Airwallex
Financial Services
EngineeringManager,Growth
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“Engineering Manager, Growth at Airwallex. Skills: Engineering Management, Team Leadership, Talent Development, Cross-functional Collaboration. Lead talent strategy. recruiting”
What You'll Achieve.
driving sustainable business impact; fueling the next wave of our global expansion
Industry & Context.
sharp thinking; dig deep with curiosity; make decisions from first principles; balancing speed and rigor; solve problems faster; navigate ambiguity; make technical tradeoffs; rapidly evaluate various technologies
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
10+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years in a leadership role managing high-performing teams, Proven ability to recruit, onboard, and develop top-tier engineers, building succession plans, career ladders, Experience running performance and compensation processes, fostering an inclusive, high-accountability engineering culture, Ability to navigate ambiguity, make technical tradeoffs, align engineering efforts with business objectives, success metrics, Excellent skills in translating technical concepts for stakeholders, Track record of building API- and integration-heavy systems in production environments, Experience partnering with Growth/Marketing teams, solve end-to-end GTM operations, drive product adoption, Experience identifying opportunities to leverage AI, user acquisition, churn prediction, personalized customer journeys, Track record of building new products or teams from scratch, scaling them as adoption grows, Knowledge of data warehousing, customer segmentation, analytics tools
Nice to Have
Experience within the financial domain, Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored for diverse audiences, Ability to rapidly evaluate various technologies, conduct proof of concepts, drive architecture design, Experience thriving in a complex environment
What You'll Do.
developing top-tier engineers
building diverse teams
Build and scale high-performing engineering organization
establishing career paths
running performance processes
compensation processes
cultivating culture of ownership
performance management
career development plans
onboarding to scale sustainably
Drive cross-functional execution
stakeholders across Compliance/Legal
other engineering teams
communicating progress
business impact to executive leadership
key partners across company
Foster collaboration between team
local/global engineering
providing strategic leadership
mission-critical platform
aligning technical direction
capacity planning with business goals
regulatory requirements
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Drive cross-functional execution with stakeholders; Foster collaboration between your team and local/global engineering, infrastructure, and product teams; communicating progress, insights, and business impact to executive leadership and key partners
Communication Scope
Excellent skills in translating technical concepts for stakeholders; Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored for diverse audiences
Process & Methodology
capacity planning
Full Job Description
ABOUT AIRWALLEX Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale. Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us. ATTRIBUTES WE VALUE We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/us/operating-principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next. ABOUT THE TEAM Our Growth Team sits at the heart of Airwallex’s mission, focusing on user acquisition and strategic market expansion. We leverage data and cutting-edge technologies to craft seamless, intuitive experiences that help millions of use
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