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Director, Corporate Development & Investor Relations

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Lead Airwallex’s global corporate development and investor relations strategy. Responsibilities include identifying and executing M&A transactions, building investor relationships, preparing investor materials, supporting fundraising and strategic finance initiatives, and partnering with senior cross-functional stakeholders. The role requires strong financial modeling, analytical, communication, and deal execution skills, with 10+ years of relevant experience.
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About Airwallex

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.

We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full.

 
How you'll make impact

You'll shape Airwallex's global corporate development strategy in line with the company’s long-term vision and help drive strategic growth and investor engagement globally.

  • Identify, assess, and develop a pipeline of actionable M&A opportunities, from tuck-in acquisitions to larger transformational transactions.

  • Lead live M&A execution, including operating and financial modelling, due diligence, cross-functional coordination, and post-acquisition integration.

  • Build and maintain relationships with venture, growth, and public equity investors.

  • Develop clear investor materials and communicate Airwallex’s strategy, performance, and growth drivers to internal and external stakeholders.

  • Partner with Finance, Legal, Data Science, the CEO’s Office, and other teams to support fundraising, strategic finance initiatives, and high-impact decisions across the business.


This role is based in London, and you'll be expected to work from the office three days a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays).

What we're looking for

Essentials

  • 10+ years of experience in top-tier investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, corporate development, or an equivalent field.

  • A bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

  • Investment banking experience, including M&A and live deal execution.

  • Strong analytical skills and data literacy, with the ability to create clear, concise investment memos and financial models.

  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to senior management and external stakeholders.

  • A track record of operating as a self-starter, prioritizing effectively, and managing a demanding workload.

  • A strong sense of accountability for delivering important outcomes.

Preferred

  • Experience in technology, financial services, and/or a high-growth environment.

You'll thrive here if
  • You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.

  • You connect dots across functions and hold the big picture without losing grip on the details.

  • You simplify complexity rather than hiding behind it.

  • You come to the table with a point of view, not just a problem.

  • You can advocate hard for a position, then fully support the team’s direction once a call is made.

Learn more about your team

Finance & Corporate Development helps Airwallex grow with control. We're a trusted partner to the business, providing actionable insights on performance, supporting market and product expansion and helping to shape the future of our product. We ensure that Airwallex meets its financial reporting, tax and safeguarding obligations globally. We work with existing and prospective investors to raise capital and ensure it is deployed effectively.

This is a team for people who want to reimagine how the CFO office works. We’re looking for founder-like energy, high integrity and a passion for technology. You'll thrive here if you enjoy working cross-functionally, think from first principles and can balance speed of execution with analytical precision.

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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.

Airwallex London, England Office

Airwallex London, UK Office

Labs House, 15-19 Bloomsbury Way, London, United Kingdom, WC1A 2TH

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Our London office is scaling fast. We're a 140+ strong team and growing, and our Sales team is right at the heart of it. The momentum is real: we're investing over $1bn into the region and $590m into the UK. Revenue is up 116% year on year and volumes have surged 226%, and we’ve only captured a fraction of what’s possible. That's where you come in. You'll be selling a world-class proven product into a market that's still wide open. Global heavyweights like McLaren Racing, Arsenal, Bolt, Qantas, and Carwow already run on Airwallex. For you, that means real ownership from the start, a role you'll scale, and scope that grows as fast as you can sell. It's a rare moment to join: proven product, open market, and a team going places

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