Regulatory Compliance Manager, Mexico

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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 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, 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 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 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 Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal, compliance and financial risks. The Global Regulatory Compliance Team forms part of the second line of defence (2LOD) at Airwallex whilst operating within the larger LRC function. We are a proactive and trusted business partner committed to enabling Airwallex’s growth and strategic goals by providing an advisory and oversight role. Our team culture is collaborative, impact-driven with a focus on continuous improvement. You’ll be part of a team that values transparency, empowerment, and high performance. This role has a specific focus on our business in Mexico and is part of our wider Regulatory Compliance Team across the Americas. This role is based in our office in Mexico City with a direct line to the Director, Regulatory Compliance, Americas. WHAT YOU'LL DO As Manager, Regulatory Compliance (Mexico), you’ll lead regulatory engagement for Airwallex in the region. You’ll own licensing obligations, manage regulator relationships, and ensure compliance across the business — from interpreting requirements and coordinating cross-functional execution to delivering filings, renewals, and regulatory exams end-to-end. You’ll assess new and existing products, provide guidance to ensure 2LOD controls are fit for purpose, and partner with the first line to strengthen customer-facing and back-office processes while ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations. This hybrid role is based in Mexico City, and in-office attendance will be required. Please submit resumes in English. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Support Airwallex’s regional expansion by leading regulatory compliance across licence applications, authorizations, and regulator engagement (including business plans and information requests). - Own ongoing regulatory obligations — including reporting, exams and inspections, and managing compliance risk within the Group Risk Framework and escalation processes. - Advise the business on regulatory change, conduct risk, and licensing requirements, and help the first line strengthen policies, controls, and processes. - Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program, including thematic reviews and oversight to ensure organizational maturity and regulatory alignment. - Drive compliance capability across the business through training and targeted projects that solve operational or strategic challenges. 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: - 6 years of regulatory compliance experience in a financial institution, FinTech, legal / consulting firm, or combination of the above - CNBV certification as Oficial de Cumplimiento (regulatory / PLD-FT) required. - Familiarity with financial regulatory laws, rules, regulations and industry best practices in Mexico but also more broadly across the Americas region - Data proficiency - ability to work with data and leverage it for strategic decision-making - Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges - Superior communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex topics to a wide range of stakeholders including regulators, executive leadership, and front-line staff - Experience with developing and/or maintaining a compliance program within a financial institution, preferably in respect of payments activity - Exposure to licensing processes, regulatory expansion, and RegTech or technology-driven compliance solutions - Understanding of financial products and related conduct risk, ethics, and controls - Fluency in Spanish and English is essential in both written and verbal communication Preferred qualifications: - Experience dealing with the CNBV (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores) - Legal experience or a law degree 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 http://airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com http://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 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.