Exceptional leadership and an empowering culture - Director Airwallex Employee Review

5.0
Jul 20, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Exceptional local leadership under James Teodorini. He empowers his team, trusts people to do their jobs and creates an environment where individuals can grow while remaining focused on business outcomes. - Opportunity to work on high-impact projects with a genuinely global business. - Smart, talented and driven colleagues who are passionate about what they do. - Fast-paced environment with plenty of opportunities to learn and develop. - Exposure to senior leadership and the chance to influence business-critical decisions - Strong culture of innovation, with AI and technology at the centre of the business strategy. - Flexible and supportive team, with trust to take ownership and drive initiatives.

Cons

Priorities can change quickly, requiring teams to pivot at short notice. Working across multiple time zones occasionally means early or late meetings. As a high-growth company, some processes are still evolving and can feel less structured than in more mature organisations.

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5.0
Jul 20, 2026
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Pros

Love the incredibly fast pace and the massive growth -- very few companies are scaling at 80% YoY at a scale of >$1bn ARR, The leadership team and technical talent are brilliant.

Cons

Here in San Francisco, the company's still very much in a Series A stage-- that can be a good or bad thing depending on your perspective. You just have to be willing to be scrapping and work hard.

5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High autonomy and agency. As a senior IC I have leadership's trust in driving my work, engaging with partner executives and generating new ideas and partnerships. Clear line of sight into how my work positively impacts the company. I can draw the line between my effort and that enabling a small or large part of our success. Diverse product and partner work. I work with large and small partners and across our entire product offering, which keeps my day to day fresh and diverse. Great people, all hard working, smart and well credentialed.

Cons

Global team makes for frequent night time calls, if something can't be handled over Slack. Hard driving. There's lots to do and big ambitions, so everyone is spread thin working on high priority/impact projects.

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