Airwallex

Counsel, Product Legal

US - San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 6 days ago

Stakeholder ManagementSalesforceCommunication

About the role

Legal & Licensing at Airwallex sits at the heart of the decisions that shape how Airwallex grows.
You'll help shape a global licensing footprint most fintechs wish they had, while making sure our brand and data architecture stay best-in-class for customers entering the agentic economy and ready for its regulatory demands.
The hard part is helping the business move fast on product, revenue, and new-market expansion without compromising the regulatory discipline that protects the moat.

You will build strong business relationships with business teams and understand the business environment.
When you don't know the answer, you'll know how to obtain the answer and explain it to business partners.
This dynamic role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and solving complex issues for our internal and external partners, is detail oriented, willing to take on challenges and changes, obsessively curious and intellectually honest, thrives on taking actions and delivering impactful results, and aims to inspire and be inspired.
Provide advice and support to the product team, local legal teams, support functions, Airwallex management, and the Legal, Risk, and Compliance Department.
Negotiate customer partnerships for major deals and manage commercial drafting of sales agreements
Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.
Support negotiations on complex and novel agreements with our strategic partners
Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies

5+ years of experience as a lawyer at a top firm, in-house or a combination of both.
Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders
Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills
Ability to master new areas of the law quickly

In-house legal experience gained ideally in the fintech industry or financial institutions
Subject-matter expertise in payments, card networks, or fintech
Experience working with stakeholders across the globe
APPLICANT SAFETY POLICY: FRAUD AND THIRD-PARTY RECRUITERS
All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com http://airwallex.com email address.
Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com http://careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
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).

This team backs the visionary builders transforming Airwallex into a generational financial company, sharing the journey of product development and sales alongside our business partners.
It's a team for lawyers, strategists, and licensing specialists with commercial instincts, sharp judgment, and an obsession with customer-first outcomes.
If you want to guide executive decisions and help build the licensing, structure, and judgment behind what comes next, this is where legal has real leverage.

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.

Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future.

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