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Senior Regulatory Counsel, Americas

Airwallex· Regulatory & Compliance
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Remote$142k - $220kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior regulatory lawyer focusing on regulatory matters across the Americas with emphasis on payments and financial services licensing, registration, and ongoing compliance. Remote US-based role within Airwallex.

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 our existing licenses/registrations and potential future licence applications in the region, to ensure Airwallex can successfully scale in the Americas.
  • Monitor, report, and influence trends and developments in payments and financial services regulation in the Americas, actively identifying and anticipating changes that may impact business operations or strategic objectives.
  • Partner closely with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure robust compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including money transmission, stored value, FX, remittance and card issuing rules in relevant markets.
  • Support local and global Product, Strategy, and Management teams and regional Commercial teams on new market entry and expansion of regulatory licence(s) in the Americas, providing regulatory mapping and licensing advice for new products and features.
  • Liaise with senior Airwallex stakeholders globally, providing timely, pragmatic regulatory legal advice and risk assessments on various business initiatives impacting the Americas region.
  • Manage external legal counsel and consultants in the Americas, ensuring high-quality, cost-effective support aligned with Airwallex's business drivers and risk appetite.
  • Leverage AI and other tooling to enhance the scale, efficiency and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team.
  • Provide legal advice on regulatory compliance obligations with respect to ongoing regulatory compliance and submission of regulatory reports and filings in relevant Americas jurisdictions, partnering with the Regulatory Compliance team to ensure timely and accurate filings.
  • Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies in key Americas markets, helping to shape policy and regulatory approaches relevant to the business.

Qualifications

  • Qualified lawyer with 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
  • Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms and/or financial institutions, ideally with exposure to payments, e-money, FX, remittances and/or card issuing in the Americas region.
  • Deep experience and demonstrated success advising on regulatory matters and handling regulatory submissions, filings and regulatory strategy in financial services or payments, ideally including direct engagement with regulators in key Americas markets (e.g. federal and state/provincial regulators).
  • Strong understanding of the financial services regulatory environment in the Americas, particularly as relates to payments, remittance, FX, issuing and digital financial services.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and build trust with business, legal, compliance and external counsel stakeholders.
  • Proactive, results-driven, and ownership-oriented, with a clear track record of managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Ability to influence, explain complex legal topics to non-lawyers, and frame business-relevant solutions.
  • Collaborative team player, embraces managing ambiguity, and thriving in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Benefits

  • Base $142K – $220K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus
  • Benefits vary by country and employment type in accordance with local statutory requirements. All employees receive at least the statutory minimum for paid annual leave and public holidays, with many locations offering additional company-provided vacation days.
  • US-based benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits. US-based employees also receive 20 paid days of vacation and 12 paid days of company holidays in a calendar year.
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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