Senior Counsel, Commercial Legal, Americas

5 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Airwallex Full time
About Airwallex

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses, empowering over 100,000 companies worldwide with integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury.

Founded in Melbourne, Airwallex has a team of 1,500 innovators across 20 global offices, backed by investors like Sequoia, Lone Pine, and Salesforce Ventures.

The Role

We're seeking a Senior Counsel to oversee commercial transactions, contracts, regulatory compliance, and other legal issues affecting the Americas region.

This role will partner with sales leadership to provide proactive legal support, enabling the region to achieve ambitious business goals.

Responsibilities:
  • Provide practical legal guidance on navigating rules and regulations for new deals and customers in the Americas.
  • Develop legal strategies to facilitate product rollouts to customers locally, regionally, and globally.
  • Work with compliance and risk teams to align on Airwallex's policies.
Requirements:
  • 7+ years of post-qualification experience in commercial, financial service, and corporate law.
  • LLB, LLM, or Juris Doctor degree.
  • In-depth knowledge of the legal and business environment in the Americas region.
  • Outstanding negotiation, communication, and leadership skills.
What We Offer:
  • Base Salary $150K - $235K.
  • Equity and Bonus opportunities.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Short-term and long-term disability.
  • Basic life insurance.
  • Well-being benefits.
  • 20 paid days of vacation and 12 paid days of company holidays.


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