Overview
Legal Counsel Jobs in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia at Hays
Title: Legal Counsel
Company: Hays
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Newly created Legal Counsel opportunity with a global leader in financial services technology.
Your new company
Our client is a global leader in financial services technology. The company provides software and services to streamline operations for investment management, healthcare, and other industries. They foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, emphasizing employee growth and client success. The company encourages its workforce to be proactive, creative, and committed to delivering high-quality solutions.
Your new role
This is a newly created role in response to the company’s significant expansion in the Australian market. This growth has resulted in an increase in workload, particularly on the client contracting and procurement side.
The initial primary focus of the role will involve drafting, reviewing, and negotiating client-facing commercial contracts, particularly revenue-generating agreements. (Business process outsourcing/SaaS licencing)
You will also assist in the managing of APAC -specific procurement-related matters
Building internal relationships with business stakeholders in Australia
Your role will further expand in time into the areas of employment law, regulatory, privacy, data protection and cybersecurity issues.
You will also have the opportunity to work across geographies, including Singapore and Hong Kong, supporting cross-border APAC legal matters.
What you’ll need to succeed
Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Australia
Ideally between 1-5 years’ PAE
General commercial contractual experience with knowledge of business process outsourcing and/or software SaaS licencing
Ability to build strong and trusted relationships with internal clients (including sales and commercial teams) and external stakeholders
Knowledge of Australian financial services laws and regulations, data protection laws and drafting/negotiating of IT contracts will be highly regarded.
Ability to organise, prioritise and manage a heavy workload and to meet tight deadlines.
What you’ll get in return
Opportunity to develop your career in-house with a global leader in financial services technology
Very supportive and collaborative leader
Fast-paced, commercial culture
Opportunity to progress
Attractive salary
Flexible work culture (6 days in the office per month)
Sydney CBD location
What you need to do now
If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Laura on 0280626176 to discuss more.
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