Corporate Counsel

About the role

About Airwallex 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 250,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, 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 2,300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, 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.   Attributes We Value We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact, accelerated learning, and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking, and you’re motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment, dig deep with curiosity, and make decisions from first principles, balancing speed and rigor. You're humble and collaborative; turn zero‑to‑one ideas into real products, and you “get stuff done” end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here, you’ll tackle complex, high‑visibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you, let’s build what’s next.   What you’ll do As Associate Corporate Counsel, you will support Airwallex’s growth in the UK by providing practical, business-focused legal advice on corporate, regulatory and commercial matters. You will work closely with Corporate Development on strategic transactions such as fundraising and M&A, partner with UK and regional leaders on new market entry, support license expansion, and help align Airwallex’s global policies and governance with UK and relevant EMEA requirements. You will also advise on marketing, referral and partnership initiatives, ensuring go-to-market activity is compliant and enables ambitious but responsible growth. This role is based in London. Responsibilities You will: Provide clear, pragmatic advice on UK and relevant EMEA legal and regulatory requirements impacting Airwallex entities in the region, helping teams navigate applicable rules while enabling responsible growth. Support Corporate Development on fundraising rounds and strategic transactions, including due diligence, data rooms, corporate approvals, investment documentation, cap table changes and ongoing governance. Partner with the business, Regulatory Legal and Regulatory Compliance teams on expansion into and launches in new markets across the UK and EMEA, including regulatory mapping, entity and licensing considerations, and corporate governance requirements. Work closely with Compliance, Risk and other LRC teams globally to help align Airwallex’s policies, procedures and corporate governance frameworks across jurisdictions, with particular focus on UK requirements. Draft, review and negotiate referral agreements, marketing and sponsorship agreements, and other commercial arrangements in collaboration with Partnerships, Marketing and GTM teams, ensuring risks are appropriately managed and documented. Advise on legal issues related to marketing, advertising and promotions, including claims, disclosures, digital campaigns, co-marketing and referral programmes, and support review of customer-facing materials for legal and regulatory compliance. Coordinate and manage outside counsel on specialised matters in the UK and across EMEA, ensuring advice is high-quality, cost-effective and aligned to Airwallex’s risk appetite and business goals. Use technology and AI-enabled t

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