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.
What You’ll Do
Design and implement rigorous frontend experiments to improve the payment product experience and payment success rates
Identify and quantify opportunities to improve and grow the payments product, and drive roadmaps with those insights
Translate open-ended business problems into clearly defined data science initiatives
Build scalable measurement frameworks and strategic north star metrics to enable consistent, data-driven decision-making across teams that directly informs product strategy
Communicate data insights and recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring findings influence stakeholders
Mentor and coach junior data scientists, and act as the single-threaded technical owner on cross-functional initiatives
Qualification
7+ years industry experience and a degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, Economics). An advanced degree (MS or PhD) is a bonus
Proven experience in experimentation and causal inference to drive data-informed product decisions with concrete impact
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to influence product strategy in high-growth environments
Strong skills in SQL and Python/R; experience with data modeling a plus
Experience in technology, financial services and/or a high growth environment is advantageous
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 opportunityAirwallex 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.
Skills Required
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Engineering, Sciences, Computer Science, or Economics
- Proven experience with experimentation and causal inference
- Ability to drive data-informed product decisions with measurable impact
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to influence product strategy in high-growth environments
- Strong SQL skills
- Strong Python or R skills
- Experience with data modeling
- Advanced degree such as an MS or PhD
- Experience in technology, financial services, or a high-growth environment
Airwallex Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Base pay is considered competitive across many roles, with total rewards often described as strong relative to market.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity via RSUs is presented as a meaningful part of compensation, giving employees a stake in long‑term company growth.
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Healthcare Strength — Health insurance and other core benefits are part of a solid package, alongside perks such as meal benefits.
Airwallex Insights
What We Do
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, McLaren 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.
Why Work With Us
Airwallex was founded by people told their idea was unreasonable, and we've hired that way ever since. We move fast, think globally, and give you ownership from day one. If you want to pioneer global finance at scale alongside the ambitious, let's talk.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
At a global level, we have a strong in-office culture. We’ve invested in world-class office space in hub cities around the world. We see the benefits of in-person conversation, mentoring, and knowledge-transfer as vital to our long-term success.
