Director, Corporate Legal

Airwallex (UK) Limited

Job Overview

Location

US - San Francisco

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As Director, Corporate Legal at Airwallex, you will serve as the senior transactions lead for global corporate legal matters, playing a critical role in shaping the company’s capital structure, governance, and global expansion through high-impact transactions such as private financings, M&A, and secondary sales.
• You will lead end-to-end legal execution of complex domestic and cross-border transactions, including drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive agreements, managing due diligence, coordinating with external counsel, and ensuring regulatory and licensing compliance across jurisdictions.
• You will partner closely with the CEO’s Office, Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Regulatory Legal, and other LRC teams to design and execute transactions that support Airwallex’s growth trajectory while maintaining rigorous risk and governance standards.
• You will build scalable legal processes, playbooks, and templates leveraging LegalTech and AI tools to increase transaction speed, consistency, and capacity, while mentoring and directing external counsel to uphold quality and commercial alignment.
• This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of global fintech innovation within a fast-scaling, mission-driven company valued at US$8 billion, with direct impact on strategic initiatives that define the future of global payments and financial infrastructure.

🎯 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 private practice advising on private company financing and M&A, 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
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. corporate and securities law as applied to private companies, particularly in 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

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on high-visibility, strategic transactions that shape Airwallex’s global growth and capital structure
• Collaborate with world-class executives and teams across Legal, Finance, Corporate Development, and Regulatory functions in a global, innovative environment
• Build and scale transaction processes using LegalTech and AI tools to enhance efficiency and consistency in a rapidly growing organization
• Join a mission-driven company valued at US$8 billion, backed by top-tier investors including Visa, Mastercard, Sequoia, and Salesforce Ventures
• Hybrid work flexibility based in San Francisco or New York, with access to Airwallex’s global network of 2,200+ employees across 26 offices

Skills & Technologies

Hybrid

Degree Required

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About Airwallex (UK) Limited

Airwallex is a global financial technology company providing cross-border payment and banking infrastructure for businesses. It offers multi-currency accounts, foreign exchange, card issuing, expense management, and embedded finance APIs. Founded in Melbourne in 2015, the company serves enterprises and SMEs across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, operating under licenses in multiple jurisdictions and processing billions in annualized transaction volume.

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