Airwallex - Manager, Internal Audit

• Essentials • 8+ years of audit experience, with proven capability to step into a regulatory Key Function Holder role. • Deep knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements in the UAE, including relevant CBUAE, DFSA or FSRA frameworks. • Experience auditing financial crime, AML/CFT, sanctions screening, payment systems, card schemes, customer money safeguarding or enterprise risk management. • Experience developing and executing risk-based audit plans and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls. • Experience communicating complex risks and audit findings clearly to senior stakeholders, Boards and regulators. • Strong written and spoken English, with the ability to influence stakeholders across functions and levels. • A bachelor's degree or above in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. • Current UAE residency with valid work authorisation, or eligibility for UAE employment visa sponsorship and willingness to relocate to meet applicable regulatory presence requirements. • Preferred • Fluency in Arabic. • Professional audit qualifications such as CIA, CPA, CAMS, CISA or FRM. • Hands-on experience with data analysis tools such as Python, Databricks, Looker or SQL. • Experience using AI-driven audit methodologies or building automated monitoring routines. • Experience working in a high-growth, international fintech or other highly regulated business. • You'll thrive here if • You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself. • You hold yourself to a high standard even when no one is watching. Quality and accountability aren't external expectations, they're internal ones. • You're comfortable with ambiguity. Give you a problem, not a prescription, and you'll run with it. • You've operated in a compliance-heavy environment and know how to move fast without cutting the corners that matter. • You enjoy working closely with people across multiple countries and time zones as part of one connected, global team, including flexing your hours occasionally to make that connection work. • You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details. • You say what you mean. You're direct, but you lead with respect.