Corporate Secretary, Americas (Fintech)

Location: Hybrid work from the New York or San Francisco office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Base salary: $120K–$171K annually, plus potential equity and bonus

Company

Airwallex is an AI-native financial operating system and regulated fintech infrastructure provider supporting global payments and financial products across multiple jurisdictions.

What you will do

• Build and own the corporate secretarial function for the Americas entities.
• Manage incorporations, restructurings, capital injections, wind-downs, statutory filings, regulatory filings, and entity records.
• Organize board, committee, and general meetings, including agendas, resolutions, minutes, presentations, and follow-up actions.
• Partner with legal, finance, tax, people, regulatory, investor relations, directors, and external providers.
• Support options and RSU administration, shareholder matters, and governance improvements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, financial services, fintech, or another regulated industry.
• Experience supporting boards and senior management in global or regional corporate structures.
• Experience managing multi-jurisdictional entities, complex group structures, incorporations, restructurings, and statutory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, directors’ duties, and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, judgment, and discretion.
• Ability to work from the New York or San Francisco office three days per week.

Nice to have

• Professional company secretary qualification such as ACG, FCG, ICSA, CGI, ACIS, or CCS, or qualification as a lawyer.
• Experience in a high-growth fintech, payments, or technology company.
• Experience with Diligent, entity management systems, ESOP or equity plan administration, and share transfers.
• Exposure to public-company readiness, pre-IPO governance, or cross-border licensed entities.
• Familiarity with Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, and US jurisdictions.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a globally distributed team across APAC and EMEA.
• Operate in a fast-growing, regulated financial infrastructure company.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability, life insurance, and well-being benefits.
• US-based employees receive 20 paid vacation days and 12 company holidays annually.
• Potential equity and annual bonus in addition to base salary.