Senior Regulatory Counsel, Americas

Airwallex (UK) Limited

Job Overview

Location

CA - Toronto

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Senior Regulatory Counsel for the Americas at Airwallex, you will play a critical role in enabling the company’s global expansion by ensuring compliance with complex financial services regulations across North and South America, directly supporting the mission to build the future of global payments infrastructure.
• You will provide strategic legal guidance on licensing, money transmission, stored value, FX, remittance, and card issuing regulations, helping Airwallex navigate evolving regulatory landscapes while scaling innovative financial products in key markets.
• Day to day, you will monitor and analyze regulatory developments across the Americas, advise cross-functional teams on compliance implications, and lead engagements with federal, state, and provincial regulators to shape proactive regulatory strategy.
• You will partner closely with Product Legal, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, and Financial Crime teams to embed regulatory requirements into product design and go-to-market plans, ensuring seamless alignment between innovation and compliance.
• You will manage external legal counsel and consultants, oversee regulatory filings and reporting obligations, and support government relations efforts to influence policy outcomes in priority jurisdictions.
• You will leverage AI and legal technology tools to enhance the efficiency and scalability of regulatory workflows, driving modernization within the Legal, Risk & Compliance function.
• You will mentor and collaborate with global legal teammates, contributing to a culture of intellectual rigor, ownership, and founder-like energy while tackling high-visibility, ambiguous challenges in a fast-paced fintech environment.
• The Legal, Risk & Compliance team at Airwallex is a globally distributed, collaborative group of legal and risk experts committed to safeguarding the company’s operations through proactive risk identification, ethical conduct, and deep regulatory insight.
• Airwallex values builders who operate with first-principles thinking, move fast with good judgment, and use AI to solve problems faster — offering you the chance to grow your career while shaping the future of global finance alongside over 2,000 innovators across 26 offices.
• In this role, you will develop deep expertise in emerging fintech regulatory frameworks, strengthen your ability to influence stakeholders across legal, product, and commercial teams, and gain hands-on experience scaling regulated financial products in complex, multi-jurisdictional environments.

🎯 Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of relevant post-qualification experience
• Strong regulatory experience in fintech, law firms, or financial institutions with exposure to payments, e-money, FX, remittances, or card issuing in the Americas
• Deep experience advising on regulatory matters, handling submissions and filings, and engaging directly with federal and state/provincial regulators in key Americas markets

🏖️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work on high-impact, complex regulatory challenges at a fast-growing, US$8 billion-valued global fintech backed by Tier 1 investors including Visa, Mastercard, Sequoia, and Salesforce Ventures
• Access to cutting-edge AI and legal technology tools to enhance efficiency and drive innovation within the legal function
• Collaborative, global team environment with over 2,000 talented professionals across 26 offices, fostering accelerated learning and true ownership

Skills & Technologies

Senior

Onsite

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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