Associate / Senior Associate, Superannuation - Regulatory

Allens; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive fixed remuneration

Fully subsidised gym memberships

Generous parental leave policy

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition awards and events

Job summary

Allens is seeking a Superannuation and Financial Services Specialist in Melbourne to join the FSF Team. The role offers a wide variety of regulatory and advisory work with Australia's leading superannuation funds.

Successful candidates will have experience in superannuation or financial services, a passion for regulatory work, and strong academic credentials. The position provides a permanent full-time opportunity with hybrid working arrangements available.

Allens offers competitive remuneration, excellent benefits, and unparalleled career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working in superannuation or financial services, ideally from a top-tier firm or in-house team.
• Passion to specialise in superannuation and financial services regulatory work.
• Experience across both regulatory and investment work.

Responsibilities

• Advise leading superannuation funds on regulatory change projects.
• Assist clients on regulatory investigations and prosecutions.
• Advise on complex superannuation fund mergers.

Skills

Experience in superannuation or financial services

Regulatory and investment work

Desire to specialise

Excellent academics

Job description

Your role

You will be part of the Funds, Superannuation & Financial Services Team (FSF) and work with lawyers across all of our offices. Working closely with Partners and the wider team, you will gain exposure to the most complex and interesting superannuation and financial services regulatory and advisory work in the market. At Allens, our structure means you’ll get exposure to a number of different Partners within your practice group and a wide variety of work. We encourage our lawyers to find their niche and specialise in areas they are interested in while building a strong foundation across their field.

As a superannuation and financial services specialist within our FSF team, your role will include a wide variety of work for some of Australia’s most prominent industry, retail and public sector superannuation funds, including:

• Advising many of Australia’s leading superannuation funds on major regulatory change projects;
• Assisting superannuation and other financial services clients on their response to a wide variety of regulatory investigations and prosecutions, including significant APRA and ASIC proceedings;
• Advising on large complex superannuation fund mergers;
• Advising superannuation and other financial services clients in relation to their broader regulatory needs, including superannuation and investment regulatory requirements and the licensing, disclosure and compliance requirements of the Australian financial services regime.

This is a permanent, full‑time opportunity. Flexibility matters at Allens, so if you are seeking hybrid working or other arrangements, we would be happy to discuss what arrangements would work best for you.

About you

• Experience working in superannuation or financial services, ideally from a leading top‑tier, national or international firm or an in‑house team;
• A passion to specialise in superannuation and financial services regulatory work with a focus on clients in the superannuation sector, while still building generalist expertise;
• Experience across both regulatory and investment work, offering the opportunity to leverage both skillsets in this diverse role;
• Excellent academics;
• A desire to learn, grow, network, and mentor others.

Your development

In joining Allens you will receive unparalleled learning and development opportunities. You will be challenged, supported and guided as you learn and develop, and will be encouraged to grow. We foster greatness, and will coach and support you to meet your goals and aspirations. Our unique Career Deal allows you to take control of your career and provides a transparent approach to career development. Our international alliance with Linklaters means we are able to support secondments all over the world.

Our perks

• Financial: market‑competitive fixed remuneration; generous incentive plan that recognises both billable and broader contribution; employee recruitment referral program; discounts at hundreds of suppliers including retail outlets; health and travel insurance; charity matched funding program.
• Health and wellbeing: fully subsidised gym memberships; annual flu vaccinations; skin checks; in‑house snacks and catered meals; subsidised sporting and social activities; Employee Assistance Program including confidential counselling, wellbeing coaching and financial coaching for employees and their families; regular wellbeing sessions with our in‑house consulting psychologist.
• Flexibility: hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support you in your work and life commitments and passions; equipment to support working from home.
• Leave: ability to purchase additional annual leave; access to an enhanced, inclusive and flexible parental leave policy – 26 weeks paid parental leave with no minimum service for permanent employees; high‑quality executive coaching to support the transition.
• International opportunities: our alliance with Linklaters ensures possible secondments to many of their overseas offices.
• Recognition: team‑based recognition including social activities and contribution‑based recognition activities; annual Allens Values Awards to nominate and recognise the incredible contributions of our people.

Allens is also proud to invest in our communities, giving you the opportunity to make a difference through our work on reconciliation, the environment and other social justice issues as well as our workplace giving and volunteering programs.

Allens is an equal‑opportunity employer. We celebrate people’s differences across gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ability, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, and family and caring arrangements.