Principal Executive Recruiter, Talent Acquisition
Airwallex· Fintech· Oct 16, 2026 · 11d ago
US - New York
Hybrid
Full-time
Principal
$180K–$260K
10+ years exp
Job description
ABOUT AIRWALLEX
Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.
We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,700 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles airwallex.com to see it in full.
How you'll make impact
As Principal Executive Recruiter, you’ll help Airwallex scale its leadership bench in support of sustained global growth. You’ll partner with senior executives and leaders across GTM, G&A, Product, Engineering and Design to scope leadership roles, align on candidate profiles, and build focused executive search strategies.
- Own executive searches end to end, from sourcing and candidate engagement through offer acceptance.
- Drive strategic hiring alignment with senior executives by shaping candidate profiles and search strategies.
- Build trusted relationships with candidates and deliver a consistently positive executive candidate experience.
- Partner with hiring managers throughout the recruitment process, bringing market insight, strong judgment and influence to critical hiring decisions.
- Improve executive recruiting practices as Airwallex continues to grow globally.
You’ll work from our New York office three days a week.
What we're looking for
Essentials
- 10+ years of recruitment experience, including hiring senior-level talent at VP or C-level in a fast-paced, growth-stage environment.
- Strong ability to ramp up on new domains in a short period of time.
- A proven track record of successfully recruiting and closing candidates across various domains.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Preferred
- Demonstrated proficiency hiring for Product, Engineering and Design (PED) roles.
You'll thrive here if
- You're comfortable owning the roadmap yourself.
- You own the outcome and you don't wait for permission to fix what's broken.
- You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.
- You communicate clearly and directly across cultures, and you're thoughtful about how context shifts meaning across borders.
- You can advocate hard for a position, then fully support the team's direction once a call is made.
Learn more about your team
Talent Acquisition sits at the frontier of company building. Talent is the ultimate driver of our global growth, which means the decisions we make don't just fill roles, they shape where Airwallex goes next. You'll operate as a trusted advisor to leaders across the business, bringing market insight and judgment to the table when it matters most. We hold ourselves to a high standard because it's the only way to attract exceptional people. By challenging assumptions, influencing outcomes, and consistently raising the bar, you'll build trusted relationships with top-tier candidates who understand both the opportunity and expectations that come with joining Airwallex. If you want to help build a generational company, you'll find no shortage of ways to make your mark.
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 airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com 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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