Airwallex - Senior Manager, Merchant Risk Operations, APAC

• You are an experienced risk operations leader who is equally comfortable in the details of complex cases and in board‑level conversations about strategy and risk appetite. You know how to scale teams, influence cross‑functional stakeholders, and build systems that enable both growth and protection. • risk operations leader • We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. • 8+ years of experience in payments / fintech / acquiring with at least 3+ years people management experiences • 8+ years • payments / fintech / acquiring • 3+ years • Deep expertise in one or more of Merchant Risk: • credit and fraud risk ( reserves and exposure management) • credit and fraud risk • brand risk (AUP and compliance management) • brand risk ( • Proven track record managing senior ICs in multi‑location teams • managing senior ICs in multi‑location teams • Demonstrated ability to operate fast in ambiguity, set clear priorities, and drive outcomes in a fast‑moving, high‑growth environment • operate fast in ambiguity • A strong desire to learn about new payment trends and technologies. • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience • Strong analytical and data skills – comfortable using dashboards and data tools to diagnose issues, design experiments, and measure impact • Experience building or scaling risk operations in a global fintech or top‑tier payments company • global fintech or top‑tier payments company • Hands‑on experience partnering with Product/Engineering to design risk tooling or automation, including use of AI/ML/LLMs in operations • design risk tooling or automation • Mandarin language proficiency. • Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters • To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. • Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. • Equal opportunity • Equal opportunity