Senior Governance Risk & Compliance Regional Specialist - InfoSec

About the role

Airwallex, the AI-native financial operating system used by more than 675,000 businesses, is looking for a regional anchor for its security compliance function in Lithuania. You will connect local requirements with the wider global Information Security programme, work with regulators, customers, partners and vendors, and support regional entities while keeping their needs in front of the global team. The role suits someone with significant autonomy and project management experience.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and monitor security controls, policies and procedures across regulatory compliance, data privacy, risk and security governance.
• Use AI and automation to streamline compliance work, including reporting, communications, metrics, dashboards and evidence management.
• Build and maintain security documentation and evidence artefacts for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop subject-matter expertise in regional security compliance and contribute to the global Information Security programme.
• Apply security judgment to complex cloud environments and work independently with engineering, legal and business teams.
• Help evolve the compliance operating model as the company scales to new markets and regulations.

Required profile

• 7+ years of cybersecurity experience, able to work and execute independently.
• Fluent Lithuanian for local regulators; fluent English for day-to-day work and other regional regulators.
• Willingness to travel ad hoc to other EMEA locations (e.g. UAE) about 2-3 times per quarter.
• Preferred: fintech experience, knowledge of security compliance in finance or Lithuania, and an industry-leading security degree or certification (e.g. CISSP, CEH, CISA).

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of compliance frameworks such as PCI-DSS, ISO 27001 and SOC 2, and of what makes a successful information security audit.
• Experience creating and maintaining security policies adapted to complex regulatory requirements.
• Experience managing, implementing and monitoring security controls and supporting information security audits.
• Strong communication skills as a regional contact for regulators, customers, partners and vendors.