About the role
In this Director, Corporate Legal role, you will be the senior transactions lead within Corporate Legal for Airwallex globally. You’ll own the full lifecycle of high‑impact corporate transactions, including private company financings, fundraising, secondary sales, and M&A, while shaping our capital structure, governance, and global footprint.
What they're looking for
- We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory
- 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 in private practice advising on private company financing and mergers and acquisitions, with a strong track record running transactions end‑to‑end
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. corporate and securities law as applied to private companies, particularly in the context of 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
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and project‑management skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex matters simultaneously and drive deals to closure under tight timelines
More about this role
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.
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