Compliance Manager & MLRO

Compliance Manager & MLRO, South Korea

What you’ll do

• Airwallex’s Senior Compliance Manager, Money Laundering Reporting Officer, is a key member of our global compliance team, responsible for driving and embedding Airwallex’s compliance program. This role partners with internal teams to design, develop, implement and monitor screening and monitoring rules, and supports regulatory obligations for the Korea market. Reporting to the Regional Director of Financial Crime Compliance for Asia and MLRO, this role drives the development, launch, and management of key compliance programs.
• This role is based in Korea.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the FCC compliance framework of Airwallex in Korea, building on the Airwallex global compliance framework

• Manage and set departmental and individual targets for the FCC Team

• Provide day-to-day management and execution of Airwallex’s AML regulatory interactions, examinations, and ad-hoc requests

• Represent Airwallex with critical external stakeholders, including regulators and financial partners

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective tactical, strategic, and updated anti-money laundering program

• Manage the day-to-day BAU tasks including enhanced due diligence (EDD) approvals, name screening alert escalations, and with filing Suspicious Matter Reports as necessary

• Provide advice and support to the Commercial and Operations team on various compliance matters

• Work closely with the Financial Partnership team to deal with any potential enquiries from external parties including banking partners and scheme partners

• Develop and manage a regular monitoring and reporting process to inform senior management, the audit committee and the board as necessary and required

• Design and execute reports to measure success and performance of AML Compliance initiatives, operations, critical metrics, and Key Risk Indicators

• Coordinate with various stakeholders to address issues raised in internal audit reports, self-assessments, compliance reviews, or regulatory examination

• Drive internal controls design and monitoring to support Compliance Operational policy and procedures

• Who you are

• We’re looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• A minimum of 8 years financial crimes compliance experience in a financial institution.
• Ability to multitask effortlessly and handle challenging priorities under deadlines
• Credible stakeholder engagement and management skills to align with our organisational values and behaviors
• Written and verbal fluency in both Korean and English

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding and knowledge in payment industry

• Experience as MLRO / Deputy MLRO

• Experience interacting with the Regulator

• Auditing background preferred

• Equal opportunity

• Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.