About Airwallex
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.
About the team
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.
What you’ll do
Joining a high functioning Commercial Legal team, this position will oversee and manage all legal matters related to commercial transactions, contracts, regulatory compliance, and other legal issues affecting the APAC operations.
You will strategically partner with sales leadership, providing proactive and effective legal support to enable the region to achieve their ambitious business goals.
We have one role in Japan and one role in Malaysia/Singapore.
Responsibilities:
- Support the APAC Sales team and lead, manage, and close deals with our most strategic users.
- Play a pivotal role in building and scaling Airwallex's commercial legal infrastructure to maximize operational efficiencies and keep pace with Airwallex's fast growth. This work includes creating and improving contract templates, negotiation playbooks, more efficient processes, and internal trainings.
- Work closely with cross-functional partners on user deals, including sales, product legal, tax, operations, compliance, and risk.
- Provide practical legal guidance on how to navigate rules and regulations for new deals and customers in APAC
- Provide legal strategies to facilitate the rollout of our products to customers locally, regionally, and globally
- Support expansion and launches to customers in new markets
- Work with the compliance and risk teams globally to align on Airwallex's policies
Who you are
We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.
Minimum qualifications:
- A business pragmatist that focuses on "win-win" solutions and positive sum negotiations.
- A creative problem solver that loves to challenge assumptions, rethink norms, and chase down solutions to thorny problems.
- 5+ years of experience in commercial, financial service and corporate law preferably with a fast-growing tech startup or law firm
- LLB, LLM or Juris Doctor
- A keen interest in financial services regulation and the fintech industry
- In-depth knowledge of the legal and business environment in the APAC region
- Outstanding negotiation, communication, and leadership skills
- The ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated capability in managing and leading legal teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
