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Manager, Operations, South Korea

Airwallex Seoul On-site senior Full time

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Description

About the Role

As the Manager, Operations, South Korea at Airwallex, you will own the South Korea operations function to ensure seamless customer experiences. With rapid expansion and a growing client base, you will build and lead a scalable and efficient team.

Your main goals will be to optimize current operations processes and implement new ones, ensuring adherence to local rules and regulations and delivering a seamless end-user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and drive strategic projects to improve customer experience and operationalize internal functions
  • Take a data-driven approach to problem-solving
  • Collaborate across functions to ensure stakeholder alignment and deliver desired outcomes
  • Help build customer support processes
  • Manage daily operations and monitoring of AML/compliance programs
  • Work with the Compliance Manager to operationalize emerging regulatory and compliance requirements
  • Promote Operations products and excellence in operations affairs with product teams
  • Monitor and improve efficiency of key compliance operations functions, including transaction monitoring, KYC, and name screening
  • Monitor payment and treasury-related operations for the regional business
  • Define key KPIs and build reports to improve customer experience and drive efficiency improvements

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent
  • 7+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience working in a global environment is preferred
  • Experience in FinTech, start-ups, or fast-growing tech companies is preferred
  • Fluency in English and Korean

Who You Are

  • A natural leader with strong leadership skills
  • A decision-maker who is not afraid to take charge
  • A people person who builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Extremely curious with excellent analytical skills
  • Process-driven with a focus on efficient and well-documented procedures
  • A team player who enjoys working independently and with a team
  • A master prioritizer with sound judgment

Benefits

Airwallex is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. The company offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth and development.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • FinTech
  • start-up experience
  • global environment experience
  • strategy/management consulting experience

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