Head of Corporate Legal

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, Navan, Qantas, SHEIN and many more – with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts, payments, spend management and treasury, to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne, we have a team of over 1,700 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If you’re ready to do the most ambitious work of your career, join us.

The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. We're passionate about safeguarding Airwallex's operations, fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business, proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks.

As the Head of Corporate Legal, you will serve as a specialist in matters concerning corporate governance, M&A, subsidiary management, stock plan administration, and various compliance issues. Managing a global team of 10, you'll grow, develop and inspire the Corporate Legal function to ensure we're scaling effectively towards IPO.

In this pivotal role, you will provide support for strategic corporate transactions and ensure adherence to critical regulations. A key aspect of this position is your ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams from departments such as finance, accounting, tax, HR, corporate development, and IT.
Responsibilities:

Corporate Governance:

• Offer counsel on general corporate law issues, such as corporate finance, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, corporate communications, ESG, and stock plan administration.

• Maintain corporate governance guidelines, committee charters, and assist in preparing Board presentation materials.

Corporate Transactions:

• Assist with mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate transactions, debt restructuring, and inter-company agreements.

• Collaborate with the corporate strategy team to create term sheets, support due diligence efforts, actively manage deal processes and execution, and provide post-closing acquisition and integration support.

Executive Compensation:

• Assist with executive compensation matters, stock plan administration, equity incentive plan, employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), and corporate bonus plans.
  

Who you are

We're looking for people who meet the minimum qualifications for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory.

Minimum qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree from a prestigious law school is essential.

• Thorough training and experience from a top-tier law firm.

• Over 15+ years of progressive corporate law experience, with a focus on rapidly growing tech companies.

• Demonstrated cross-border management expertise.

• Strategic thinker with sound business acumen.

• Proactive and detail-oriented individual adept at excelling in fast-paced environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Fintech/payments experience is highly desirable

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don’t regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters.  Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s).  Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.