Product Director, Infrastructure
Engineering Manager · Director · Full Time
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Role
What you'll do.
Airwallex is seeking a Product Director to lead the Global Treasury Payment Network (GTPN) infrastructure team in Singapore. This strategic role involves owning the full lifecycle of money movement infrastructure, managing a team of Product Managers, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to build scalable payment solutions. The position requires 2+ years of people management experience, expertise in platform/infrastructure products, and Mandarin proficiency.
Responsibilities
- Infrastructure Strategy Leadership: Own the full lifecycle of money movement infrastructure, from strategy and roadmap planning to partner assessment, solution design, and delivery
- AI/ML Optimization: Leverage AI/ML insights to optimize payment routing, reduce transaction costs, detect fraud, and improve operational efficiency
- Product Strategy Communication: Communicate product strategy and prioritization with conviction, informed by deep user research, market insights, and competitive analysis
- Team Management: Manage and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, driving impactful outcomes in payments, settlements, and infrastructure projects
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with financial partners, engineering, operations, and commercial teams to build scalable, reliable, and compliant infrastructure
- Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and insights to stakeholders across business units
- Product Iteration: Rapidly iterate on new product launches, feature enhancements, and customer feedback to improve speed, cost-efficiency, and customer experience
Qualifications
What we look for.
Technical
Product Management Experience
Experience in Product Management, especially in platform/infrastructure products, go-to-market propositions, product design, planning, and development
Data-Driven Decision Making
Strong analytical skills, ability to solve complex problems, and comfort with data-driven decision-making
Global Scale Product Delivery
Track record of taking products from ideation to delivery at global scale
Payment Systems Knowledge
Understanding of money movement systems, ledgers, payments orchestration, or relevant workflows
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Experience
People Management
2+ years of formal people management experience leading cross-functional teams
Product Growth
Proven ability to balance user needs and commercial strategy to drive meaningful product growth
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Success thriving in fast-paced, cross-functional teams delivering rapid execution
Global Time Zone Flexibility
Flexibility to work across global time zones
Skills
Required
Product Management
Platform/infrastructure product experience with go-to-market strategy
People Management
2+ years formal experience leading cross-functional teams
Strategic Thinking
Ability to balance long-term vision with short-term growth objectives
Communication Skills
Exceptional English and Chinese communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Cross-functional Leadership
Success in fast-paced environments with rapid execution
Preferred
Fintech Experience
Nice to haveExperience in hyper-growth startup environments or financial infrastructure
Payment Systems
Nice to haveDirect experience building payments or money movement platforms at global scale
Risk Management
Nice to haveFamiliarity with compliance and regulatory requirements in fintech
Card Schemes
Nice to haveWorking experience with major card schemes in global environments
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Databases
Tools
Other
Compensation
Pay and benefits.
Benefits
Global Career Growth
Opportunities to grow your career as part of a $8 billion valued fintech company with global reach
Innovation Environment
Work with cutting-edge AI/ML technologies and payment infrastructure at global scale
Mentorship Opportunities
Lead and mentor high-performing Product Manager teams while fostering individual career growth
International Exposure
Collaborate with teams across 26 global offices and work with major partners like Visa, Mastercard
Equal Opportunity
Inclusive workplace committed to diversity and equal opportunity employment
Process
Interview steps.
- 01
Initial Screening
Phone or video screening to assess basic qualifications, communication skills, and cultural fit with Airwallex values
- 02
Product Strategy Interview
Deep dive into product management experience, strategic thinking, and approach to infrastructure product development
- 03
Leadership Assessment
Evaluation of people management experience, team leadership capabilities, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- 04
Technical Deep Dive
Discussion of payment systems knowledge, fintech experience, and understanding of money movement infrastructure
- 05
Executive Panel
Senior leadership interview focusing on strategic vision, business impact, and alignment with company growth objectives
- 06
Reference Checks
Verification of previous management experience and product delivery track record
Full posting
Original listing.
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 2,000 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. 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.
This role is based in Singapore.
Mandarin proficiency is required for this role.
About the team
You’ll be part of the Global Treasury Payment Network (GTPN) product team, a highly collaborative group responsible for building the infrastructure that powers international money movement at Airwallex. The team’s impact stretches across our platform, enabling customers to move funds globally at scale while directly supporting company growth targets and strategic priorities. We value curiosity, customer obsession, and fast-paced, cross-functional execution. As a team, we aim to craft reliable, scalable products, iterate rapidly, and foster individual career growth through mentorship and learning opportunities.
What you'll do
This strategic leadership role gives you full ownership of Airwallex’s money movement infrastructure roadmap. You'll drive strategy, assess and integrate new financial partners, and deliver infrastructure products that support scale, speed, and enhanced reliability. As Product Lead, you’ll collaborate deeply with financial partnership, engineering, commercial, and operations teams to solve complex challenges and support ongoing product innovation. You’ll manage and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, act as the subject matter expert for money movement within Airwallex, and champion fast iteration on product launches and feature enhancements. This role is based in Shanghai, Singapore, or Hong Kong.
Responsibilities
Own the full lifecycle of money movement infrastructure, from strategy and roadmap planning to partner assessment, solution design, and delivery.
Leverage AI/ML insights to optimize payment routing, reduce transaction costs, detect fraud, and improve operational efficiency.
Communicate product strategy and prioritization with conviction, informed by deep user research, market insights, and competitive analysis.
Manage and mentor a high-performing team of Product Managers, driving impactful outcomes in payments, settlements, and infrastructure projects.
Collaborate with financial partners, engineering, operations, and commercial teams to build scalable, reliable, and compliant infrastructure that supports high-volume transactions and complex use cases.
Serve as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and insights to stakeholders across business units.
Rapidly iterate on new product launches, feature enhancements, and customer feedback, continuously improving speed, cost-efficiency, and customer experience in money movement and payment operations.
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 Requirements
Experience in Product Management, especially in platform/infrastructure products, go-to-market propositions, product design, planning, and development.
2+ years of formal people management experience leading cross-functional teams.
Proven ability to balance user needs and commercial strategy to drive meaningful product growth.
Track record of taking products from ideation to delivery at global scale.
Strong analytical skills, ability to solve complex problems, and comfort with data-driven decision-making.
Ability to manage tradeoffs between long-term product vision and short-term growth objectives.
Success thriving in fast-paced, cross-functional teams delivering rapid execution.
Flexibility to work across global time zones.
Exceptional English and Chinese communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate product strategy to technical and non-technical audiences.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Preferred qualifications
Experience in hyper-growth startup environments, financial infrastructure, or technology domains.
Direct experience building payments or money movement platforms, or working with card schemes (especially in global scale environments) is strongly preferred.
Robust understanding of money movement systems, ledgers, payments orchestration, or relevant workflows.
Familiarity with risk management, compliance, and regulatory requirements in fintech or payments.
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
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.
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.
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