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About the Role

As Corporate Secretary within the Corporate Legal team, you'll manage company secretarial and corporate governance matters for Airwallex's licensed entities worldwide, ensuring compliance and supporting expansion. You will oversee board and committee governance, entity lifecycle management, statutory compliance, and equity administration.

Responsibilities

Build and own the corporate secretarial function for Airwallex's Americas entities.
Manage the full company secretarial and corporate governance lifecycle across licensed entities, including incorporations, restructurings, capital injections, wind-downs, statutory and regulatory filings, and entity records.
Organize and facilitate board, committee and general meetings end to end, preparing agendas, resolutions, minutes and presentation materials while tracking follow-ups and action items.
Partner with key stakeholders to ensure governance operations are accurate, timely and scalable.
Support Options and RSU administration, shareholder matters and governance improvements as Airwallex expands across jurisdictions.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in company secretarial, corporate governance or related roles within financial services, fintech or another regulated industry.
Proven track record supporting boards and senior management in a global or regional corporate structure, managing competing priorities across multiple time zones.
Experience managing multi-jurisdictional entities and complex group structures, including entity incorporation, restructuring and statutory compliance across different legal regimes.
Strong knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, directors' duties and regulatory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear, concise board materials and work effectively with directors, regulators and cross-functional stakeholders.
Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential board and shareholder matters.

Skills

Corporate governance
Company secretarial
Financial services
Fintech
Regulated industry
Multi-jurisdictional entities
Statutory compliance
Board materials preparation
Communication skills
Attention to detail
Judgment
Discretion
Board portal tools
Entity management systems
ESOP administration
Equity plan administration

Location

New York
San Francisco

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

5+ years

Education Level

Professional company secretary qualification (ACG, FCG, ICSA, CGI, ACIS or CCS)
Lawyer qualification

About the Company

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy.
More than 675,000 businesses use Airwallex to run financial operations or build and monetize financial products.
Started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on.
Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices.
Hires builders with founder-level energy, who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles.

Equal Opportunity

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Values diversity and considers anyone seeking employment based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent.
Does 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.
Provides accommodation for individuals with disabilities or special needs.