Director, Regulatory Legal

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 150,000 businesses worldwide – including Brex, Rippling, 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 1,800 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world-leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, 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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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.

Airwallex's global Regulatory Legal & Compliance Team works cross-functionally and across multiple jurisdictions to develop and execute regulatory strategies that facilitate the launch into new markets and sustainably scale up Airwallex's operations worldwide by applying for new regulatory licenses as we expand in products suits and geographic regions, in addition to putting in place robust regulatory compliance measures for implementing and maintaining the existing licenses.

As the Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, China, you will be based either in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Beijing and primarily focused on managing Airwallex's non-bank

payment institution licenses in mainland China. This role will have a strong focus on advising Airwallex on complex regulatory issues in mainland China and liaising with PRC regulators such as PBOC and SAFE. You will also be responsible for ensuring we are compliant with our licensing and regulatory requirements by preparing and implementing appropriate internal procedures, measures and controls.

As the Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance, China, you will be a valuable member of the global legal and compliance team. You will be given the opportunity to support a rapidly growing business and the management team to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This dynamic role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and solving complex issues and blockers for our clients, is detail oriented, willing to take on challenges and changes, obsessively curious and intellectually honest, thrives on taking actions and delivering impactful results, and aims to inspire and be inspired.

Responsibilities

• Be the Director, Regulatory Legal & Compliance for our licensed non-bank payment institution in mainland China and responsible for handling all regulatory compliance & risk control issues relating to our business in mainland China.
• Provide strategic leadership and vision for the China Legal Regulatory & Compliance team, setting clear goals, mentoring the team, and driving a culture of excellence and accountability.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive compliance strategy and monitor, report and influence trends and developments of regulatory issues in mainland China.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance considerations are integrated into business decisions and processes, e.g. work closely with the Product Legal, Commercial Legal, Financial Crime Compliance and Risk teams to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in mainland China.
• Develop, review and update manuals, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in mainland China.
• Support Product, Strategy and Management teams on product initiatives and/or expansion of regulatory licenses to cover more offerings and capabilities in mainland China
• Manage payment license and other PRC regulatory filings and reports, work closely with the Public Affairs team in communications with regulators and industry associations and support related government relations outreach.
• Be responsible for liaising with senior stakeholders of the Airwallex group, located around the world.
• Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.

You

• Lean in – you are proactive with business partners to identify the important issues and know how to prioritize to keep pace with a fast-moving business
• Possess strong legal instincts – you possess strong analytical and drafting skills developed from tackling a variety of projects at past roles and are a quick learner who enjoys new challenges
• Are a natural process improver - you have a well-honed ability to identify inefficiencies and uplift processes accordingly
• Are a strong communicator - you can synthesize and communicate recommendations to stakeholders and senior management in a concise yet thorough way
• Are a team player – you build rapport to become a vital part of a small, fast-paced team and work collaboratively with people at all levels and across functions and cultures
• Are a doer – you are self-motivated, thoughtful and passionate about effecting change within the organization and hold yourself accountable for delivering key outcomes

You Have/are

• 12+ years of post-qualification experience
• 5+ years of robust experiences in regulatory compliance with payment and foreign exchange control laws and regulations or in related fields. Sound knowledge of the payment service and foreign exchange control regulatory frameworks and licensing requirements set by PBOC and SAFE.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to deal with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to operate strategically and think creatively to solve complex regulatory compliance challenges.
• Proactive, results-driven, and take ownership for your work.
• Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills
• Fluent in English and Chinese, strong ability to draft documents in both languages
• Bachelor's degree in law, business, finance, or a related field. A law degree is strongly preferred. Candidates without law degrees must demonstrate strong abilities to analyze, draft and review legal and regulatory documents.

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