Product Lead

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 100,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, 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 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, 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. About the team The Product team at Airwallex is a group of passionate builders and problem-solvers who are obsessed with crafting customer-centric solutions that empower businesses to operate anywhere, anytime. We combine technical expertise with a deep understanding of our customers' needs to design and build unified, intuitive, and scalable products. As a team, we thrive in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, constantly iterating and pushing boundaries to deliver exceptional product experiences. Responsibilities: • Define and own Airwallex’s embedded finance product strategy, solution design, roadmap, and delivery plans. • Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and commercial teams to build, launch, and iterate a wide variety of Airwallex's products. • Deeply understand user needs, target markets, and the competitive landscape; leverage customer and partner feedback to inform strategy and prioritization. • Manage difficult tradeoffs between long-term product vision and near-term growth, adapting quickly within a highly data-driven, fast-paced environment. • Lead and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, developing ownership, curiosity, and excellence in execution. • Monitor product performance, drive continuous operational improvement, and remain ahead of industry trends in finance, payments, and technology. Who you are We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. Minimum qualifications: • 10+ years of overall professional experience. • 2+ years of formal people management experience, with a track record in building and leading high-performance teams. • Experience in product management, go-to-market propositions, product design, product planning and development • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or another STEM discipline • Evidence of exemplary academic achievements (e.g. high GPA, Dean's list, scholarship etc.) • Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey product strategy to both technical and non-technical audiences • Close attention to detail, ability to structure complex problems and inform decisions with data and first-principle insights • Drive, grit, and persistence to take ownership and move ideas to reality in short periods of time • Ability to thrive in cross-cultural and cross-functional teams • Experience considering both user requirements and commercial strategy in order to drive meaningful product growth • Experience in any of the following is a plus: hyper growth startup environments, software engineering, financial technology • Solid technical understanding and ability to engage in architectural discussions with engineering teams • Hands-on with online payments or similar B2B domains with high conceptual complexity Equal opportunity Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.