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About the Role
As Counsel in the Product Legal team, you will be a valuable member of the global Product Legal team and will help our rapidly growing business navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Although you will be based in the US, you will have multi-regional responsibility by supporting our product and partnership strategy and advising on complex technology transactions globally. 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.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a dedicated thought partner for the Strategic Partnership team and support negotiations on complex and novel agreements with strategic partners.
- Manage the process, review, and draft agreements for strategic partnerships.
- Provide advice and support to the product team, local legal teams, support functions, Airwallex management, and the Legal, Risk, and Compliance Department.
- Coordinate with local counsel across jurisdictions globally to discern and devise optimal paths to market from a legal and regulatory perspective.
- Liaise with senior stakeholders of the Airwallex group, located around the world.
- Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.
Requirements
- 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.
- Versatility in supporting Product in an advisory role and in supporting the business on commercial documents and terms.
- Proactive, results-driven, and take ownership of your work.
- Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills.
- Strong drafting skills.
- Ability to master new areas of the law quickly.
- High levels of professionalism, integrity, and a strong work ethic, including a readiness to lend a helping hand to teammates.
- 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.
Skills
- Stakeholder management
- Commercial documents and terms
- Drafting
- Communication
- Mastering new areas of law
- Professionalism
- Integrity
- Work ethic
- Payments
- Card networks
- Fintech
Location
- New York City
- US
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience as a lawyer
About the Company
- Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses.
- Powered by proprietary infrastructure and software, Airwallex empowers over 250,000 businesses worldwide with integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, spend management, treasury, and embedded finance.
- Founded in Melbourne, Airwallex has over 2,300 employees across 27 global offices.
- Valued at US$11 billion and backed by leading investors, Airwallex is building the future of global payments and financial platforms.
- The company hires builders with founder-like energy who seek impact, accelerated learning, and ownership.
- Legal & Licensing at Airwallex shapes how the company grows, supporting product development and sales.
- The team helps shape a global licensing footprint and ensures brand and data architecture remain best-in-class for the agentic economy and its regulatory demands.
- This is a team for lawyers, strategists, and licensing specialists with commercial instincts, sharp judgment, and a focus on customer-first outcomes.
Equal Opportunity
- Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- We value diversity and consider anyone seeking employment based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent.
- We do not 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 hiring decisions.
- If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.