Counsel, Product Legal

About the team

Legal & Licensing at Airwallex sits at the heart of the decisions that shape how Airwallex grows. 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. 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.

What you'll do

• 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.
• Coordinate with local counsel across jurisdictions such as Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, The U.S., The UK., and The European Union 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.
• Support negotiations on complex and novel agreements with our strategic partners.
• Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies.

Who you are

• 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 Sales 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.