Senior Regulatory Counsel, Americas

Airwallex
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 200,000 - 280,000 annuallyFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Collaboration","Influence"]

Senior regulatory counsel responsible for regulatory matters across the Americas within Airwallex, advising on payments and financial services licensing, money transmission, and cross-border product offerings. Collaborates with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, and external counsel to design controls, manage licenses, filings, and regulatory strategy, with a focus on scaling in the region and leveraging AI tools.

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Airwallex
Airwallex
4 months ago

Senior Regulatory Counsel, Americas

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Job Summary

Senior regulatory counsel responsible for regulatory matters across the Americas within Airwallex, advising on payments and financial services licensing, money transmission, and cross-border product offerings. Collaborates with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, and external counsel to design controls, manage licenses, filings, and regulatory strategy, with a focus on scaling in the region and leveraging AI tools.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Be responsible for handling regulatory legal issues relating to our business across the Americas, and for providing strategic advice to cross-functional stakeholders relating to licenses/registrations and potential future licence applications in the region.
  • •Monitor, report, and influence trends and developments in payments and financial services regulation in the Americas, identifying changes that may impact operations or objectives.
  • •Partner with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance to ensure robust compliance with applicable laws and regulations (money transmission, stored value, FX, remittance, card issuing).
  • •Support market entry and expansion of regulatory licences in the Americas by providing regulatory mapping and licensing advice for new products and features.
  • •Liaise with senior stakeholders globally, providing regulatory legal advice and risk assessments on business initiatives impacting the Americas.
  • •Manage external legal counsel and consultants in the Americas, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective support.
  • •Leverage AI and other tooling to enhance the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team.
  • •Provide legal advice on regulatory compliance obligations and filings in relevant Americas jurisdictions, partnering with Regulatory Compliance for timely filings.
  • •Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies in key Americas markets.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 280,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10 years of relevant post-qualification experience as a lawyer.
Experience:10+ yearsFintechPaymentsFinancial services
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationCollaborationInfluence
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AI

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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