Director, Data & Privacy Legal

5 days ago

🏄 California – Remote

Although this job is listed in California, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

🗽 New York – Remote

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💵 $220k - $320k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Airwallex is a fintech company that provides leading technology solutions to manage global payments, treasury, and financial operations for businesses. It offers a comprehensive suite of financial services including business accounts, spend management tools, payment solutions, and embedded finance components to build custom financial products. Airwallex's platform supports multi-currency transactions, interbank FX rates, and global transfers, aiming to simplify financial operations and unlock growth opportunities for over 150,000 businesses worldwide. The company is committed to providing safe, reliable, and compliant financial services with a strong technological infrastructure.

Fintech • Card • Business Account • API • Multi-currency Wallet

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2015

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

📋 Description

• Airwallex is looking for an experienced data and privacy lawyer to co-lead our fast growing business globally. • You will be the primary lawyer focusing on data and privacy related issues for the Americas and EMEA. • Support a complex set of fintech products that will challenge your problem solving and critical thinking skills. • Support Airwallex’s growing Sales team on data and privacy issues, and help us build for scale. • This is a strategic leadership position with executive visibility and you will be a key advisor to Airwallex’s US, Canada, LATAM and EMEA go-to-market leadership team and a senior leader on the legal team.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and active membership in at least one US state bar (California or New York preferred). • 12+ years of experience in an in-house legal department and/or a law firm advising on legal issues related to financial services and technology platforms. • Extensive general privacy experience, with a solid understanding of US/EU data laws, including the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), Data Security Law, and Cyber Security Law. • Familiarity with other major privacy regimes such as GDPR, CCPA, PDPA, and PIPEDA. • The ability to explain complex legal concepts to various (often non-legal) audiences, and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and deals. • High motivation and the ability to operate independently and pivot quickly within a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment. • A learner’s mentality: you are consistently looking to take on new and diverse challenges and expand your knowledge beyond your current areas of expertise. • A collaborative and empathetic mindset, a good sense of humor, and a keen understanding of how to work effectively with colleagues from different teams and backgrounds. • Experience managing and growing a team of lawyers.

🏖️ Benefits

• 20 paid days of vacation • 12 paid days of company holidays • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401(k) plan • Short-term and long-term disability • Basic life insurance • Well-being benefits