Manager, Corporate Development & Investor Relations

About Airwallex

Airwallex is a comprehensive payments and financial platform designed to serve global enterprises. Leveraging proprietary infrastructure combined with innovative software, Airwallex empowers over 250,000 companies worldwide, including clients such as Brex, Navan, Qantas, and SHEIN. The platform integrates solutions across business accounts, payments, spend management, treasury, and embedded finance on a global scale.

Founded in Melbourne, Airwallex boasts a workforce exceeding 2,300 talented technology professionals working across 27 global offices. Valued at $11 billion USD, the company is supported by renowned investors such as T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital. Airwallex aims to pioneer the future of global payments and financial infrastructure.

Values and Work Culture

The company seeks innovative, founder-minded individuals who are driven by impact, rapid learning, and ownership. Candidates are expected to demonstrate strong expertise, clear critical thinking, and alignment with Airwallex’s mission and core principles. Employees move quickly but thoughtfully, approach challenges with curiosity and foundational reasoning, and are both humble and collaborative, contributing end-to-end to transformative products. The use of AI to enhance productivity and problem-solving is encouraged.

Team Overview

The Corporate Development and Investor Relations team functions as a strategic advisory unit, merging strategy, finance, and execution. Comprising experienced professionals with backgrounds in leading investment banks, this compact team aligns cross-functional efforts to explore new opportunities, spearhead fundraising and mergers and acquisitions, and implement strategic finance projects critical to Airwallex’s growth trajectory.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess resource allocation and devise partnership, investment, and acquisition plans to foster long-term strategic benefits.
• Identify new business, product, and market opportunities within the broader ecosystem.
• Collaborate with senior management on fundraising initiatives and investor communication efforts.
• Create operational and financial models that support decision-making and business cases.
• Lead and execute impactful transactions affecting the company’s growth.
• Find potential acquisition targets, manage negotiations, design deal structures, conduct financial analyses, oversee due diligence, and execute transactions ensuring strategic and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate with legal, finance, and executive leadership to guarantee smooth integration post-acquisition.

Candidate Qualifications

• Between 4 to 10 years of relevant experience, preferably from top-tier investment banks, private equity, management consulting, corporate development roles in technology companies, or related fields.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent educational credentials.
• Direct experience in investment banking, especially involving live M&A transactions.
• Strong analytical aptitude and proficiency in managing investment documentation and financial modeling.
• Background or familiarity with technology sectors, financial services, or dynamic high-growth environments is considered advantageous.
• Proven self-starter with the capability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to clearly articulate complex concepts to senior leadership and various stakeholders.
• Outcome-driven mindset with accountability for key deliverables.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

Airwallex is committed to equal employment opportunity, embracing diversity without regard to color, religion, race, nationality, sexual orientation, citizenship, gender, disability, or other legally protected statuses. Reasonable accommodations will be provided to applicants with disabilities or special needs upon request.