Airwallex
Regulatory Counsel, Americas
$150K–$220K
US - New York +1 · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- US - New York
US - San Francisco - Experience
- 5 years of relevant post-qualification experience.
About the job
Provides regulatory legal advice and supports licensing, compliance, product, and market-expansion work for Airwallex’s financial-services business across the Americas.
What you'll do
- Advise on payments and financial-services regulation, licensing, money transmission, payment flows, and cross-border products.
- Support regulatory research, filings, licensing initiatives, and practical guidance for cross-functional teams.
- Use AI and other tools to improve the Regulatory Legal team’s efficiency and effectiveness.
What they ask for
- Qualified lawyer with relevant regulatory, financial-services, or fintech experience.
- Exposure to payments or a closely related regulatory area.
- Working understanding of the US financial-services regulatory environment.
- Ability to research complex regulatory questions and communicate clear, practical advice.
Nice to have
- Experience with state money-transmitter licensing, applications, renewals, examinations, or filings.
- Experience with RegTech, LegalTech, or AI tools for legal workflows.
Pay
USD 150K – 220K base salary
Tools
AI, RegTech, LegalTech, 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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