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SeniorFull-timeAI
Salary Range
$86,190 - $116,610 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO to join the Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex. This role will oversee day-to-day financial crime compliance operations in Canada, ensuring regulatory obligations with FINTRAC and the Bank of Canada are met.
Key Responsibilities
- →Own and develop Airwallex’s Canadian AML & Financial Crime framework, building on the global compliance program while adapting policies and controls to Canadian regulations.
- →Manage day-to-day compliance operations, including customer onboarding/offboarding, EDD approvals, transaction monitoring, and filing Suspicious Transaction Reports.
- →Act as MLRO for Canada, responsible for STR filings, regulator engagement, and maintaining MSB registration.
- →Partner with product, operations, and audit teams to operationalize RPAA requirements, monitor risk, and support new product launches.
- →Represent Airwallex with key external stakeholders, including FINTRAC, banking partners, and scheme partners.
- →Design and implement reporting processes to inform senior management, the audit committee, and the board on compliance metrics, key risks, and program performance.
- →Lead remediation efforts for internal audit findings, compliance reviews, or regulatory inquiries.
- →Ensure local compliance manuals and desk procedures are kept up to date with changing Canadian regulations.
Requirements
- ✓CAMS certification with a deep working knowledge of FINTRAC and the PCMLTFA.
- ✓5+ years of financial crime/AML experience in Canadian fintechs, MSBs, or payments companies.
- ✓Direct experience as an MLRO or named Canadian compliance officer.
- ✓Proven track record in STR filings, onboarding/offboarding, and transaction monitoring.
- ✓Strong stakeholder management skills, able to work with product, operations, audit, and regulators.
- ✓Comfortable in high-autonomy, fast-paced environments, able to make regulatory judgments quickly.
