Senior GRC Specialist

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 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, 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 2,300 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.

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.

About the team

Information Security drives risk, compliance, and security governance globally at Airwallex. The GRC function acts as the bridge between regulators, customers, partners, and the business — designing policies and controls that meet regional and global standards while challenging traditional industry norms. We partner across the enterprise, from Legal to Engineering to regional business entities, to build a security posture that scales as we grow globally.

What you'll do

As an INFOSEC Governance, Risk and Compliance Regional Specialist, you'll act as the regional anchor for Mexico City , while integrating closely with the global Information Security team. Reporting to the Senior GRC Manager, you'll be named a regional point of contact for government and regulatory bodies in Mexico, and you'll help design and implement policies that balance regional requirements with global standards. This role suits someone with an IT engineering or technology-focused legal background who has moved into information security compliance and retains hands-on security skills — someone who sees compliance as a challenge to iterate on, not a box to check.

This role is based in Mexico City or San Francisco .

Responsibilities

Act as the regional anchor for Mexico City, prioritizing region-specific requirements while integrating with the global effort

Serve as a trusted contact for Mexican regulatory bodies, customers, partners, and vendors, shaping external perception of the enterprise's security posture in the region

Manage the implementation and monitoring of security controls, executing to a high standard while continuously refining and iterating

Implement AI and automation wherever possible to streamline everyday compliance and security work, including reporting and communications

Develop and maintain security documentation, including standards, policies, reporting metrics, dashboards, and evidence artefacts for internal and external stakeholders

Act as a subject matter expert and generalist, relied upon by Airwallex teams as the authority on security compliance for the Mexico region

Execute hands-on security tasks within the region as needed, balancing strategic ownership with practical, on-the-ground work

Leverage project management experience to drive initiatives independently, without being bound to traditional solutions or methodologies

Who you are

5-7 years of cybersecurity experience, with proven ability to work and execute independently

Must hold a Mexican Tax ID (RFC) or have dual Mexican citizenship , as this role directly owns and represents the Mexico City region

Fluent in both English and Spanish , written and spoken