Head of Legal, Infrastructure - Hands-on Leader

Sigma Executive; Adelaide; Sur place; AUD 250 000 - 380 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sigma Executive is assisting a major Australian infrastructure organisation to appoint a Head of Legal. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Head of Legal will shape the function, balance leadership with hands-on advisory work, and operate across a complex national footprint.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team, manage priorities, provide strategic advice to senior executives, support commercial, procurement and operational matters, and oversee governance and privacy matters while

Qualifications

• Significant post-admission experience within a sophisticated corporate or in-house legal environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring and developing lawyers and legal teams.
• Broad commercial legal experience in infrastructure, energy, utilities or asset-intensive environments.
• Strong commercial judgement balancing legal risk with business objectives.
• Experience advising senior executives and building trusted relationships across an organisation.
• Exposure to governance and company secretarial matters.
• Interest in legal operations, technology and AI to improve in-house functions.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative, pragmatic and solutions-focused leadership style.

Responsabilités

• Lead, mentor and develop a geographically dispersed team of experienced legal professionals.
• Provide strategic and pragmatic advice to senior executives and key business stakeholders.
• Support significant commercial, infrastructure, procurement and operational matters.
• Oversee governance and company secretarial matters across a complex corporate structure.
• Drive adoption of legal technology and AI to improve service delivery.
• Partner with the General Counsel to shape capability and strategic direction of the function.
• Remain hands-on with substantive legal and commercial work while leading the function.

Description du poste

Sigma Executive is assisting a major Australian infrastructure organisation to appoint a Head of Legal. Reporting to the General Counsel, the Head of Legal will shape the function, balance leadership with hands-on advisory work, and operate across a complex national footprint.

You will lead a geographically dispersed team, manage priorities, provide strategic advice to senior executives, support commercial, procurement and operational matters, and oversee governance and privacy matters while