Associate Director, Licensing

3 weeks ago

Singapore AIRWALLEX (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

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 100,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, 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 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, 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.

About the team

The Licensing Team works closely with the CEO’s office as well as commercial, product and regulatory teams to pave the way for market entry in support of go-to-market in new jurisdictions. The team also supports applications for additional permissions in existing jurisdictions, major license-renewal projects, and related projects. The Licensing Team plays a crucial role in expanding Airwallex’s jurisdictional reach. Our portfolio of over 60 licenses is a key differentiator and driver for growth–continuing to expand the jurisdictions in which we are licensed is a core priority for the company.

What you’ll do

The Associate Director, Strategy & Operations - Licensing will be responsible for obtaining licenses and regulatory permissions to help Airwallex expand its permitted activities. This role will manage a global team of 3 Licensing Managers and will play a vital role in our expansion in LATAM, EMEA and APAC.

This hybrid role is based in San Francisco or New York.

Responsibilities:
  • Scope licensing and regulatory permission requirements and develop related licensing strategies
  • Coordinate with the CEO’s office and Regulatory Legal on strategy
  • Manage strategy execution, including business plan development, and completion of all required government filings
  • Obtain licenses for new entities established in new jurisdictions
  • Obtain change-of-control permission in support of acquisitions of new entities
  • Obtain licenses in current jurisdictions to expand our permitted scope of activities
  • Manage major license renewals
  • Manage key internal stakeholders such as the Product, Legal, InfoSec Financial Partnerships, and regional and local-country commercial teams
  • Deal with regulators to respond to queries and feedback on application materials
  • Manage a team of 3 Licensing Managers
  • Lead the development of playbooks, SOPs, checklists, templates and other tooling to enhance the capabilities and speed of the Licensing Team
Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
  • A minimum of 5 years experience in strategy or management consulting, including working overseas or on overseas projects
  • A minimum of 2 years experience leading a cross-border team
  • Strong organization and project management skills
  • Strong writing and communications skills including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate technical matters
  • Experience working in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience working independently to deliver results
Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with financial technology and/or payment businesses
  • Experience with licensing applications, particularly payments or other financial license

Tell employers what skills you have

Product Knowledge
Licensing
Management Skills
Management Consulting
Treasury
Microsoft Excel
Analytical Skills
Asian Markets
Mastering
Strategy
Investment Management
Project Management
Market Entry
Writing
Banking
Consulting
Articulate
Acquisitions

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