Regulatory Counsel, Americas
Core
Provide practical legal advice and support regulatory matters for Airwallex's payments and financial services business across the Americas, focusing on licensing, money transmission, and cross-border product offerings.
Role type
Regulatory Counsel (Legal)
Builds
Licensing and registration compliance for payments and financial services products in the Americas
Domain
Fintech, Global Payments, Financial Services Regulation
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
US financial-services regulatory knowledge, state money-transmitter licensing expertise, payments regulation (money transmission, FX, remittance, card issuing), regulatory research and analysis, legal guidance translation, external counsel management, regulatory filings
Preferred skills
State money-transmitter licensing application experience, consumer/commercial financial products knowledge (Reg E, UDAAP, TILA), new-market expansion support, US federal/state regulator interaction, Canadian payments regulation (RPAA, FINTRAC), RegTech/LegalTech/AI tool usage
Technologies
RegTech, LegalTech, AI tools
Responsibilities
Advise on existing and future license/registration applications for payments and financial services; Research and summarize regulatory developments impacting business operations; Partner with Product Legal, Compliance, and Risk teams on money transmission and stored value issues; Support new market entry and regulatory mapping for product initiatives; Analyze fund flows to identify applicable licensing requirements; Provide clear legal guidance and risk assessments to stakeholders; Manage external legal counsel and consultants; Assist with regulatory filings and submissions; Monitor regulatory changes and translate into implementation procedures; Contribute to government relations and policy outreach.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC