Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 100,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,500 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech located across more than 20 offices across the globe. Valued at US$5.6 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Sequoia, Lone Pine, Greenoaks, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and Mastercard, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you're ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.
The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks.
Reporting to the Head of Commercial and Product Legal, you will manage a global team of Product lawyers entrusted with strategically partnering with Product leadership to define and refine the product roadmap and ensure successful product launches. You’ll play a central role in building a strong legal foundation across the globe. This dynamic role is ideal for someone who truly enjoys wearing multiple hats, isn’t afraid of ambiguity or constant change, and thrives on taking action and delivering results.
Provide practical, risk-weighted legal guidance on a wide range of legal matters related to Airwallex’s products and growth initiatives while managing the utilization of outside counsel judiciously
Advise on regulations specific to our industry
Prepare and update internal Product Legal Playbooks and the Legal Wiki with product related regulatory information and positions
Negotiate banking agreements, technology license agreements and other inbound contracts related to Airwallex’s products and operations
Participate in ideation sessions to create amazing product experiences for Airwallex’s customers that comply with the law--even when the relevant law is not well developed
Partner with the broader team to share information about the regulatory environment to facilitate efficient and transparent legal support across the business
We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.
At least 10 years of relevant legal experience, including at a top-tier national law firm and as an in-house Product Counsel, preferably at a fintech/payments startup
3+ years of management experience, ideally across borders
Broad corporate transactional experience, including drafting and negotiating highly-customized agreements; relevant regulatory experience is a plus
Experience collaborating with Product
Prior experience in payments or an adjacent fintech sector
Juris Doctor, LLB, LLM (or foreign equivalent) from a top-tier law school
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.
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.
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