Amsterdam
21 May 2026
Senior Director, Financial Risk
Airwallex
Amsterdam
21 May 2026
Senior Director, Financial Risk
Airwallex seeks a Senior Director, Financial Risk to lead global second line Financial Risk function, including credit, liquidity, capital, market, and model risk. The role requires deep expertise in financial risk management within regulated institutions and 12+ years of experience with 5-7+ years in senior leadership.
HybridFull-timeDirectorFinancial Risk ManagementCredit Risk
Senior Director, Financial Risk
Airwallex seeks a Senior Director, Financial Risk to lead global second line Financial Risk function, including credit, liquidity, capital, market, and model risk. The role requires deep expertise in financial risk management within regulated institutions and 12+ years of experience with 5-7+ years in senior leadership.
HybridFull-timeDirectorFinancial Risk Management
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
Financial Risk ManagementCredit RiskLiquidity RiskCapital AdequacyStress TestingModel GovernanceMarket RiskTreasury Risk
Soft Skills
LeadershipStrategic ThinkingCollaborationProblem SolvingCommunication
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
IFRS 9Expected Credit LossQuantitative UnderwritingPortfolio Analytics
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and lead Airwallex’s global Financial Risk framework across credit, liquidity, capital, market, and model risk
- Own second line credit risk oversight by defining global underwriting standards, credit limits, and governance
- Direct the firm’s liquidity, funding, and capital resilience agenda by overseeing intraday and structural liquidity risk
- Set and enforce global FX and market risk guardrails
- Build and institutionalize model governance and independent validation across risk, pricing, forecasting, and automated decisioning models
- Lead and grow a high-performing Financial Risk team spanning Liquidity & Market Risk, Capital Risk & Stress Testing, Model Governance & Validation, and Lending, Acquiring & Counterparty oversight
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