Finance Regulatory Counsel

📝 Company Mission

Our mission is to give the world access to the best products by empowering great brands to reach their growth potential.

💼 About Wayflyer

Today's consumer brands need a capital provider that keeps pace with their growth ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome and often out of reach. That's why we built Wayflyer.

Our unique technology allows us to assess businesses in minutes, generate financing offers that reflect their growth potential and send funds in as little as 24 hours.

Since launching in April 2020, we've deployed over $4.5bn to thousands of brands worldwide, backed by Tier 1 banks like J.P. Morgan. We've become a trusted financing partner for some amazing brands, like True Classic, Little Words Project and Kekoa Foods.

Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. You'll be collaborating with ambitious colleagues from around the world - all striving to deliver on a huge opportunity. Check out this video to hear directly from them.

💛  Culture & Values at Wayflyer

At Wayflyer, we value being sound people, excellent operators, and ambitious overachievers, working together with integrity, creativity, and bold optimism to deliver exceptional results. To learn more, please visit our website.

🚀  Your Role at a Glance: The key ways you'll bring value to the team

• Be primarily responsible for managing regulatory risk for all existing and new Wayflyer products.

• Track changes in laws and assess their impact on our products, ensuring compliance and adaptability.

• Assist with the design and, where appropriate, launch of new products or geographic expansions, evaluating and mitigating regulatory risks in a way that fits Wayflyer’s business model.

• Obtain, manage, and maintain regulatory authorisations and/or banking partnerships in the EU, US, and Australia.

• Oversee external counsel across multiple jurisdictions (primarily US and Europe, plus other relevant regions) on regulatory and business-critical matters, ensuring timely and expert support.

• Advise the business on regulatory implications of proposed changes in strategy or operations.

• Work as a key member of the legal and compliance team, collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders across Wayflyer.

• For those with relevant experience, act as a deputy to our Chief Legal Officer on general matters, including complex customer contracts, management responsibilities, and enhancing legal operations within the team.

🔨 What Makes You a Great Fit:

• You are a qualified lawyer with 7+ years of experience, either in practice or in-house, ideally with expertise in debt finance or financial regulatory matters.

• You have experience working with and advising C-level executives.

• You can collaborate effectively with counterpart lawyers to streamline transaction processes.

• You possess strong written and verbal communication skills.

• You’re both collaborative and results-focused in your approach.

• You bring strong commercial acumen and can make risk-based decisions.

• You thrive in unstructured, fast-paced environments where decisions are made quickly and nimbly.

• You’ve managed teams and have solid coaching capabilities.

🤝 What to Expect After You Apply

You can expect to hear from a member of our Talent Acquisition team soon. If we believe you're a good fit, the first step will be a conversation with a recruiter who will guide you through the next stages of the process. The full interview process, which includes meeting the Hiring Manager and completing a case study or interview loop, typically takes approximately four to six weeks.

🏖️The Perks of Being at Wayflyer

🌴 Time Off That Matters

Recharge with 25 days of paid annual leave, plus public holidays.

🧘 Your Wellbeing

Access support and resources to support your wellbeing, including our W