Corporate Legal Counsel, France

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 200,000 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 2,000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Visa, Mastercard, Robinhood Ventures, Sequoia, Salesforce Ventures, DST Global, and Lone Pine Capital, 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.

Attributes We Value

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.

About the team

The Legal, Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal professionals and risk management experts. We’re passionate about safeguarding Airwallex’s operations, fostering a culture of compliance and integrity, and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape responsibly. The team provides expert guidance and proactive support across all areas of the business—identifying, mitigating, and managing legal and financial risks to enable sustainable growth.

What you’ll do

As Corporate Legal Counsel, you’ll play a key role in supporting Airwallex’s ambitious growth across France, Europe, and beyond. You’ll provide practical, business-focused legal advice to enable expansion, support fundraising activities, and ensure compliance with complex financial regulations. Working closely with cross-functional teams—including corporate development, compliance, risk, partnerships, and marketing—you’ll help Airwallex achieve its mission while managing legal risk in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
This role is based in Paris.

Responsibilities

• Support the corporate development team through fundraising rounds, including due diligence, structuring, and execution.

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts — including referral agreements, NDAs, partnership agreements, and marketing materials — in collaboration with the partnerships and marketing teams.

• Advise on legal issues relating to marketing, advertising, promotions, and data protection.

• Monitor legal and regulatory developments in fintech, ensuring company practices remain compliant while supporting innovation and growth.

• Manage external counsel as required, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality legal support.

• Identify and mitigate legal risks associated with fintech products and services, particularly in areas such as data protection and cybersecurity.

• Work cross-functionally with product, compliance, and risk teams to advise on regulatory matters, market expansion, and new product initiatives, ensuring alignment with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements below. The preferred qualifications are desirable but not essential.

Minimum qualifications:

• 5+ years’ experience in financial services or corporate law, ideally within a fast-growing tech company or a top-tier law firm.
  

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a reputable university.
  

• Qualified lawyer in good standing, admission to a French bar (Barreau), preferably Paris, is a plus.
  

• Strong interest in financial services regulation and the fintech industry.
  

• Deep understanding of the legal and business environment in EMEA, with work experience in France preferred.
  

• Excellent negotiation, c...