Airwallex
What It's Like to Work at Airwallex
Airwallex drives job satisfaction through practices that blend big scope with high support and accountability:
- Growth and impact: Stretch projects, steep learning, and visible results; 86% had learning/growth opportunities in the last 12 months. Employee's quote: “There are many learning opportunities and growth.”
- High-support management: Clear goals, quick unblocking, open communication. 84% say managers help them achieve more; 88% had a growth discussion in the past six months.
- Ownership culture: High-intensity, high-accountability environment where proactive people thrive; work tied to a meaningful mission.
- Competitive rewards and benefits: Market pay, bonuses, and benefits that reduce day-to-day stress; consistent recognition from managers.
- Listen-and-act routines: Twice-yearly engagement surveys (93% response); H1’25 engagement at 83% (+2 vs H2’24). We target lower-scoring areas each cycle, assign people partners, and adjust policies when issues surface.
- Leadership access: 2+ regional executive fireside chats quarterly for transparency and Q&A.
- External validation: 2025 Best Employer Award (Asia Fintech Awards).
These practices create a high-intensity, high-support environment where people grow fast and see their impact.
Employee feedback from H1 2025 engagement survey (93% response) points to a strong willingness to recommend Airwallex as a workplace, driven by growth, impact, and support:
- Advocacy signals: 80% are proud to tell others they work at Airwallex. 93% understand how their work contributes; 87% have clear team OKRs—clear goals and line of sight to impact.
- Manager support and growth: 84% say managers help them achieve more; 86% had learning and growth opportunities in the last year.
- Why they’d recommend it: supportive culture, strong career growth, competitive pay/benefits, and a meaningful mission building global financial infrastructure at scale.
- High-caliber peers: Employees' quotes: “High‑impact work with a lot of smart people.” “Great people and culture.” High pace and high bar that accelerates learning.
- Pay transparency: competitive base pay, bonuses/perks vary by region and role, with transparent offers.
Takeaway: clear goals, regular context, and visible impact fuel strong employee advocacy and recommendations.
Airwallex is a top fintech employer and innovator with a supportive culture and competitive rewards, and a demanding, high-growth home for builders who want ownership, speed, and visible impact.
- Builder-first culture: Mindset over pedigree; founder-like energy, grit, curiosity, and problem-solving.
- High bar, fast pace: Zero-to-one work, big scope, and accountability; not a fit for process-for-process’s-sake.
- Global, low-ego team: 1,800+ people across 26 offices, collaborative and culturally nuanced.
- Innovative and AI-native: Internal AI tools boost speed and quality; recognized by Fast Company (Most Innovative Company) and the Forbes Cloud 100.
- Practical hiring: Structured assessments that mirror real work and prioritize problem orientation.
Bottom line: A place where ambitious builders accelerate their careers and turn ambiguity into meaningful impact.
Working at Airwallex comes with clear tradeoffs: high intensity balanced by high support:
- Pace: Fast, high-growth environment with occasional sprints around launches; we aim for sustainable intensity and are transparent about it (recruiters, managers, all‑hands).
- Ownership vs. ambiguity: You get real autonomy and scope, but must navigate ambiguity and be accountable for outcomes. “Autonomy to make impact.”
- High bar: You’ll work with top talent and receive direct feedback; not ideal if you prefer established playbooks or heavy processes.
- Global collaboration: Big, global impact also means cross‑time‑zone coordination at times.
- Speed over bureaucracy: Fewer prebuilt processes: great for builders who like to create, harder if you rely on strict structures.
- Support: Competitive rewards and comprehensive well‑being resources (e.g., Modern Health) help balance ambition with respect for your time.
If you enjoy pace, ownership, and visible impact—with meaningful learning and equity upside—it’s an exceptional place to grow.
Airwallex’s overall employer reputation: high-growth, high-impact, and builder-first, backed by real momentum.
- Mission with scale: Building global financial infrastructure for borderless businesses; massive market (≈$570B TAM by 2027; embedded finance ≈$7.2T by 2030).
- Category advantage: Proprietary, full‑stack platform that owns the end-to-end financial operations lifecycle.
- Strong momentum: $300M Series F in May 2025 ($1.2B total raised), no down-rounds; $900M annualized revenue in June 2025 (+95% YoY), 150k+ customers, 12 new market launches (2024–2025).
- Equity upside: Realistic valuation plus late‑stage acceleration creates meaningful long‑term potential for employees.
- Builder culture: High-commitment, high-reward environment for owners who want autonomy, speed, and visible impact—supported by clear goals and open communication.
- Third‑party validation: Recognized as a Best Employer (Asia Fintech Awards) and for innovation (e.g., Fast Company, Forbes Cloud 100).
- Why now: We’re at a pivotal inflection point—an ideal time for ambitious builders to shape the future of global banking.
