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Director, International Expansion — CEO Office

Job Overview

As Director, International Expansion, you will lead Airwallex's expansion into new markets globally, shaping where and how we grow and building the regulatory, product, and operational foundations to succeed.

Key points

  1. You will own a portfolio of market-entry initiatives end to end, from evaluating opportunities and defining entry strategies through licensing, product localisation…

  2. Reporting to the CEO's Chief of Staff, you will lead a lean team and work directly with senior executives to influence strategic decisions…

  3. This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who combines strategic judgment, an entrepreneurial mindset…

  4. You will build and lead the expansion function while remaining directly involved in the most strategically important and complex market-entry initiatives.

  5. Intellectually curious, resilient, and hungry to win. You thrive on solving difficult problems, challenge conventional thinking, learn quickly…

  6. Significant experience in strategy, international expansion, business operations, or related roles, ideally in fintech, payments, banking, or other high-growth technology businesses.

  7. Strong strategic and commercial judgment, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, evaluate complex trade-offs, and translate big-picture thinking into practical execution.

  8. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and complex cross-functional initiatives, influence senior stakeholders, and drive outcomes in fast-paced environments.

Skills

RecruitingStakeholder ManagementRoadmappingCommunicationProblem Solving

Experience: Senior-level · Job type: Full-time