Senior Manager, Social Impact

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 200000 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 2000 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 youre 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 youre 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.

Youre humble and collaborative; turn zerotoone ideas into real products and you get stuff done end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here youll tackle complex highvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you lets build whats next.

About the team

The Corporate Affairs team at Airwallex is dedicated to managing the companys reputation and fostering strong relationships with key stakeholders. We handle public relations government affairs and corporate communications to ensure transparent and effective engagement. By advocating for Airwallexs interests and navigating complex regulatory environments we support the companys strategic goals and growth.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Social Impact you will be building and implementing Airwallexs impact initiatives and strategy around the world. As a fairly new function and as the 3rd team member after the President/Co-founder Lucy Liu and the Director you will play a critical role in building Airwallexs impact function globally it is a zero to one role a startup within a startup.

The remit of Airwallexs impact function can best be understood as a question: How can Airwallex - a purpose-driven business that exists to help businesses thrive - leverage its unique constellation of business assets (e.g. product technology data talent capital brand network) to contribute to society while ensuring activities help support Airwallexs long-term business objectives whether it be strengthening brand trust contributing to the employee value proposition etc. A core part of the role will be leading our initiative to drive Airwallex platform adoption amongst organizations that serve the world such as social enterprises nonprofits and multilaterals and thereby helping these organizations better serve the world. You will also have opportunities to lead a variety of other initiatives and will only be bounded by your own capacity.

Airwallexs commitment to impact is underpinned by its participation in Pledge 1% a global movement for corporate impact where Airwallex has pledged 1% of its equity product profits and time toward contributing to society.

The role is based either in London or Singapore.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of Airwallexs social impact strategy

• Cultivate a robust external network globally in relevant areas and source high-impact opportunities for Airwallex to consider pursuing

• Work cross-functionally across the Airwallex organization - e.g. with leadership communications / corporate affairs marketing commercial product design - to build buy-in align priorities and implement initiatives with quality

• Operate as an entrepreneur within Airwallex launching refining and scaling high-impact initiatives

• Lead our global initiative to drive Airwallex platform adoption amongst organizations that serve the world such as social enterprises nonprofits and multilateral organizations

• Examples of other initiatives could include (illustrative / non-exhaustive):

  • developing our giving strategy and fund structure

  • activating our high-impact volunteering program

  • establishing marquis partnerships with impact partners

  • supporting our ESG initiatives and reporting

  • activating our data for public good in partnership with our data science team and in-house economist

• Drive communications and narrative storytelling both within Airwallex and publicly on our social impact strategy & initiatives

• Support our President/Co-founder and Director of Social Impact on impact-related priorities as they arise

Who you are

Were looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• At least 5-10 years of experience

• Experience and comfort in both corporate / commercial and impact contexts and able to bridge the two (e.g. those who have worked at intersection of corporate x impact or business x government)

• Track record of delivering outsized results and high level of ownership

• Experience and comfort operating globally including independently working in and launching new markets

• Experience in high-paced & rigorous contexts (e.g. management consulting finance)

• Experience and comfort in highly entrepreneurial and ambiguous environments where have built from zero to one

• Excellent communications and stakeholder management skills

• Highly collaborative and thrives when working with diverse range of stakeholders

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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 dont 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.

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