Senior Employment Counsel — Americas (Fintech)

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); Híbrido; USD 130.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Airwallex is seeking an Employment Counsel for the Americas to partner with People & Talent on high-risk employment matters. You’ll help build playbooks, policies, and processes to provide commercially practical guidance across the business.

Based in SF, NY, or Seattle, you will own US employment law, coordinate cross-border guidance, lead investigations, manage external counsel, and collaborate with Legal, Total Rewards, Data & Privacy, and regional partners to address hiring, contracts, and

Formación

• J.D. degree or foreign equivalent with active bar membership.

Responsabilidades

• Own US employment law advice and coordinate across jurisdictions.
• Build employment playbooks, templates, policies, and manager guidance.
• Lead workplace investigations and manage external counsel.
• Partner with People & Talent, Total Rewards, Data & Privacy, and business leaders on employee lifecycle.
• Advise on hiring, contracts and variations, performance management, leaves, wage and hour compliance, and terminations.

Conocimientos

Strong judgment

Commercial guidance

Independent work

Cross‑jurisdiction

Employment counsel

Non‑legal communication

Investigations

English

Educación

J.D. or foreign equivalent & active bar

Herramientas

Descripción del empleo

Airwallex is seeking an Employment Counsel for the Americas to partner with People & Talent on high-risk employment matters. You’ll help build playbooks, policies, and processes to provide commercially practical guidance across the business.

Based in SF, NY, or Seattle, you will own US employment law, coordinate cross-border guidance, lead investigations, manage external counsel, and collaborate with Legal, Total Rewards, Data & Privacy, and regional partners to address hiring, contracts, and