we are seeking a senior leader to own global governance, regulatory oversight and compliance. we are seeking a senior leader to own global governance, regulatory oversight, and compliance, operating in a CCO capacity and working closely with leadership, regulators, auditors, and financial institutions.
Regulatory Titles: AML Compliance Officer, Complaints Officer, Deputy Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Works closely with regulators, financial institutions, and internal leadership. Cross-functional coordination with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations and Operations. Supervision over Compliance and Governance managers, and global compliance officers.
we are headquartered in Jerusalem and has an office in Tel Aviv. This is a hybrid role, requiring 3 days in office.
Title and seniority will be determined based on the candidates experience.
Responsibilities
GOVERNANCE
Own global governance across our company entities (e.g., structure, ownership, board processes, action resolutions), including lifecycle (setup, maintenance, wind-down)
Coordinate top board-level action resolutions, charters and committees with Corporate Secretary
Govern authorizations, corporate records and reporting around directors/officers, beneficial owners and signatories
Oversee KYC data rooms, institutional requests, and audit readiness
REGULATORY
Own licensing, exemptions, and regulatory reporting across multiple jurisdictions (e.g., US, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Cayman Islands, BVI, etc.)
Lead regulatory audits, inspections, and ongoing jurisdictional compliance
Act as internal expert on cross-border regulatory strategy and distribution
COMPLIANCE
Own our companys global compliance program (e.g., AML/KYC, sanctions, onboarding, policies, training)
Supervise global compliance officers and resources (internal + external)
Sign off on key filings and regulatory submissions
Oversee compliance calendar and compliance monitoring program
Handle complex investor onboarding, transfers and accreditation matters
Participate in senior cross-functional operations and risk management meetings.

As Manager, Regulatory Compliance, Israel you will deliver on the regulatory engagement strategy . You will maintain our licensing responsibilities and coordinate with all internal and external parties as necessary to ensure compliance through the communication of regulatory requirements, cross-functional collaboration to productize solutions and offerings, implementation and execution of processes, filing of all requisite reports, renewal of registrations and licenses, end-to-end management of regulatory examinations, and interfacing with our regulators on ad-hoc inquiries. You will analyse new and existing products and provide guidance to ensure that our 2LOD controls are fit for purpose and comply with regulatory obligations and guide the first line business to enable the maturity of both customer-facing and internal back-office processes and product features.

Responsibilities:

Support the expansion by managing the regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes

Act as a key stakeholder in relation to licence applications, business plan updates and information requests between Airwallex and our regulators

Ensure that our regulatory compliance and integrity risk reporting obligations are maintained in the region

Support and / or manage on-site exams and inspections (in collaboration with our LRC colleagues)

Advise the business with respect to regulatory change initiatives with a particular focus on how to effectively manage compliance risk attached to new laws and regulations in the jurisdictions we operate

Develop policies, processes and provide advice in relation to regulatory risk obligations that exist within the 1st line business

Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Risk Management Framework and associated escalation process (inc. the Group Risk Committee)

Advise the business in relation to conduct risk and ethics matters (where appropriate) relating to our financial services licences

Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program; Conduct targeted and thematic reviews on a wide range of topics to ensure appropriate organisational maturity

Deliver the Groups Compliance Training for employees and conduct ad-hoc training to specific business areas as required

Conduct Proactive Special Ops projects to unlock business or operational issues to enable to achieve its strategic goals more rapidly