Senior Regulatory Counsel, Japan

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.

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.

2015年に設立されたAirwallexは、現在世界で最も急成長している金融テクノロジー企業の1つで、アジア太平洋地域、EMEA、アメリカで事業を展開し、世界の主要拠点20カ所に約1,500人の従業員を有しています。2025年の5月には、シリーズFの資金調達ラウンドにて、企業評価額62億ドルを維持いたしました。これまでにAirwallexは、Sequoia、Salesforce Ventures、DST Global、Lone Pine Capital、Square Peg Capital、 1835i Venture（ANZ銀行）など、幅広い投資家から総額9億ドルを超える資金を調達してます。Airwallexは国際的に認められ、CNBC-Statistaの「2023年世界のトップ・フィンテック企業」の1つに選ばれました。Airwallexはまた、2022年アジア・フィンテック・アワードで「フィンテック・オブ・ザ・イヤー」に選ばれ、CBインサイツの「フィンテック250」リストに4年連続でランクインしました。

About the team

Airwallex’s global Regulatory Compliance & Licensing Team works cross-functionally and across multiple jurisdictions to develop and execute regulatory strategies that facilitate the launch into new markets and sustainably scale up Airwallex’s operations worldwide by applying for new regulatory licences as we expand in products suits and geographic regions, in addition to putting in place robust regulatory compliance measures for implementing and executing the licences.  

What you’ll do

You will be based in Japan, but will also have multi-regional responsibility by supporting areas in the broader APAC region. This role will have a strong focus on advising complex regulatory issues regionally. You will also be responsible for ensuring we are compliant with our licensing requirements by implementing appropriate measures and controls.  You will be a valuable member of the global legal and compliance team. You will be given the opportunity to support a rapidly growing business and the management team to navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. This dynamic role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats and solving complex issues and blockers for our clients, is detail oriented, willing to take on challenges and changes, obsessively curious and intellectually honest, thrives on taking actions and delivering impactful results, and aims to inspire and be inspired.

Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for managing our various regulatory licence applications in Japan to ensure Airwallex can successfully launch into the Japanese market.

• Be responsible for handling all regulatory issues relating to our business in Japan and other APAC regions.

• Monitor, report and influence  trends and developments of regulatory issues in Japan and other APAC jurisdictions. 

• Work closely with the Product Legal and Financial Crime Compliance teams to ensure compliance. 

• Review and update manuals, policies and procedures to ensure compliance with laws and regulations in Japan and other APAC jurisdictions.

• Support local and global Product, Strategy and Management teams on launch into new markets or expansion of regulatory licences in existing markets.

• Be responsible for liaising with senior stakeholders of the Airwallex group, located around the world.

• Manage external counsel and consultants on regulatory matters.

• Develop and manage Airwallex’s regulatory submissions and filings, and report on regulatory requirements internally and in regulatory filings. 

• Support government relations outreach to legislators and regulatory agencies.

• Lean in – you are proactive with business partners to identify the important issues and know how to prioritize to keep pace with a fast-moving business

• Possess strong legal instincts – you possess strong analytical and drafting skills developed from tackling a variety of projects at past roles and are a quick learner who enjoys new challenges

• Are a natural process improver - you have a well-honed ability to identify inefficiencies and uplift processes accordingly

• Are a strong communicator - you can synthesize and communicate recommendations to stakeholders and senior management in a concise yet thorough way

• Are a team player – you build rapport to become a vital part of a small, fast-paced team and work collaboratively with people at all levels and across functions and cultures

• Are a doer – you are self-motivated, thoughtful and passionate about effecting change within the organization and hold yourself accountable for delivering key outcomes

Minimum qualifications:

• 7-8 years of relevant experience

• Strong regulatory experience gained in the fintech industry, reputable law firms or financial institutions.

• Sound knowledge of the financial services regulatory environment in Japan (experience with KLFB, METI and FSA a definite advantage).

• Familiarity with the financial services regulatory environment in Japan and some knowledge of the regulatory framework in other parts of APAC.

• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to deal with a range of internal and external stakeholders

• Proactive, results-driven, and take ownership for their work.

• Ability to multi-task and a team player with strong communication skills

• Fluent English and Japanese, strong ability to draft documents in both languages

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.