Senior Manager, Model Governance and Data Standards
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 200,000 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 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, 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.
Attributes We Value
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor.
You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.
About the team
The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks.
What you'll do
As Senior Manager, Model Governance and Data Standards, you will play a critical role in establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework and independent testing and validation mechanism to ensure model and data standards are applied across Airwallex. You will ensure the framework is enforced with regular monitoring to confirm all models produce expected outcomes in line with business needs. You will also ensure that our models and data are used responsibly, ethically, and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Create and maintain a comprehensive risk model register and model inventory
Develop, implement, and enforce model governance policies and procedures, including model definition, testing, rollout, and ongoing monitoring
Establish model risk appetite and tolerance levels, and ensure performance validation of models meets policy standards; remediate any findings
Monitor model performance, identify potential risks, and ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices
Create and enforce data quality standards, working closely with the data privacy officer and infosec teams to ensure privacy and information security standards are met
Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, including data quality metrics, metadata management, and master data management
Participate in independent testing and model validation activities, as necessary
Communicate model risk and data governance findings to senior management, and provide training and guidance on model governance and data standards
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 or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, finance, economics)
8+ years of experience in model governance, model risk management, or data governance, preferably in the financial services or fintech industry
Proven track record of developing and implementing model governance frameworks and data standards
Strong understanding of model development, validation, and monitoring techniques
Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to model risk management and data protection
Strong understanding of data management principles and best practices
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, and to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across different departments
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in or with fintech/payments is a significant plus
Familiarity with enterprise governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation), data catalog, data lineage tracking, and master data management systems
Experience with visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Qlik) and ability to work with MS-Excel and SQL
Relevant certifications (e.g., FRM, PRM, Certified Data Management Professional) are a plus
Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business, risk, legal, compliance, and technical teams
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.
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Equal opportunity
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.