Director, Corporate Legal

Airwallex
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 250,000 - 340,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Negotiation","Communication","Project management","Risk assessment"]

Lead as the senior transactions counsel in Airwallex’s Corporate Legal group, overseeing private financings, fundraising, secondary sales, and M&A. Partner with Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Finance and Tax to design cross-border deals, governance and licensing strategies, while managing external counsel and building scalable legal processes in a hybrid role based in San Francisco or New York.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
4 months ago

Director, Corporate Legal

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Job Summary

Lead as the senior transactions counsel in Airwallex’s Corporate Legal group, overseeing private financings, fundraising, secondary sales, and M&A. Partner with Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Finance and Tax to design cross-border deals, governance and licensing strategies, while managing external counsel and building scalable legal processes in a hybrid role based in San Francisco or New York.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead as primary internal counsel on private company fundraising and financing transactions (equity and equity‑linked), including term sheet development, drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, coordinating due diligence and driving transactions to close.
  • •Partner closely with the Corporate Development & Investor Relations team on fundraising strategy, investor due diligence, data room management, disclosure, and ongoing investor rights and governance matters across multiple rounds and instruments.
  • •Lead end‑to‑end legal execution of domestic and cross‑border M&A and strategic transactions, including acquisitions of licensed fintech entities and other strategic assets: structuring, documentation, regulatory and licensing considerations, closing mechanics and post‑closing integration support.
  • •Advise on and structure secondary sales and other private‑company liquidity programs for existing shareholders, employees and early investors, including transfer restrictions, ROFR/ROFO mechanics and stakeholder approvals, in close partnership with the Company Secretary and People teams.
  • •Provide expert advice on corporate governance, intragroup structuring, internal reorganisations and corporate actions (including capital raising and board/committee matters), ensuring our global entity and ownership structure effectively supports licensing, tax, regulatory and commercial objectives.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 250,000 - 340,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityAnnual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •U.S. legal qualification (or foreign equivalent) and active license to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • •10+ years of experience in an in‑house legal department and/or in private practice advising on private company financing and mergers and acquisitions, with a strong track record running transactions end‑to‑end.
  • •Significant experience drafting and negotiating core transaction documentation for equity financings, M&A, joint ventures and secondary sales (including term sheets, purchase/merger agreements, shareholder and investor rights agreements, and ancillary documents).
  • •Strong working knowledge of U.S. corporate and securities law as applied to private companies, particularly in the context of fundraising, secondary transactions and corporate governance.
  • •Demonstrated ability to work directly with senior executives, investors and cross‑functional stakeholders, providing clear, commercially grounded, risk‑balanced advice in fast‑moving environments.
  • •Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and project‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously and drive deals to closure under tight timelines.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial services
Skills:LeadershipNegotiationCommunicationProject managementRisk assessment

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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