Airwallex

Staff Product Manager, Lending

US - San Francisco · Staff+

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About the role

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.
This is a highly strategic space that sits at the centre of customer value creation, commercial growth, and platform differentiation.
The team operates with a startup mindset inside Airwallex, tackling complex challenges across product, credit risk, capital, compliance, and go-to-market.

As Staff Product Manager, Lending, you will lead some of the company's most important and complex lending opportunities.
You will define strategy across large problem spaces, drive alignment across senior stakeholders, and shape how Airwallex builds differentiated lending products globally.
Define and drive the product strategy for significant parts of Airwallex's lending platform, including embedded lending and first-party lending capabilities
Lead highly ambiguous, high-impact initiatives across origination, underwriting, servicing, repayment, partner enablement, and portfolio optimisation
Partner closely with engineering, design, data, commercial, credit risk, legal, compliance, finance, and operations leaders to align on strategy and deliver outcomes
Build scalable product frameworks, decision principles, and operating models that enable Airwallex to expand lending across markets and use cases
Work with external stakeholders such as financial institutions, capital providers, data partners, and regulatory stakeholders where needed to unlock product capability and scale
In addition to building products, you will help raise the bar for product thinking, execution quality, and strategic clarity across the wider organisation.

8+ years of overall professional experience, including substantial product management experience in fintech, financial services, lending, or other complex regulated domains
Strong track record of leading large, ambiguous product areas from strategy through execution and measurable business impact
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategy, priorities, and trade-offs to both executive and working teams
Ability to thrive in cross-cultural and cross-functional teams
Bachelor's degree or higher with strong academic achievement

Experience across both embedded lending and first-party lending products
Experience working with credit risk, underwriting models, capital structures, or funding partnerships
Strong understanding of SME banking, lending regulations, and market structure in one or more global markets
Experience launching zero-to-one products and then scaling them in high-growth environments
Background in software engineering, quantitative disciplines, finance, or strategy/consulting
Experience mentoring PMs or acting as a functional leader across a broader product area
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All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com http://airwallex.com email address.

You will operate with broad scope and high autonomy, balancing long-term vision with near-term execution.

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.
The Lending team is responsible for building and scaling Airwallex's credit and lending capabilities across both embedded lending and first-party lending models.

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.

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.

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