Destination

Travelex is in its 50 year as the global leader in foreign exchange. In ANZ we aim to maintain to be the most trusted FX provider, driven by customer obsession, belief in our people and pride in our brand. Travelex has recently returned to Sydney Airport after 10 years to be the provider of choice. As a result, we are looking for an experienced Area Manager to lead this large-scale operation to ensure growth, exceptional customer service and manage relationships with the airport and other business partners.

Itinerary

- Competitive salary package on offer including bonuses, incentives
- Enjoy birthday leave, moving leave and paid parental leave
- Staff discounts on private health care and foreign currency
- We have partnered with Flare Benefits for even more perks including Novated Leasing
- Inclusive and supportive company, where you will be comfortable to bring your whole self to work
- Stability in a growing, global business
- On-site Employee Parking

Passport

To land this role, you will need to have solid experience managing in a big box environment or within a large portfolio of multi‑site locations. Vital to success will be the ability to manage internal and external stakeholders from a wide variety of business standpoints. You will need to be able to influence decisions based on market knowledge and strategic intent. The Area Manager will be an agile thinker who can efficiently manage multiple priorities and lead the ground team with clarity and vision with the customer at the centre of every decision. You will develop and elevate your field leaders and team, driving success and growth within the largest airport in the southern hemisphere. (That’s over 42.5 million passages annually across 9 square kilometres of property!)

Key Responsibilities





- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a multi‑site manager with a proven track record leading a minimum of 7 plus retail stores across a geographic spread or a Big Box manager managing 50+ employees
- Strong financial and commercial acumen with the ability to analyse data insights and identify business and commercial risks and opportunities – able to think on your feet
- Demonstrated experience and capability with change management, successfully leading teams through ambiguity and the ability to manage conflicting priorities
- Strong influencing, negotiating and communications skills both written and verbal
- Continued presence amongst all locations and shifts in this highly visible role
- Innovation and resolve to remove obstacles in a quick‑paced and ever‑changing environment
- Able to make decisions in the moment to adapt to rapid changes in customer patterns to achieve the best results, with customer care and experience always at the forefront
- Ready to take on a big challenge with high rewards, able to work at pace and keep a calm, strategic head
- Retail sales background is highly preferred for this role

Flight times and Ground Transport

The airport team operates from 3.30am to 11.30pm 7 days per week, and the Area Manager will need to be accessible, available, and able to be on site at those times as required (in conjunction with your airport leadership team).

Reporting

Reporting to the NSW State Manager, the Area Manager will be responsible for driving business growth through people by developing, coaching and empowering the team.



The Area Manager serves as the key motivator for the Airport Team in maximising sales and driving repeat clientele. This is a business-critical leadership role that drives positive sales results, creates and maintains a healthy workplace culture, and leads strategic change to increase profitability. By bringing strategy to life, the Area Manager will ensure that the national, and local initiatives are executed with impact—strengthening customer connection, brand loyalty, and market presence.

Equal Opportunity

Travelex is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity to all candidates regardless of race/colour, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital/family status, pregnancy, political opinion, union affiliation, national/ethnic origin, ancestry/culture, socio‑economic background and/or disability.

About Travelex

Founded in 1976, Travelex has grown to become one of the market leading specialist providers of foreign exchange products, solutions and services, operating across the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry in more than 20 countries. We have developed a growing network of over 900 ATMs and more than 1,100 stores in the some of the world’s top international airports and in major transport hubs, premium shopping malls, high street locations, supermarkets and city centres. Travelex has built a growing online and mobile foreign exchange platform, and we also process and deliver foreign currency orders for major banks, travel agencies and hotels worldwide. In addition, we source and distribute large quantities of foreign currency banknotes for customers on a wholesale basis - including for central banks and international financial institutions. We also offer a range of remittance and international money transfer products around the world.

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📌 Regional Manager - Sydney Airport - Australia (City of Sydney)
🏢 Travelex Limited (Australia)
📍 City of Sydney