Airwallex
Regulatory Counsel, Americas
$142K–$200K
US - Remote · Remote · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
About the job
Provides legal advice and support on payments and financial-services regulation, licensing, and product initiatives across the Americas.
What you'll do
- Support licensing, registration, filings, and ongoing regulatory obligations in relevant Americas markets.
- Research regulatory developments and advise cross-functional teams on payment structures, products, and market expansion.
- Provide practical legal guidance and risk assessments; use AI and other tools to improve team efficiency.
What they ask for
- Qualified lawyer with relevant post-qualification experience.
- Regulatory, financial-services, or fintech experience.
- Exposure to payments, money transmission, e-money, FX, remittances, card issuing, digital financial services, or a related area.
- Working understanding of the US financial-services regulatory environment.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting state money-transmitter licensing, regulatory filings, renewals, examinations, or related compliance work.
- Experience using or developing RegTech, LegalTech, or AI tools to improve legal workflows.
Pay
USD $142K – $200K base salary
Tools
Reg E, UDAAP, TILA, RPAA, FINTRAC
AI focus
Leverage AI and other tooling to improve the scale, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Regulatory Legal team.
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