Corporate Secretary, Americas

US - San Francisco · US - New York · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own.
We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles https://www.airwallex.com/en-us/operating-principles to see it in full.

The Corporate Secretary will manage the full spectrum of company secretarial and corporate governance matters across Airwallex's global portfolio of licensed entities.
This role involves overseeing board and committee governance, entity lifecycle management, statutory compliance, and equity administration while partnering with cross-functional teams.

Build and own the corporate secretarial function for Airwallex's Americas entities.
Manage the full company secretarial and corporate governance lifecycle, including incorporations, restructurings, capital injections, wind-downs, and statutory filings.
Organize and facilitate board, committee, and general meetings end to end.
Prepare agendas, resolutions, minutes, and presentation materials while tracking follow-ups and action items.
Partner with internal teams including Legal, Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, and People & Talent to keep governance operations accurate and scalable.
Support Options and RSU administration, shareholder matters, and governance improvements.

5+ years of experience in company secretarial, corporate governance, or related roles within financial services, fintech, or a regulated industry.
Proven track record supporting boards and senior management in a global or regional corporate structure.
Experience managing multi-jurisdictional entities and complex group structures.
Strong knowledge of corporate governance frameworks, directors' duties, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Exceptional attention to detail, sound judgment, and discretion.

Professional company secretary qualification (e.g., ACG, FCG, ICSA, CGI, ACIS, or CCS) or qualification as a lawyer.
Experience in a high-growth fintech, payments, or technology company.
Proficiency with board portal tools such as Diligent and entity management systems.
Exposure to public-company readiness or pre-IPO governance workstreams.
Experience supporting ESOP or equity plan administration, share transfers, and related corporate actions.
Familiarity with key Airwallex jurisdictions including Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, and the US.

Hybrid role requiring attendance at the New York or San Francisco office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.