Product Director, Financial Markets (FX) & Financial Platform

About the role

Airwallex, the AI-native financial operating system used by more than 675,000 businesses, is looking for a Product Director to own its financial markets and financial platform product strategy and roadmap. The Financial Markets team owns the FX platform, Liquidity Platform and Stablecoin platform, while the Financial Platform team owns the ledger, wallet experience, reporting and reconciliation. The role can be based in San Francisco, Singapore, Melbourne or Sydney.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the financial markets product strategy, solution design, roadmap and delivery plans.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of high-performing product managers.
• Partner with engineering and design teams to build scalable features and user experiences across web and mobile, clarifying requirements, trade-offs and timelines.
• Work with commercial, marketing, legal and finance teams to deliver simple, easy-to-use products while navigating regulatory and operational complexity.
• Manage trade-offs between long-term product vision and near-term growth in a data-driven, fast-paced environment.
• Lead the extension of financial markets into new verticals and use cases, taking propositions from concept to launch.
• Monitor product performance, drive continuous operational improvement and stay ahead of industry trends in finance, payments and technology.

Required profile

• 8+ years of professional experience in Product Management, Engineering or a related technical field.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field.
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain product strategy to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work in cross-cultural, cross-functional teams and to balance user requirements with commercial strategy.

Required skills

• Understanding of e-trading, eFX and trading technology.
• Attention to detail and ability to structure complex problems.
• Ability to drive ideas to reality in short periods of time.