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Corporate Legal Counsel

France, Paris · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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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.

Job Responsibility

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions.
  • Experience managing and directing external counsel.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting fundraising, M&A, or international expansion within a regulated financial services or fintech environment.
  • Knowledge of data protection, cybersecurity, and technology risk management.
  • Fluency in English and French (additional European languages a plus).
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