Senior Manager, Fraud Risk

About the team

The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal professionals and risk management experts. We’re passionate about safeguarding Airwallex’s operations, fostering a culture of compliance and integrity, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape responsibly. The team provides expert guidance and proactive support across all areas of the business—identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks to enable sustainable growth.

As the Senior Manager, Fraud Risk, you will serve as a subject matter expert in fraud risk management within the Second Line of Defense risk team, reporting directly to the Director, Fraud Risk. You will be responsible for the implementation and management of fraud risk policies and oversight of fraud controls throughout the product and customer life cycles, to ensure that Airwallex effectively manages fraud risk and meets its regulatory and financial partner requirements.

The ideal candidate will have fraud risk oversight experience across a variety of customer and product domains, including across bank payments, platform, payment acquiring (cards and local payment methods) and issuing.

This role is based in Amsterdam.

• Own, develop and maintain Airwallex’s fraud risk framework, including ongoing review and monitoring against the approved board risk appetite for fraud
• Develop, implement, and maintain organizational fraud policies, ensuring these are fit‑for‑purpose for the scope of Airwallex’s customer portfolio and product suite
• Ensure the fraud incident reporting process is managed and maintained across all regions.
• Ensure timely reporting of fraud incidents to management and in compliance with global regulations
• Continuously evaluate and enhance fraud prevention measures, ensuring that policies align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements
• Oversee controls, procedures, and processes implemented by the 1st Line of Defense for transactional and account‑related fraud
• Lead risk assessments where necessary into emerging fraud risks
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to assess and address new fraud risks, and implement proactive strategies to mitigate these risks
• Work closely with the product, operations, legal and compliance teams to ensure that fraud risk management practices, product launches and business initiatives are aligned with the fraud risk appetite and meet regulatory requirements

• 8+ years of fraud risk management experience within the financial sector (Fintech, Banking, or Payments preferred)
• Proven experience in developing and implementing fraud policies and risk controls
• Deep knowledge of industry‑relevant &V methods, KYC processes and Transaction Fraud monitoring tools
• Solid understanding of global regulatory environments related to fraud and AML
• Strong experience in managing fraud incident reporting and data analysis
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex risk findings to stakeholders
• Strong ability to work cross‑functionally and contribute collaboratively to achieve ambitious goals

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, or a related field
• Professional certification in fraud prevention (e.g., CFE, CAMS)
• Experience working in high‑risk geographies and understanding regional fraud trends
• Experience with database or data visualization tools to support fraud risk reporting

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.