Corporate Secretary (Fintech)

Location: San Francisco or New York, United States

Company

Airwallex is a global payments and financial platform providing business accounts, payments, spend management, treasury, and embedded finance solutions to businesses worldwide.

What you will do

• Manage company secretarial matters for licensed entities, including incorporation, restructuring, capital injections, winding down, and statutory and regulatory filings.
• Organize board, committee, and general meetings, including agendas, resolutions, minutes, presentation materials, and action tracking.
• Maintain statutory registers, board books, minute books, and corporate records across group entities.
• Support options, RSU administration, and shareholder-related matters with People & Talent and Corporate Development.
• Monitor licensing conditions, regulatory obligations, and internal governance standards across jurisdictions.
• Coordinate with external company secretarial providers, regulators, auditors, and external counsel.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, or related roles within financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting boards and senior management in global or regional corporate structures across multiple time zones.
• Experience managing multi-jurisdictional entities and complex group structures, including incorporation, restructuring, and statutory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, directors’ duties, and regulatory compliance requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of clear board materials and interaction with directors, regulators, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Professional company secretary qualification such as ACG or FCG, formerly ICSA, or an equivalent qualification; qualified lawyer status is also relevant.
• Experience in a high-growth fintech, payments, or technology company with cross-border structures and licensed entities.
• Experience with board portal tools such as Diligent and entity management systems.
• Exposure to public-company readiness or pre-IPO governance workstreams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a Legal, Risk & Compliance team focused on ethical conduct, operational safeguards, and regulatory integrity.
• Collaborate with Corporate Legal, Corporate Development, Investor Relations, Finance, Tax, People & Talent, and Regulatory Legal.
• Join a global fintech operating across more than 20 markets and supported by teams across 27 offices.