Senior Corporate Counsel

Job description

 
  • Senior Legal Counsel -New Technologies
  • Strategic advisor to senior leadership & leading major projects
  • Manage complex, high-value negotiations with global counterparties
 
About the Opportunity
Join a leading Technology company as Senior Corporate Counsel, where you'll provide strategic legal guidance to the business.
 
 
The Role
As a trusted advisor and strategic partner, you'll navigate a technically complex, heavily regulated industry while ensuring commercial objectives are met within appropriate legal frameworks.
 
Key Responsibilities
  • Act as legal lead on significant, complex projects requiring sophisticated legal expertise
  • Provide expert advice across, telecommunications, cyber security, competition law, and privacy regulations
  • Negotiate and manage contracts where the organisation operates as both buyer and seller, often with well-resourced counterparties
  • Brief senior executives on contractual matters and facilitate approval processes
  • Identify legal and regulatory issues in new products, processes, and business models
  • Review and approve external communications, including marketing materials and customer bulletins
  • Continuously improve contract terms and legal frameworks for customer and supplier relationships
  • Develop legal intellectual capital through training, precedent development, and process improvement
  • Contribute to internal governance structures supporting risk-appropriate decision making
  • May manage external legal service providers and mentor junior lawyers
 
What You'll Bring
  • Ideally 8-10 years PQE with legal experience gained at a reputable private practice firm or within an in-house legal team
  • Strong commercial acumen with ability to provide pragmatic legal solutions in fast-paced environments
  • Previous experience working in highly regulated environment
  • Confidence to influence senior stakeholders and manage high-risk legal matters
  • Strategic mindset with attention to critical details
  • Collaborative approach—viewed as an enabler rather than a roadblock
 
 
The role offers the chance to join an experienced, high performing team, with hybrid working and a competitive remuneration package.
 
To apply for this position, please click the 'Apply Now' button below. For a confidential discussion, please contact Suzie Large on 0434 294 665.