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we are looking for a Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO (Israel).
As the Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO, you will serve as the primary head of the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) function for Airwallex Israel. You hold the ultimate responsibility for designing, implementing, and overseeing the AML/CTF program in strict accordance with the Prohibition of Money Laundering Law (PMLL), Prohibition of Money Laundering Order, and IMPA directives.

You will also be the primary point of contact for Israeli regulators and law enforcement. In addition, you will work cross-functionally with Product, Commercial, Operations, Data, and Legal colleagues to ensure our controls effectively prevent, detect, and report financial crime while enabling sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Regulatory Leadership: Act as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for Israel, serving as the official liaison with the ISA, IMPA, and other relevant authorities.
Program Ownership: Design and maintain the local AML/CTF/Sanctions compliance framework, ensuring it meets both Israeli statutory requirements and global standards.
Reporting & Intelligence: Maintain oversight of the identification, review, and submission of Unusual Activity Reports (UARs) and any required threshold reports to IMPA.
Strategic Risk Advisory: Provide high-level guidance on the onboarding of complex high-risk clients and the launch of new products in the Israeli market, ensuring controls are robust enough to satisfy local banking partners.
Governance & Board Reporting: Lead the local FCC governance structure, providing the AWX IL Board and Global Risk Committees with critical Management Information (MI), including independent assessments of the entitys risk appetite and control effectiveness.
Audit & Remediation: Lead the response to regulatory inspections, internal audits, and independent AML reviews, driving any necessary remediation or control uplift initiatives.

We are seeking an experienced, business-oriented General Counsel to lead and scale our legal function. This role is critical in enabling our company continued growth as a global company, supporting commercial execution, managing risk, and building frameworks that empower the business to move quickly and compliantly. The ideal candidate is pragmatic, solution-driven, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment where legal is a strategic partner - not a bottleneck.

Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership

Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on legal, regulatory, and strategic matters
Build and execute the legal roadmap aligned with company goals
Balance risk management with business enablement and speed
Commercial & Product Support

Oversee and optimize contracting processes (enterprise SaaS agreements, Agentic AI Agreements, partnerships, procurement)
Support complex negotiations with customers and strategic partners
Provide legal guidance on new products and features, including AI-related offerings
Corporate, Financing & Governance

Build legal infrastructure to support financing rounds and strategic transactions
Support investors with legal matters, reporting, and governance requirements
Oversee corporate governance and ensure compliance with applicable laws
Manage ESOP / equity plans, including options administration and governance
Risk Management & Operations

Lead and orchestrate the companys insurance programs (D&O, cyber, etc.)
Manage and oversee litigation and disputes (when required)
Handle real estate and lease-related legal matters
Develop and maintain internal policies and governance frameworks
Build scalable legal processes and playbooks to enable business self-service
Manage external counsel relationships in a cost-effective, high-impact manner
Privacy, Data Protection & Regulatory

Own and oversee global privacy and data protection strategy (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
Work closely with and manage the external DPO
Ensure compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks, including:
EU AI Act
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)
Bill 144 and other applicable regulations
Build scalable frameworks for handling PII and sensitive data
Partner with Security, Product, and Engineering on compliance-by-design
IP & Brand Protection

Oversee trademark strategy, registration, and enforcement
Manage broader intellectual property matters as needed
Team & Cross-Functional Work

Oversee all legal matters, including the management of external consultants
Partner closely with Sales, Product, HR, Finance, and Security teams
Act as a key enabler of internal decision-making and execution