Director, Corporate Legal

Responsibilities

• Lead as primary internal counsel on private company fundraising and financing transactions, including term sheet development and negotiating definitive agreements.
• Partner with Corporate Development and Investor Relations on fundraising strategy, due diligence, and investor governance.
• Lead end-to-end legal execution of domestic and cross-border M&A, including acquisitions of licensed fintech entities.
• Advise on secondary sales and private-company liquidity programs for shareholders and employees.
• Provide expert advice on corporate governance, intragroup structuring, and internal reorganizations.
• Collaborate with Regulatory, Product, and Risk teams to ensure transactions align with global licensing and regulatory expectations.
• Manage and direct external counsel across multiple jurisdictions to ensure high-quality, cost-effective legal support.
• Build scalable transaction processes, playbooks, and templates leveraging LegalTech and AI tools.

Requirements

• U.S. legal qualification and an active license to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of legal experience in an in-house department or private practice advising on private company financing and M&A.
• Proven track record of running complex transactions end-to-end.
• Significant experience drafting and negotiating core transaction documentation (term sheets, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements).
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. corporate and securities law as applied to private companies.
• Ability to provide commercially grounded, risk-balanced advice to senior executives and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth technology, fintech, or payments sectors.
• Experience with cross-border structures and licensed entities.
• A mix of top-tier law firm and in-house experience, ideally in a late-stage growth or pre-IPO company.
• Experience designing private-company secondary programs or structured liquidity solutions.
• Experience building or enhancing legal operations and transaction-related playbooks.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary ($250K – $340K) plus bonus and equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Short-term and long-term disability and basic life insurance.
• 20 paid vacation days and 12 paid company holidays per year.

About the Company

Airwallex is a unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by proprietary infrastructure and software, we empower over 200,000 businesses worldwide—including Brex, Rippling, and Navan—with integrated solutions for business accounts, payments, spend management, and treasury. Valued at US$8 billion, Airwallex is building the future of global banking.