Deputy Company Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel

ASX; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working options

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

ASX is seeking an experienced Deputy Company Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel to join our legal team at the centre of Australia’s capital markets. You will deliver high-quality governance and legal advice, support the Company Secretary, and work closely with ASX’s directors and senior management.

In this role, you will collaborate across Legal and Company Secretarial teams to production board materials, ensure regulatory compliance, and mentor junior team members while expanding governance

Qualifications

• Trained in a leading law firm and developed a reputation in private practice or in-house.
• Experience with company law, corporate governance, M&A or equivalent, and strong knowledge of corporate governance and the ASX Listing Rules.
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience with the ability to work independently.
• Strong academic and professional qualifications.
• Proven integrity, professionalism and trustworthiness.
• Ability to communicate effectively with directors, senior management and staff.
• Desire to grow within governance and company secretarial functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal advice and governance services across ASX’s Company Secretarial and Legal functions.
• Collaborate with ASX’s Legal and Company Secretarial teams on governance practices and board papers.
• Help prepare board papers, minutes, and related director communications.
• Engage with regulatory agencies and prepare submissions to support regulatory outcomes.
• Develop internal and external networks to lift governance capabilities.
• Support the Company Secretary in board and committee activities including education programs.

Skills

Company law

Corporate governance

M&A

Corporations Act

ASX Listing Rules

Board communications

Education

Law degree

Job description

Deputy Company Secretary & Senior Legal Counsel

ASX: Powering Australia's financial markets

Why join the ASX?

When you join ASX, you’re joining a company with a strong purpose – to power a stronger economic future by enabling a fair and dynamic marketplace for all.

In your new role, you’ll be part of a leading global securities exchange with a strong brand. We are known for being a trusted market operator and an exciting data hub.

www.asx.com.au/about/careers/a-great-place-to-work

We are more than a securities exchange!

The ASX team brings together talented people from a diverse range of disciplines.

We run critical market infrastructure, with 1 in 3 people employed within technology. Yet we have a unique complexity of roles across a range of disciplines such as operations, program delivery, financial products, investor engagement, risk and compliance.

We’re proud to foster a workplace where diversity is celebrated and inclusion is part of our everyday culture. Our employee-led networks champion LGBTIQ+ inclusion, promote gender equality, accessibility and wellbeing, inspire giving and volunteering, and celebrate cultural and religious events, creating a sense of belonging for all. As an AWEI Bronze employer and member of the Champions of Change Coalition for gender equality, we’re committed to a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

About the team:

An opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join a top-talent, dynamic and diverse team at the centre of Australia’s financial markets. Working across the Company Secretarial and Legal functions with responsibility for the delivery of high-quality legal advice and best practice company secretary and governance services across the ASX Group.

The role involves close liaison with ASX Group directors and the senior executive team and provides a diverse and challenging career step.

The ASX Legal team are winners of the 2022 Corporate Counsel Lawyers Weekly Technology, Media and Telecommunications Team of the Year Award and were also finalists in the Financial Services Team of the Year category.

What you will be doing:

• Bring your strong technical legal expertise and passion for corporate governance to a leading in-house team working at the centre of listed company regulation and governance

• Work across ASX’s Legal and Company Secretarial teams to deliver high-quality legal analysis and leading-edge governance practices

• Use your strong communication, collaboration and organisational skills to help ASX deliver high-quality Board meetings, papers and other services

• Work collaboratively with cross functional teams and interact directly with Boards and Senior Management on ASX’s Board and other governance processes

• Engage with regulatory agencies and produce high-quality communications and submissions to drive regulatory outcomes

• Share your knowledge, skills and experience to lift capabilities across the legal team and the broader business

• Continue to develop as a lawyer in an engaging and challenging environment while building your company secretarial and governance skill set

• Develop peer external and internal contacts

Achievement of strong legal and governance outcomes

• Building a strong and diverse corporate governance practice in ASX’s Legal team, including continuous disclosure and other Listing Rules issues, directors’ duties, conflicts management, executive accountability and remuneration issues and other related areas

• Ensuring strong processes are in place and operating effectively to ensure full compliance by ASX with its listing rule and statutory obligations

• Supporting the Company Secretary to service ASX’s Boards and Committees capably and proactively, including meetings, workshops, director education programs, and related documentation and communications

• Providing legal advice to, and in relation to, ASX’s Boards and Committees

• Providing Company Secretarial support to committees, from agenda planning to minute taking and everything in between

• Working effectively with all business functions on Board papers and presentations and other collaborative processes

• Timely and effective regulatory reporting and engagement across the range of ASX’s statutory obligations and other requirements

Collaborating with colleagues and effective stakeholder engagement

• Collaborating with internal colleagues to improve and maintain the quality of Board papers and other materials

• Reviewing Board and committee papers to support executives and management in providing high quality material for directors

• Developing and providing training on preparing board papers

• Helping to ensure strong communication between management and Boards to support a “no surprises” approach

• Liaising with investors, regulators, professional and industry bodies and others to support on-going constructive two-way relationships

• Developing corporate governance skills and resources and bringing new ideas and experiences to ASX’s Legal and Company Secretarial teams

What you will bring:

Must have

• Trained in a leading law firm and built your skills and reputation in a challenging private practice and/or in-house role

• Practiced in company law, corporate governance, M&A or equivalent, developing a thorough knowledge of the Corporations Act and a good practical understanding of corporate governance and the ASX Listing Rules

• 5 or more years of post-qualification experience with a proven ability to work independently

• Strong academic and professional qualifications

• Won the respect and recognition of your peers for integrity and legal excellence

• Confidence and capability to work independently, with the judgement to communicate and escape where needed

• Strong ethics and ability to establish a high level of trust

• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately with directors, senior management and staff members

• Ability to develop strong internal and external networks

• Attention to detail and factual accuracy

• Understanding and enjoyment of the contribution and potential of the role

• Personal commitment to growth

• A “team player” attitude: prepared to pitch in to help others and share your knowledge and experience

• A collaborative and collegiate style, and strong presentational and influencing skills

Nice to have

• Experience in (or advising) regulated Australian listed companies with a strong reputation for governance and compliance

• A demonstrated commitment to best practice corporate governance through education, industry involvement or otherwise

• Experience in financial services or another highly-regulated industry

• Dealing with regulators in Australia or overseas

We make hiring decisions based on your skills, capabilities and experience, and how you’ll help us to live our values. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the criteria of this role.

If you need any adjustments during the application or interview process to help you present your best self, please let us know at *******@asx.com.au.

At ASX Group, our diverse workforce is essential to build and maintain a fair and dynamic marketplace. We support flexible working and offer hybrid working options. Even if our roles are advertised as full-time, we encourage you to apply if you are interested in part-time or other flexible working arrangements.

We will arrange for successful candidates to have background checks, including reference and police checks, completed as part of the on-boarding process.

To be considered for this position, candidates must be legally authorised to work in Australia on a permanent basis without any restrictions.