Responsibilities
* Provide high-quality, pragmatic legal advice to the real estate, buyer's agent and agent-services businesses, ensuring commercial outcomes while managing legal and regulatory risk.
* Lead legal support for real estate initiatives including Buyer's Agents, Aussie for Agents and broader agent-services programs, ensuring these offerings are compliant, scalable and effectively integrated into the wider business.
* Apply expert knowledge of real estate legislation, national and state-based agent‐licensing requirements and related regulatory frameworks, translating complex obligations into practical, operational guidance.
* Develop, refine and implement real estate compliance frameworks, policies and processes—embedding "compliant‐by‐design" principles in new products, business models and service lines.
* Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements relevant to real estate service delivery, partnership arrangements, supplier relationships and technology enablement.
* Advise on regulatory matters spanning real estate licensing, consumer law, franchising, privacy, data protection and broader corporate and commercial issues impacting agent‐led services.
* Support business units as they design and implement new real estate initiatives, system changes, AI‐enabled tools, growth strategies and operational enhancements.
* Work closely with investigations, compliance and risk teams on matters involving procedural fairness, agent conduct, governance and regulatory inquiries.
* Stay ahead of legal and regulatory developments affecting real estate, agent services, franchising and financial services, providing clear guidance on impacts and required action.
* Build strong relationships with operational teams, leaders and stakeholders, acting as a trusted adviser who influences decisions and balances commercial and legal considerations.
* Manage interactions with external legal advisers on real estate‐related matters, aiming to maximise in‐house capability and minimise external spend.
* Contribute to continuous improvement of legal processes, templates and playbooks, with an emphasis on real estate compliance, agent operations and scalable service design.
* Support broader Group‐wide legal needs as required, including corporate, commercial, regulatory and incident‐related work.
Senior Level
Mid‐Senior level
Employment Type
Full‐time
Job Function
Legal
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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