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(Senior) Manager, Regulatory Compliance, New Zealand

NZ - Auckland💼 Full-time🗓 2026-02-19 → 2026-09-27

Core

Deliver regulatory engagement strategy and maintain licensing responsibilities for Airwallex's regulated financial services entity in New Zealand, acting as the primary liaison with the FMA.

Role type

Senior Manager, Regulatory Compliance (Financial Services)

Builds

Global regulatory compliance program and regional licensing frameworks

Domain

Financial Services / Payments / New Zealand

Deliverable

client delivery | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Regulatory compliance strategy, licensing management, stakeholder management with regulators, risk management, policy development, compliance monitoring, training delivery, strategic advisory

Preferred skills

Experience with RegTech solutions, understanding of conduct risk and ethics, ability to operate in a fast-paced startup environment

Technologies

RegTech tools

Responsibilities

Direct point of contact with the FMA in New Zealand; Deliver the regulatory engagement strategy in the region; Manage regulatory compliance components of licence authorisation processes; Ensure regulatory compliance and risk/breach reporting obligations are maintained; Support and manage on-site exams and inspections; Advise the business on regulatory change initiatives and compliance risk; Develop policies and processes for regulatory risk obligations; Manage regulatory compliance risk within the Enterprise Risk Management Framework; Deliver the Compliance Monitoring Program and conduct targeted reviews; Conduct Compliance Training for employees; Execute 'Proactive Special Ops' projects to unlock business issues.

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