Corporate Legal Paralegal

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 150,000 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 1,800 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$6.2 billion and backed by world‐leading investors including Visa, Airtree, Blackbird, Sequoia, DST Global, Greenoaks, Salesforce Ventures, Lone Pine, and Square Peg, 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. What You'll Do As a Corporate Legal Paralegal, you'll play a key role in supporting the Corporate Legal team and the broader regulatory compliance and licensing team. You will be instrumental in ensuring Airwallex's ongoing compliance with regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions, supporting licensing applications, and maintaining robust legal documentation and knowledge management systems. This is a hands‐on, high‐impact role where you'll collaborate with legal, compliance, and business teams to help Airwallex scale globally. This role is based in Singapore or Hong Kong. Responsibilities Provide day‐to‐day support to the Corporate Legal team. Review and draft various agreements (including NDA and vendor contracts), legal documents, compliance manuals, policies, and procedures. Assist the Corporate Legal team in M&A matters. Handle internal IP matters and coordinate with external counsel. Handle KYC and due diligence requests from third parties. Assist in company secretarial matters when required. Collaborate with legal and compliance functions on regulatory inquiries. Manage document filings, maintain the legal document database, and support knowledge management initiatives. Prepare and arrange for agreement/document execution. Handle legal operations and manage workflows. Assist the litigation team in handling APAC contentious matters. Assist in Airwallex Group's licensing applications. Conduct legal and regulatory research as required. Who You Are We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. Minimum qualifications Degree holder, preferably with a law degree or a diploma in legal studies or a related field. At least 3 years of experience as a corporate paralegal, ideally with law firms or financial institutions. Excellent command of written and spoken English and Chinese. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi‐task effectively. Proactive, pleasant, and a team player with strong communication skills. Preferred qualifications Experience in M&A, IPO and other corporate matters in law firms. Experience supporting licensing applications and regulatory compliance in the financial services or fintech sector. Familiarity with corporate filings, finance documentation, and regulatory research. Experience with legal technology tools and contract management systems. Knowledge of Hong Kong and/or Singapore regulatory environments. Proficiency in adapting to new tools, processes, and legal updates within a dynamic environment. 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. 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. If you are approached by someone claiming to represent Airwallex, please verify with our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr