At Airwallex (airwallex.com), we’re building the future of global finance on one platform. Founded in 2015 in Melbourne, Airwallex is the leading financial technology platform for modern businesses to grow beyond borders. With one of the world’s most powerful payments infrastructure, our technology empowers businesses of all sizes to accept payments, move money globally, and simplify their financial operations, all on one single platform.

If you’re excited to do the most ambitious work of your career and change the way money moves around the world - join us!

Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, you’ll be responsible for recruiting across our global Legal, Risk, and Compliance (LRC) teams. You’ll partner directly with the Chief Legal Officer to develop hiring strategies for our most complex positions while also ensuring junior roles are executed by you or the wider team. We’re looking for a hands-on, senior recruiter who enjoys a challenge and raising the hiring bar.

This is a rare opportunity to join a rapid growth startup as we work towards an IPO, while also being exposed to a complex, global market leader.

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining a busy requisition load of 8+ positions

• Autonomous full-cycle recruiting across junior to senior positions (executive search experience is essential)

• Continue improving internal recruitment processes as we scale

• Streamline the recruitment process to quickly secure top talent, while maintaining high candidate experience levels, demonstrating our commitment to moving fast with conviction

• Collaborate with hiring managers within the LRC leadership team to deeply understand department needs, crafting strategies that embody our pursuit of craftsmanship and innovation

• Keep stakeholders informed with timely updates on recruitment progress, reflecting our values of taking ownership of our actions and decisions

• Leverage recruitment metrics to drive continuous improvement and decision-making, aligning our hiring practices with our core principle of optimising for long-term value, ensuring we not only meet but exceed our recruitment goals

What you bring:

• 8+ years experience in full cycle recruiting, including executive recruiting experience (Directors/VPs level)

• Previous Legal, Risk and Compliance hiring experience is advantageous but not essential

• Ability to source top-tier talent creatively through various channels, including online job boards, LinkedIn and referrals

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner with and influence executives

• Strong understanding of the tech industry and hiring landscape

• Proven track record of successfully recruiting top-tier talent within a fast-paced, growth environment

• The ability to work autonomously, pivot quickly, and hit targets

• Capable of working independently as well as collaboratively within a team setting

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Strong problem solving skills

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.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.