# Head of Risk Operations at Airwallex

- Company: Airwallex
- Company website: https://www.airwallexhelpau.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: US - San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Posted: 2026-09-08
- Apply by: 2026-10-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/airwallex/9ddff208-05cf-481c-bf11-fb14abc102cc
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/airwallex-head-of-risk-operations/

## About the role

As the Senior Director/Head of Risk Operations, you will lead a global team responsible for defining procedures and delivering operational excellence across new client onboarding, periodic review and in-life behaviour. You will ensure that Airwallex champions high standards for integrity, judgement and documentation in all aspects of risk operations. Build, lead and develop high-performing a globally distributed team

## What they're looking for

- Proven experience, including senior leadership in large-scale, multi-jurisdiction operations in a rapidly growing regulated financial-services or payments/fintech business
- Proven track record of scaling Risk Operations (at least 2 of Payments, Issuing and Credit) across multiple geographies, and of building globally consistent performance
- Background in Fraud Ops and ATO risk control
- Strong commercial and analytical judgement — comfortable framing decisions in unit economics, scalability and return on investment
- Track record of operating at the Operations–Product–Risk intersection and driving cross-functional outcomes without full reporting-line authority
- Demonstrated delivery of automation/AI-led transformation in an operations setting

Tags: Operations