As one of Australia's largest profit-for-members superannuation funds, we always remember whose money it is and whose future we are looking after. We work to reimagine a new way forward for our 1.1 million members and their communities. Each other. And our world.
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Your New Role
This is a high-impact Senior Legal Counsel role within our Legal & Company Secretariat team, partnering across the enterprise to provide commercially focused legal advice and governance support at scale.
Reporting to the Head of Legal – Member, you'll play a critical role advising across key areas including superannuation, insurance, managed investments, and financial advice supporting decision-making at the highest levels of the organisation, including the Board and Executive.
You'll operate as a trusted advisor, balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes, while driving best practice in governance, compliance, and legal operations across the business.
*** Please note, this is a 06-month parental leave cover opportunity ***
In this role, you will:
* Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across corporate and financial services matters
* Review and negotiate a broad range of legal documents (contracts, SLAs, disclosure and regulatory documents)
* Support Board, Committee and entity governance, including Secretariat activities
* Lead engagement with external legal providers and oversee litigated matters and regulatory engagements
* Drive a strong risk and compliance culture aligned to enterprise frameworks
* Partner with senior stakeholders across the business, influencing and guiding decision-making
* Contribute to developing team capability and leading collaborative, high-performing ways of working
How do you exceed our expectations?
* The idea of being part of our growth is exciting and you want to play a pivotal role in making super simple
* You're a qualified lawyer admitted to practice in Australia, with current practicing certificate
* You have strong experience in financial services and/or corporate commercial law
* You have working knowledge of superannuation law, Corporations Act, and AFSL regulatory requirements
* You have proven ability to manage complex legal issues and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
* You have strong stakeholder management and influencing capability at senior levels
* You'repragmatic, have a solutions-focused mindset with sound commercial judgement
* You have exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into clear, actionable advice
Employee Experience
We understand that not everyone works in the same ways. We value flexibility and know that it helps you manage work and life.
Why you'll love working at Aware Super:
* Have a super impact: You'll think big and care deeply to help more Australians live their best lives in retirement.
* Be part of something super unique: You'll work to reshape super and retirement. We'll invest in your growth and give you the opportunity to work on career-defining projects.
* Work with super humans: You'll work hard and innovate, but also have some fun along the way.
* Feel super cared for: We'll support your wellbeing today, as well as in the future. Enjoy a health & fitness reimbursement, work from home technology reimbursement, salary continuance insurance and organisation-wide meeting free zones.
The Aware Super difference
At Aware Super, we believe that diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our members and communities and a stronger sense of belonging for our people. We value a diverse workplace and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, people with cultural and linguistic diversity, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, and mature-age individuals to apply. We are proud to be consistently recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and our CEO, Deanne Stewart, is a Pay Equity Ambassador.
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