layiq

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worthy; deserving; fitting; suitable.

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LAYIQ - Employment Counsel, Americas at Airwallex

Essentials
A J.D. degree or foreign equivalent and active membership in at least one US state bar; California, Washington, or New York preferred.
5+ years of employment law experience at a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department, with demonstrated employment counselling experience beyond litigation alone.
Experience advising on and coordinating employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions.
Experience leading workplace investigations and managing employment disputes, agency charges, or tribunal matters.
Experience advising on the employee lifecycle, including hiring, contracts and variations, performance management, accommodations, leaves, wage and hour compliance, and terminations.
The ability to translate complex legal and risk issues into clear, succinct, and actionable guidance for non-legal audiences.
Strong judgment and the ability to give commercially practical advice under time pressure.
The ability to operate independently and pivot quickly within a fast-moving, changing environment.
Fluent English; additional languages are a bonus given Airwallex's global footprint.
Preferred
Experience at a fintech, payments company, or other highly regulated business.
Experience with contractor classification, employer-of-record populations, or cross-border remote work and permanent establishment risk.
Experience with California Labor Code matters.
Experience advising on immigration, restructuring, or RIF execution across multiple consultation regimes.
Experience with works councils or statutory employee representation in support of EU entity coverage.
Experience advising on compensation, benefits, and equity matters in a private-company context.
You'll thrive here if
You have experience at a fintech, payments company, or other highly regulated business.
You've operated in a compliance-heavy environment and know how to move fast without cutting the corners that matter.
You're comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and moving quickly anyway.
You say what you mean. You're direct, but you lead with respect.
You come to the table with a point of view, not just a problem.
Learn more about your team
Legal sits at the heart of the decisions that shape how Airwallex grows. This team backs the builders transforming us into a generational financial company, working alongside product, sales, and business partners every step of the way. You'll help shape a global licensing footprint most fintechs wish they had, while keeping our brand and data architecture best-in-class for customers entering the agentic economy and its regulatory demands. The hard part is helping the business move fast on product, revenue, and new-market expansion without compromising the discipline that protects the moat.
It's a team for lawyers, strategists, and licensing specialists with commercial instincts, sharp judgment, and an obsession with customer-first outcomes. If you want to guide executive decisions and help build the licensing, structure, and judgment behind what comes next, this is where legal has real leverage.
Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters
To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @ airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page.
Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary.
Equal opportunity
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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