Head of Legal

Myob; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible, hybrid workplace

Home office setup support

Corporate discounts & vouchers

Wellbeing partnership with Sonder

Training & study assistance

Job summary

MYOB is seeking a Head of Legal to lead our Australian and New Zealand legal operations. You’ll mentor senior lawyers, drive process improvements, and ensure commercially focused advice across technology, privacy and regulatory areas.

You will partner with the General Counsel and executive teams, manage budgets, and steer complex transactions and governance initiatives in a fast-paced, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years PQE in commercial and technology matters, preferably SaaS or regulated tech.
• Qualified and admitted to practise in Australia with a current practising certificate.
• Experience leading in-house legal teams, managing budgets and panel relationships.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across technology contracting, privacy, data and consumer law.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts for senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an in-house legal team and bench strength.
• Set standards, templates, playbooks, and deploy AI-enabled tools for efficiency.
• Advise executives on complex commercial, regulatory and technology matters.
• Own the legal budget and manage external panel relationships for value.
• Oversee disputes, privacy, AI governance and regulatory engagement with Risk & Compliance.
• Deputise for the General Counsel and support corporate governance activities.

Skills

People leadership

Commercial & tech

Tech contracting & IP

Clear communication

Adaptability

PQE 10+ years

Australia practice (AU)

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Tools

AI tools

Job description

We’re a leading business management solution with a core purpose: helping more businesses in Australia and New Zealand start, survive and succeed.

At MYOB, we believe what’s good for one business is good for all business—and for all of us. Whether you support them, work for them, or dream of building your own, when businesses run smoothly, everybody feels it. Owners, employees, customers, suppliers—even families. That’s why we’re here: to give every person in business the tools they need to focus on what really matters and do Big Things—whatever big looks like for them.

And for you? Joining MYOB means being part of that impact. It means using your skills to help businesses thrive, shaping the future of work, and growing alongside the people and communities we support. Because while we’re the business of software, we’re really in the business of people. And that makes MYOB Everyone’s Business.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of Legal to lead our legal operations throughout Australia and New Zealand. Collaborating with closely with our General Counsel, you will be the operational engine of the team, ensuring we deliver commercially focused, high-quality advice when the business needs it most. In this role, you will:

• Lead and develop: Guide, mentor, and grow a team of talented legal professionals, including our Senior Legal Counsels. You will allocate work, manage performance, and build our bench strength
• Drive the day-to-day: Set the standards for how we work. From refining templates and playbooks to championing legal technology, automation and AI-enabled tools to reduce manual effort, improve turnaround times and give the team more time for high-value work
• Advise at the top: Act as a senior adviser to the Executive and Senior Leadership teams on complex commercial, technology, corporate, and regulatory matters
• Manage the budget: Own our legal budget and external spend, managing panel relationships to ensure quality and value
• Navigate complexity: Lead high-value transactions, strategic partnerships, and oversee disputes, privacy, AI governance, and regulatory engagement alongside the Risk & Compliance team
• Deputise: Step in for the General Counsel when needed, including supporting corporate governance and company secretarial activities

The skills you’ll need

• People leadership: You have successfully led and developed an in-house legal team, managing budgets, resourcing, and work allocation
• Commercial and tech-savvy: You are comfortable working closely with product and tech teams. You actively use AI tools to improve legal work, always balancing legal risk with commercial outcomes
• Broad legal judgment: You bring deep commercial drafting and negotiation skills, with a proven grasp of technology contracting, IP, privacy, data, and consumer law. You pick up unfamiliar areas quickly
• Clear communication: You build trust easily, influence senior stakeholders, and translate complex legal concepts into simple, actionable advice
• Adaptability: You thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritise with clear focus, and confidently make well‑reasoned calls even with imperfect information
• Experience: You have at least 10 years’ PQE, with strong commercial and technology experience from a quality law firm or in-house team (substantial in-house experience is highly preferred). Experience in SaaS, scale‑up, or a regulated technology business is a big plus
• Qualifications: You hold a Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent) and are admitted to practise in Australia, holding (or eligible to hold) a current practising certificate

Our Culture & Benefits

At MYOB our values are at the heart of everything we do. If you want to work and collaborate where opinions are valued, and your ideas can make a difference, come to a place where Your Work Matters.

See what it’s like to work at MYOB and what we’re all about.

Enjoy a flexible, hybrid workplace that brings balance to how you work, all of our centrally located offices come together to a number of in‑person celebrations and social events

Set up your home office with a little financial help from us, and take advantage of great corporate discounts and vouchers from top retailers

Benefit from our partnership with Sonder, which supports the wellbeing of our team members

Unlock your potential via in‑house training and programs, LinkedIn Learning, conferences and study assistance

Access to a variety of leave options available to support your wellbeing, including up to an additional four weeks of purchased leave, generous parental leave, domestic violence leave, transgender leave, community leave, study leave, and more

Join our communities, built around ‘Wellness’, ‘Belonging’ and the ‘Planet’ where you can make a meaningful contribution

At MYOB, we’re all about embracing difference and backing people to be their true selves. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and big believers that the best hires don’t just fit our culture — they add to it. That means bringing your unique contributions, lived experiences, and fresh perspective to the table.

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to responding to every applicant.