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

As Principal Executive Recruiter, you’ll help Airwallex scale its leadership bench in support of sustained global growth. You’ll partner with senior executives and leaders across GTM, G&A, Product, Engineering and Design to scope leadership roles, align on candidate profiles, and build focused executive search strategies.

Own executive searches end to end, from sourcing and candidate engagement through offer acceptance.

Drive strategic hiring alignment with senior executives by shaping candidate profiles and search strategies.

Build trusted relationships with candidates and deliver a consistently positive executive candidate experience.

Partner with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process, bringing market insight, strong judgment and influence to critical hiring decisions.

Improve executive recruiting practices as Airwallex continues to grow globally.

You’ll work from our New York office three days a week.

What we're looking for

Essentials

10+ years of recruitment experience, including hiring senior-level talent at VP or C-level in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment.

Strong ability to ramp up on new domains in a short period of time.

A proven track record of successfully recruiting and closing candidates across various domains.

Strong collaboration and influencing skills.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred

Demonstrated proficiency hiring for Product, Engineering and Design (PED) roles.

You'll thrive here if

You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself.

You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken.

You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.

You communicate clearly and directly across cultures, and you're thoughtful about how context shifts meaning across borders.

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

Learn more about your team

Talent Acquisition sits at the frontier of company building. Talent is the ultimate driver of our global growth, which means the decisions we make don't just fill roles, they shape where Airwallex goes next. You'll operate as a trusted advisor to leaders across the business, bringing market insight and judgment to the table when it matters most. We hold ourselves to a high standard because it's the only way to attract exceptional people. By challenging assumptions, influencing outcomes, and consistently raising the bar, you'll build trusted relationships with top-tier candidates who understand both the opportunity and expectations that come with joining Airwallex. If you want to help build a generational company, you'll find no shortage of ways to make your mark.

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.