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Senior legal counsel (canberra)

Canberra
Beyond Bank Australia
Compliance Director
Posted: 27 November
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Job Description

The role

Be a trusted advisor to executives and senior leaders, providing expert guidance on complex legal and regulatory matters. This autonomous role drives strategic initiatives, shapes legal risk frameworks, and influences key business decisions to safeguard Beyond Bank’s reputation while enabling innovation and sustainable growth.

In this role, you will

- Provide proactive, high-level legal guidance on complex regulatory matters, privacy, and emerging laws.
- Partner with senior leaders to embed legal considerations into strategic initiatives and transformation projects.
- Advise on governance frameworks, directors’ duties, and board processes.
- Lead the review and development of internal policies to ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including technology, procurement, and high-value transactions.
- Ensure all contracts reflect appropriate risk allocation, compliance obligations (including CPS 230 and CPS 234), and strategic objectives.
- Lead negotiations on critical agreements and provide pragmatic advice to internal stakeholders on contractual obligations and legal exposure.

Qualifications

About you

A strategic influencer with exceptional communication, organisational, and stakeholder management skills. You’ll bring solid legal drafting and negotiation expertise, thrive under pressure, and deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice aligned with business objectives and risk appetite. Professionalism, ethics, and integrity are essential.

- Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) or equivalent qualification
- Admitted as a solicitor / barrister in an Australian jurisdiction
- Minimum 7–10 years post‑admission experience
- Extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts

Additional Information

See yourself in our team

Our company secretary governance team's primary responsibility is to ensure that Beyond Bank complies with legal, regulatory and statutory requirements. We act as a bridge between the board of directors and stakeholders, ensuring that governance practices are upheld.

Why work for Beyond Bank?

We welcome candidates who reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+ as well as culturally diverse community members to apply for our roles.

Beyond Bank is committed to creating an accessible recruitment process and employment experience. If you identify as a person living with disability and require adjustments to our online application, recruitment, selection and / or assessment process, or modifications for accessibility to our locations, please contact us at

There are even more benefits

- Additional 3 paid work‑life balance days to boost your annual leave
- Paid community volunteer days to support community organisations across Australia
- Access to employee discounts, health and wellbeing initiatives, employee and family assistance, plus more
- A versatile and diverse working environment
- Career development opportunities, training and coaching

By joining Beyond Bank, you will have the opportunity to work alongside talented professionals who will support and encourage you to achieve your full potential. If you are passionate about people and want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you.

What does our recruitment process look like?

The process can include a phone screen, video interview, virtual or face‑to‑face interview, psychometric testing, and all relevant background checking. Some positions may require undergoing 4 weeks of mandatory full training.

Apply Now!

To find out more about Beyond Bank visit beyondbank.com.auor for more information contact

Applications close 4 / 12 / 2025

As a Certified B Corp, we use our business as a force for good.

By applying for this opportunity you are providing consent for Beyond Bank Australia to conduct all pre‑employment screening checks (APRA, ASIC, Bankruptcy, National Criminal History Check, VEVO, Adverse Media Check and Reference Checks) at the expense of Beyond Bank Australia.

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