Tech Risk Assurance Lead — AI & Cloud

Airwallex; City of Amsterdam (NY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a seasoned technology risk leader to build and scale the Second Line of Defence for a fast-growing, regulated fintech. You’ll own a lean, high-performing team and set the strategy for ITGCs, cloud controls, API security, and automation-driven testing.

You’ll partner with auditors and regulators, translate complex risks for executives, and advance a risk framework across AI, LLMs, and data pipelines while delivering measurable assurance and governance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in technology risk, IT audit, information security assurance, or technology compliance.
• Big Four background.
• Experience building and testing risk controls.
• A track record of recruiting, mentoring, and leading technical risk teams.
• Knowledge of ITGCs, IT application controls, and SOX.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale a Second Line of Defence technology risk assurance function.
• Lead assurance across ITGCs, app controls, cloud infra, CI/CD, IAM, and data pipelines.
• Develop automation-first assurance with AI agents and Python/SQL scripts.
• Establish remediation governance and communicate findings to engineers and leadership.
• Design control frameworks for AI/LLMs, ML models, and automated decision engines.

Skills

Technology risk

IT audit

SOX compliance

Cloud risk assessment

SQL

Python

APIs

Regulatory engagement

Tools

Tableau

Looker

GRC platforms

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a seasoned technology risk leader to build and scale the Second Line of Defence for a fast-growing, regulated fintech. You’ll own a lean, high-performing team and set the strategy for ITGCs, cloud controls, API security, and automation-driven testing.

You’ll partner with auditors and regulators, translate complex risks for executives, and advance a risk framework across AI, LLMs, and data pipelines while delivering measurable assurance and governance.