Senior Employment Counsel, Americas

Airwallex
San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 160,000 - 270,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Independently operate","High motivation","Clear communication","Risk-focused judgment","Fast-paced adaptability"]

Serve as senior employment counsel for Airwallex across the Americas, advising People & Talent and business leaders on the full employment lifecycle, workplace investigations, employee relations, and employment-related policies. Own US employment law, coordinate multi-jurisdiction guidance, manage employment disputes and litigation with external counsel, and support cross-border issues like contractor/EOR classification, remote work mobility exposure, and compensation and equity in a private-company context.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
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Senior Employment Counsel, Americas

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Job Summary

Serve as senior employment counsel for Airwallex across the Americas, advising People & Talent and business leaders on the full employment lifecycle, workplace investigations, employee relations, and employment-related policies. Own US employment law, coordinate multi-jurisdiction guidance, manage employment disputes and litigation with external counsel, and support cross-border issues like contractor/EOR classification, remote work mobility exposure, and compensation and equity in a private-company context.
Location: San Francisco, New York, Seattle
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Advise People & Talent and business leaders on the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, contracts, performance management, accommodations, leaves, wage and hour compliance, and terminations.
  • •Lead workplace investigations and sensitive employee matters end-to-end with the cross-functional People and Legal working group.
  • •Draft, refresh, and own employment-related policies and templates.
  • •Manage employment disputes, agency charges, and litigation by instructing and controlling external counsel and legal spend.
  • •Coordinate multi-jurisdiction employment advice across APAC, EMEA and the Americas, including contractor and employer-of-record arrangements and cross-border remote work and mobility risk.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 270,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and active membership in at least one US state bar (California, Washington, or New York preferred).
  • •7+ years of employment law experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, with demonstrated employment counseling beyond litigation.
  • •Experience advising on and coordinating employment law advice across multiple jurisdictions.
  • •Experience leading workplace investigations and managing employment disputes, agency charges, or tribunal matters.
  • •Ability to translate complex legal and risk issues into clear, succinct, actionable guidance for non-legal audiences.
Experience:7+ yearsFintechPaymentsIn-house legalEmployment lawWorkplace investigations
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:Independently operateHigh motivationClear communicationRisk-focused judgmentFast-paced adaptability
Licenses:Active US state bar membership (California, Washington, or New York preferred)

Company Brief

Airwallex
Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform that provides business accounts, cross-border payments, treasury, corporate cards, and embedded finance APIs to help companies manage global financial operations and scale internationally.
Industry: Fintech Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2015
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