Global Sanctions Manager

Remote · US - Dallas · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.
We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/en-us/operating-principles to see it in full.

The Global Sanctions Manager will drive high-impact global initiatives to ensure Airwallex successfully navigates economic sanctions as the business scales.
This role serves as a second-line escalation point for complex sanctions matters and oversees the effectiveness of global sanctions controls.

Act as a Sanctions Subject Matter Expert and serve as the ultimate second-line escalation point for complex sanctions matches, special investigations, and block-and-reject reporting.
Own and maintain Global Sanctions procedures and provide second-line oversight of first-line sanctions controls.
Compile management information and develop dashboards to track the health and effectiveness of the sanctions compliance program.
Assist in the maintenance, tuning, and optimization of sanctions screening technologies, list management systems, and case management platforms.
Partner with Risk Product teams to design, evaluate, and implement product-specific sanctions controls.
Monitor global sanctions and export-control developments and translate regulatory changes into scalable control enhancements.
Deliver tailored sanctions training and written regulatory updates to global teams.
Lead responses to banking partners and external stakeholders on sanctions-related inquiries and due diligence reviews.

7+ years of relevant experience, preferably at a fintech, payments company, or large financial institution specializing in sanctions.
Demonstrated understanding of US sanctions and industry best practices pertaining to economic sanctions.
Experience operationalizing sanctions controls in collaboration with technological teams, including experience managing lists.
Strong project management skills and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to understand and assess a wide variety of complex commercial transactions and products.
Highly motivated self-starter, able to work independently while collaborating as part of a global program.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Knowledge of global sanctions regimes other than the US.
Juris Doctor, relevant Master's degree, or advanced specialized industry certifications (e.g., CGSS, CAMS).
Experience assessing current sanctions frameworks and recommending enhancements to strengthen the program.
Experience designing and scaling sanctions programs.
History of interacting with external stakeholders such as regulators or financial institution partners on sanctions matters.