Director, Commercial Legal - Americas

April 24

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Airwallex

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Empowering businesses to grow beyond borders

Fintech • Card • Business Account • API • Multi-currency Wallet

1001 - 5000

Description

• Partner with Airwallex’s dynamic, globally distributed commercial leadership to support the scaling GTM efforts • Manage a wide variety of complex commercial deals originating in the US, many with significant cross-border elements; draft and negotiate outbound SaaS commercial agreements, strategic partnership agreements, and key vendor agreements • Build a strong, collaborative working relationship with our sales and partnerships teams in order to close deals efficiently; help our sales teams scale by working with them to improve legal processes, playbooks, and templates on a continuous basis • Work closely and effectively with Airwallex’s global legal, compliance, and risk teams on deals and projects that involve multiple jurisdictions • Handle a variety of other projects and requests as the need arises • Make positive contributions to the culture of the Airwallex legal team, the Americas leadership team, and the company as a whole

Requirements

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and active membership in at least one US state bar • 8+ years of experience in an in-house legal department and/or a well-respected law firm advising on legal issues related to financial services and technology platforms. • Experience at a fintech or high-growth and/or globally distributed company is a significant plus • Excellent communication, drafting, negotiation, and writing skills • The ability to explain complex legal concepts to various (often non-legal) audiences, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deals • High motivation and the ability to operate independently and pivot quickly within a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment • A learner’s mentality: you are consistently looking to take on new and diverse challenges and expand your knowledge beyond your current areas of expertise • A collaborative and empathetic mindset, a good sense of humor, and a keen understanding of how to work effectively with colleagues from different teams and backgrounds

Benefits

• Offers Equity • Offers Bonus