Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Technology

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 200,000 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 2,200 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 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 https://www.airwallex.com/us/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 The Talent Acquisition team at Airwallex plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s future by sourcing and recruiting the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We collaborate with hiring managers and leadership teams to understand business needs and proactively find the right individuals who will contribute to our success. As trusted advisors, our team is passionate about building strong relationships with candidates and delivering a seamless recruiting experience that reflects Airwallex’s operating principles, dynamic culture and global ambitions. WHAT YOU'LL DO As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition, Technology, you will help shape how Airwallex scales its engineering organisation by combining strategic leadership, hands-on recruiting, and operational excellence. You will lead and develop a high-performing group of recruiters, partner closely with engineering leaders on hiring strategy and workforce planning, and personally drive some of our most important senior and hard-to-fill technology hires. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, uses data to improve outcomes, and cares deeply about hiring quality, stakeholder partnership, and candidate experience. This role is based in London. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Lead and develop the team: Mentor a high-performing group of recruiters, set clear goals, and support their professional growth. - Shape hiring strategy: Partner with engineering leadership to forecast needs, define talent priorities, and maintain a consistently high hiring bar through interviewer calibration and alignment. - Own critical hires: Drive full-cycle recruitment for senior and hard-to-fill engineering roles, delivering an exceptional candidate and stakeholder experience. - Use data to drive decisions: Track key metrics, identify bottlenecks, and continuously optimize recruiting efficiency and outcomes. - Enhance recruiting impact: Strengthen employer brand, refine processes and leverage tools to improve speed, quality, and candidate experience. 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 QUALIFICATIO