Regulatory Counsel, CN

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.

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.

Responsibilities:

• Report to the chief compliance officer for our licensed non-bank payment institution in mainland China and be responsible for handling regulatory compliance & risk control issues relating to our business in mainland China.

• Monitor and report 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.

• Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.

• Can be in Shanghai, Guangzhou or Beijing

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.

• Have a big-picture mindset – you have the ability to understand the larger picture and environment while operating in a focused manner.

• 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:

• 5-7 + years of post-qualification experience.

• 3-4 + 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. Relevant in-house experience is a plus.

• 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 of 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.

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit, qualifications, competence and talent. We don't regard color, religion, race, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, citizenship, sex, marital or family status, disability, gender, or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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