Airwallex
Financial Services
Manager,FinancialCrimeCompliance&MLRO(Germany)
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“Manager, Financial Crime Compliance & MLRO (Germany) at Airwallex. Skills: Financial Crime Compliance, AML/CTF, Regulatory Compliance, MLRO. Serve as designated MLRO. Fulfill local AML/CTF obligations”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
MLRO for German Branch, Fulfill local AML/CTF obligations, Act as primary local contact for BaFin, Maintain FCC oversight of German Branch, Provide local compliance advice, Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local policies, Oversee local suspicious activity reporting, Report to German FIU, MLRO review on suspicious activity, Provide regulatory guidance, Advise on German market compliance, Business-level proficiency in German, Business-level proficiency in English, Conduct regulatory correspondence in German, Draft compliance documentation in German
Nice to Have
Support branch office of foreign-licensed institution in Germany, Experience in payments, fintech, or e-commerce, Support cross-border products in German/EU market, Support card issuing/acquiring in German/EU market, Support embedded finance in German/EU market, Professional certification in compliance or financial crime, Experience operating in regional/global FCC function, Partnering across multiple jurisdictions, Prior exposure to EU and UN sanctions compliance, Familiarity with BaFin's Auslegungs- und Anwendungshinweise zum GwG, Build relationships and influence senior stakeholders
What You'll Do.
Serve as designated MLRO
Fulfill local AML/CTF obligations
Act as primary local contact for BaFin
Manage BaFin branch notification process
Maintain ongoing FCC oversight
Ensure local activities within approved perimeter
Align local activities to regulatory permissions
Provide local compliance advice
Ensure commercial activity is controlled
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local policies
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local procedures
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local escalation routes
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local training
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local governance
Ensure German AML/CTF reflected in local reporting
Oversee local processes for identifying suspicious activity
Oversee local processes for escalating suspicious activity
Oversee local processes for assessing suspicious activity
Oversee local processes for reporting suspicious activity
Report suspicious activity to German FIU
Ensure Germany-related suspicious activity is identified
Ensure Germany-related suspicious activity is investigated
Ensure Germany-related suspicious activity is escalated
Ensure Germany-related suspicious activity is documented
Provide MLRO review on suspicious activity
Provide MLRO decision-making on suspicious activity
Provide MLRO review on customer exits
Provide MLRO review on account restrictions
Provide MLRO review on law enforcement requests
Serve as embedded compliance partner
Provide day-to-day regulatory guidance
Advise on customer queries
Advise on product use cases
Advise on market-specific risk scenarios
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Product teams; Commercial teams; Operations teams; Data teams; Legal teams; EMEA FCC team; German commercial team; Senior stakeholders
Communication Scope
Regulatory correspondence; Compliance documentation
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 The Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) team at Airwallex is a strategically vital function operating under a clear Three Lines of Defense model. As the independent second line, FCC owns the global AML/CTF program, sanctions framework,
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