Corporate & Finance Counsel for AI & Tech Growth

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

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Job summary

NEXTDC in Sydney is seeking a Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance to support corporate, commercial and finance matters across Australia and international operations. You'll work with our commercial, procurement and finance teams, providing pragmatic legal advice that keeps pace with our growth.

This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys variety, from advising on debt or capital raising to establishing corporate and trust structures and negotiating major supplier

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted in Australia with 4-7 years of experience in corporate and commercial law.
• Strong understanding of corporate and trust structures, ideally including multi tiered structures involving corporate trustees and unit trusts.
• Collaborative drafting and negotiation across a broad range of contracts.
• Sound grasp of finance principles and finance related transactions, including capital and debt raising.
• Experience advising on procurement and supply chain arrangements within data centre, infrastructure, construction or technology sectors.

Responsibilities

• Advising on establishment, administration and governance of corporate and trust structures, including multi-tiered structures with corporate trustees and unit trusts.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing agreements.
• Supporting the Company Secretary with corporate secretarial functions, entity and trust management and regulatory matters across Australia, Malaysia and beyond.
• Advising on and administering finance focused transactions and documentation, including debt and capital raising.
• Supporting procurement processes end to end, including tender and contract documentation and vendor arrangements.
• Advising on supply chain and equipment supply agreements and related contractual risk.
• Providing legal support across key projects from inception through delivery.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Corporate governance

Finance transactions

Procurement & supply chain

Education

Australian legal qualification

Job description

NEXTDC in Sydney is seeking a Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance to support corporate, commercial and finance matters across Australia and international operations. You'll work with our commercial, procurement and finance teams, providing pragmatic legal advice that keeps pace with our growth.

This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys variety, from advising on debt or capital raising to establishing corporate and trust structures and negotiating major supplier