Head of Conduct & Regulatory Law | In-House Legal Leadership Role
Outstanding senior in-house legal leadership opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join a large, complex and highly regarded organisation in a pivotal Director role. This position will lead a specialist legal team and provide strategic advice across Conduct, Regulatory, Compliance, Disputes, Information Requests and Legal Operations.
This is a rare opportunity for a senior lawyer with strong people leadership capability to step into a broad, visible role, working closely with the General Counsel, senior executives, and key internal stakeholders on high‐impact legal matters across a large and sophisticated operating environment.
Location: Sydney, NSW
Work type: Permanent, full-time
Flexibility: Hybrid working available
The Organisation
Our client is a large and well-regarded institution operating in a complex regulatory environment, with a broad stakeholder base and a strong public profile.
The legal function works closely with executive leadership to provide strategic legal advice, manage legal risk and support major organisational objectives. This role sits within a collaborative, high-performing in‐house legal team and offers the opportunity to work across a wide range of sensitive, significant, and business‐critical matters.
The Role
As Director, Conduct & Regulatory Law, you will lead a specialist legal team responsible for delivering strategic and day‐to‐day advice across a diverse portfolio, including:
* People and conduct matters
* Regulatory and compliance issues
* Disputes and dispute resolution
* Requests for information, privacy and subpoena matters
* Service‐related commercial matters
* Legal operations, triage and reporting
You will work closely with the General Counsel and broader legal leadership team to help shape legal strategy, allocate work, improve legal operations and support the effective management of legal risk across the organisation. The role also involves leading and mentoring a team of lawyers and legal support staff.
Key responsibilities
* Lead and manage the Conduct and Regulatory Legal Team, including mentoring and development of junior and mid‐level lawyers.
* Provide strategic legal advice to senior executives and business leaders on complex conduct, regulatory and disputes matters.
* Oversee the management of people‐related disputes, litigation, tribunal matters, mediations and investigations.
* Advise on compliance with relevant laws, regulations, standards and internal policy frameworks.
* Support the development and implementation of policies, procedures and risk mitigation strategies.
* Oversee legal aspects of information requests, privacy issues, subpoenas and related regulatory matters.
* Partner with internal stakeholders on strategic projects and organisation‐wide initiatives.
* Manage external counsel and other external legal service providers where required.
* Contribute to legal operations, triage, reporting and continuous improvement across the legal function.
* Support the General Counsel on legal strategy, practice management and leadership initiatives.
This is a broad, high‐impact role suited to a senior lawyer who combines technical strength with sound judgement, stakeholder sophistication, and proven team leadership.
About You
* Admission as an Australian Legal Practitioner.
* Approximate 10+ years' post‐admission experience, or similar seniority, gained in‐house, private practice or a combination of both.
* Strong experience across some or all of the following: conduct, regulatory, compliance, disputes, employment, investigations, information requests, privacy or administrative law.
* Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop legal practitioners.
* Experience advising senior stakeholders in a large, complex organisation.
* Strong judgement, commerciality and the ability to balance legal risk with organisational objectives.
* Excellent communication, drafting and stakeholder management skills.
* A practical, proactive and solutions‐focused approach.
* Strong organisational capability, including the ability to manage competing priorities in a high‐volume environment.
* The confidence and maturity to handle sensitive, high‐impact matters with discretion and sound judgement.
* Candidates with experience in other complex, regulated environments will be well regarded.
On Offer
* Senior in‐house legal leadership role with a broad strategic remit.
* Opportunity to lead a specialist legal team in a high‐profile and complex environment.
* Varied and meaningful work across conduct, regulatory, disputes, compliance and legal operations.
* Close partnership with the General Counsel and senior executive stakeholders.
* Scope to influence legal strategy, team development and operational improvement.
* Stable, sophisticated organisation with strong internal stakeholder engagement.
* Competitive remuneration package.
Why Apply?
* A genuine legal leadership role.
* Broad exposure beyond pure black‐letter advisory work.
* A mix of strategy, people leadership and complex legal problem‐solving.
* A high‐impact in‐house environment.
* The opportunity to work on significant and sensitive matters in a well‐regarded institution.
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