Axiom is supporting a high‐growth technology business seeking an immediately available legal contractor to provide interim support to its payments and regulatory function for a 3–4‐month engagement. This role sits within a fast‐paced, product‐driven environment and will work closely with senior leaders across payments, risk, and compliance to maintain momentum while permanent hiring is underway. The engagement offers full flexibility on location, weekly hours, and seniority level, provided the contractor can operate autonomously and deliver pragmatic, commercially grounded regulatory advice. This opportunity would suit a payments‐focused legal professional who thrives in agile, tech‐enabled settings and is comfortable managing varied workstreams across product development, regulatory interpretation, and cross‐functional stakeholder engagement.
Responsibilities
* Assists in the development and expansion of payments products across the Australian, US, and UK markets.
* Provides guidance to Product and Engineering teams on AFSL, AML, and broader risk‐management obligations.
* Delivers legal insight and risk‐mitigation support for high‐priority strategic initiatives and incident response matters.
* Builds and maintains strong working relationships with regulators and technical subject‐matter experts.
* Works closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Privacy teams to embed financial‐crime considerations into product design.
* Supports day‐to‐day legal operations to ensure continuity and momentum across the payments legal workstream.
Requirements
* Brings practical experience in payments and financial services, ideally gained in tech‐enabled or product‐driven environments rather than large traditional financial institutions.
* Demonstrates strong working knowledge of licensing, anti‐money‐laundering requirements, and broader regulatory risk frameworks relevant to payments operations.
* Communicates complex regulatory concepts clearly and works effectively in fast‐moving, cross‐functional settings with minimal oversight.
* Manages multiple priorities confidently and fits within a flexible engagement model, whether full‐time for a shorter period or part‐time across the full 3–4‐month term.
Compensation, Benefits & Location
This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on‐site presence.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities
Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at benefits@axiomlaw.com and include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line.
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