
• Strong analytical and commercial mindset with experience making data‑informed decisions and prioritizing high‑impact opportunities.
• Comfortable working across multiple time zones and with exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong record of academic achievement from a highly respected university.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Airwallex's Embedded Finance portfolio.
• Identify new opportunities to expand how customers and partners leverage Airwallex infrastructure, balancing long-term platform investments with immediate customer and business needs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of ownership, excellence, customer obsession, and continuous learning.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Design leaders to deliver scalable, reliable, and thoughtfully crafted products that delight customers while meeting the needs of a rapidly growing global business.
• Champion a high bar for product quality, user experience, and execution excellence across the organization.
• Drive alignment across cross-functional stakeholders, including Commercial, Partnerships, Operations, Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Executive Leadership teams.
• Leverage customer insights, market dynamics, competitive intelligence, and data to inform strategic decisions and investment priorities.
• Establish clear success metrics and accountability frameworks to measure customer impact, business outcomes, and product performance.
• Influence company strategy through a deep understanding of customer needs, market opportunities, and the evolving embedded finance ecosystem.
• Serve as a thought partner to senior leadership on platform strategy, ecosystem growth, and the future direction of Airwallex's financial infrastructure products.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Product leadership

Customer empathy

Analytical mindset

API integration

Data-informed decisions

Cross-time-zone collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Education

Academic excellence

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a senior Product Leader to guide the Embedded Finance portfolio, shaping strategy across payments, accounts, and global money movement. You’ll lead a team of product managers, partner with engineering, design, and commercial teams, and drive initiatives that scale our financial infrastructure for customers and partners worldwide.

You’ll translate customer needs and market insights into a compelling product vision, deliver high‑quality user experiences, and influence