Engineering Manager, Growth (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager, Growth (Fintech): Leading the Growth engineering organization to drive user acquisition and strategic market expansion with an accent on experimentation, rapid iteration, and scalable architectures. Focus on building API-heavy systems, leveraging AI for customer journeys, and scaling GTM operations to fuel global expansion.

Location: Based in San Francisco

Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform providing integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, and treasury to over 200,000 businesses worldwide.

What you will do

• Lead talent strategy by recruiting, onboarding, and developing top-tier engineers and managers.
• Scale a high-performing engineering organization by setting goals, establishing career paths, and fostering a culture of ownership.
• Coach the team through regular feedback, performance management, and structured career development plans.
• Drive cross-functional execution with Compliance, Legal, Risk, and Operations to communicate business impact to executive leadership.
• Provide strategic leadership for mission-critical platforms, aligning technical direction with regulatory requirements and business goals.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with at least 3+ years in a leadership role managing high-performing teams.
• Proven track record of building API- and integration-heavy systems in production environments.
• Experience partnering with Growth/Marketing teams to solve end-to-end GTM operations and drive product adoption.
• Experience identifying opportunities to leverage AI for user acquisition, churn prediction, or personalized journeys.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, make technical tradeoffs, and align engineering efforts with success metrics.
• Knowledge of data warehousing, customer segmentation, and analytics tools.

Nice to have

• Experience within the financial domain.
• Ability to rapidly evaluate technologies and conduct proof of concepts for architecture design.
• Experience thriving in complex, high-growth environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Founder-like energy with a focus on real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership.
• Culture of using AI to work smarter and solve problems faster.
• Collaborative environment focused on turning zero-to-one ideas into real products.
• Inclusive workplace that values diversity and merit-based growth.