Product Lead, Embedded Finance

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 200,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, 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 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 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. This role is based in SF, Singapore, London or Sydney About the team The Product team at Airwallex shapes the company's offerings by working at the intersection of commercial strategy, engineering, design, and financial compliance. You’ll join a dynamic, innovative group that defines, builds, and enhances global financial products for some of the fastest-growing businesses worldwide. We value creativity, hustle, and clear communication—our product members are empowered to collaborate across disciplines, iterate quickly, and solve tough challenges together. By joining us, you’ll play a critical role in scaling Airwallex’s Embedded Finance platform and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our customers and the future of finance. What you'll do As Product Lead, Embedded Finance, your mission is to lead Airwallex’s embedded finance products globally, that empower platforms, SaaS companies, and marketplaces to offer world-class financial services to their end users. You’ll own product strategy, design solutions from the ground up, and guide high-velocity teams as you launch and scale global embedded finance experiences. While also mentoring, developing a team of smart product managers.

Responsibilities

Define and own Airwallex’s embedded finance product strategy, solution design, roadmap, and delivery plans. Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and commercial teams to build, launch, and iterate on embedded finance products—including payments, card issuing, banking-as-a-service, and FX—ensuring robustness and scalability as usage grows. Partner with world-class platforms and marketplaces to drive integration and adoption of our embedded finance offerings, handling complex technical, regulatory, and commercial requirements across multiple regions. Deeply understand user needs, target markets, and the competitive landscape; leverage customer and partner feedback to inform strategy and prioritization. Manage difficult tradeoffs between long-term product vision and near-term growth, adapting quickly within a highly data-driven, fast-paced environment. Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, developing ownership, curiosity, and excellence in execution. Champion the developer experience for embedded finance integrations and ensure our API and component solutions remain industry-leading. Monitor product performance, drive continuous operational improvement, and remain ahead of industry trends in finance, payments, and technology. Who you are 5+ years’ experience in Product Management, encompassing go-to-market, product design, solution architecture, and product planning. Experience taking products from ideation to delivery at global scale—preferably in fintech, SaaS, payments, or platform product environments. Demonstrated ability to balance user requirements and commercial strategy to deliver meaningful product growth. Proven success in API/platform integration and technical go-to-market launches. Ability to thrive in data-driven, cross-functional teams that move quickly from ideas to reality. Comfortable working across multiple time zones in this global role and with exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Bachelor’s degree in STEM, or a related field with impressive academics. 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.