About the role
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 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, 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 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 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 People & Talent team at Airwallex is dedicated to attracting and developing the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We are a global, vibrant, and dynamic team with a focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and innovation. Through innovative programs, strategic People & Talent initiatives, and a deep understanding of our organisation's needs, we cultivate a collaborative and engaging environment that fuels Airwallex's continued growth and success.
What You'll Do
You'll be the first Total Rewards team member based in the Americas, with end-to-end ownership of our Compensation, Benefits and Equity programs across the region, covering the US and Canada, Brazil and Mexico. You’ll lead the regional execution and ongoing management of our rewards programs, while partnering with the global Total Rewards team on the design and evolution of programs globally. Airwallex is actively rebuilding and scaling its rewards programs. You’ll own the Americas compensation cycles, benefits design and renewals, equity programs, and be the go-to Total Rewards partner for recruiters, managers and People Partners across the region. You’ll work as part of a small, global team, partnering closely with colleagues in Singapore and China.
This role is based in San Francisco.
Responsibilities:
Design and execute compensation strategy: salary structure, pay differentials, market positioning, merit and bonus cycles, and offer decisions.
Own benefits lifecycle: plan design, and partner with local people ops team on annual renewals, and broker negotiations.
Partner with the global rewards team to manage our equity program and stock plan admin, compliance and plan governance.
Lead global and Americas Total Rewards initiatives end-to-end, using market data and benchmarking to inform decisions, aligning and influencing stakeholders around our strategy, and translating complex analysis into clear recommendations for leadership and employees.
Partner with the global team on IPO readiness initiatives.
Partner cross-functionally with TA, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and exec leadership on compensation, org decisions, systems, equity budgets, compliance, and strategy.
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:
8+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, and benefits, including experience supporting populations based in the Americas and globally
Experience building or managing a complete rewards program (compensation, benefits, equity, etc)
Experience managing benefits process end to end; including negotiating with brokers and insurance carriers to evaluate and renew plans
Strong compensation data analytics capability: own the regular annual market review cycle and influence on company pay strategy/decisions
Proven ability to build your own models and projections
Working knowledge of US stock administration and equity compensation, including RSUs, vesting mechanics and how to explain them plainly to a non-specialist
Experience at a late-stage private or pre-IPO company or transition to public stages, particularly through changes to an equity program
Preferred Qualifications:
Exposure to multi-region rewards work, especially where the global framework is set outside your own time zone
Familiarity with compensation and equity tooling such as Carta, BambooHR or Workday, and survey sources such as Radford or Compensia
Comfort operating with high standards, fast-pace, high pressure, and evolving priorities, with a bias toward building the thing rather than waiting for the playbook
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
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.
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.
