Legal Counsel

Axiom; Sydney; Remote; AUD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible assignments

Job summary

Axiom is seeking an immediately available legal contractor to support its payments and regulatory function for a 3–4 month engagement. You will work with senior leaders across payments, risk, and compliance in a fast-paced, product-driven environment, delivering pragmatic regulatory advice while autonomy is required.

The role offers full flexibility on location and hours, with remote work predominating and on‑site presence only when required by clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in payments and financial services within tech-enabled or product-driven environments.
• Strong knowledge of licensing and AML requirements for payments operations.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory concepts clearly in fast-moving, cross-functional settings.
• A flexible engagement style with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Assists in expanding payments products across markets (Australia, US, UK).
• Provides guidance to Product and Engineering on AFSL, AML, and risk obligations.
• Delivers legal insight and risk mitigation for priority initiatives and incident response.
• Builds relationships with regulators and technical SMEs.
• Collaborates with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Privacy to embed financial-crime considerations in design.
• Supports day-to-day legal operations to maintain momentum across payments workstreams.

Skills

Payments risk

Regulatory compliance

AML

Job description

Axiom is supporting a high‑growth technology business seeking an immediately available legal contractor to provide interim support to its payments and regulatory function for a 3–4‑month engagement. This role sits within a fast‑paced, product‑driven environment and will work closely with senior leaders across payments, risk, and compliance to maintain momentum while permanent hiring is underway. The engagement offers full flexibility on location, weekly hours, and seniority level, provided the contractor can operate autonomously and deliver pragmatic, commercially grounded regulatory advice. This opportunity would suit a payments‑focused legal professional who thrives in agile, tech‑enabled settings and is comfortable managing varied workstreams across product development, regulatory interpretation, and cross‑functional stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities:

• Assists in the development and expansion of payments products across the Australian, US, and UK markets.
• Provides guidance to Product and Engineering teams on AFSL, AML, and broader risk‑management obligations.
• Delivers legal insight and risk‑mitigation support for high‑priority strategic initiatives and incident response matters.
• Builds and maintains strong working relationships with regulators and technical subject‑matter experts.
• Works closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Privacy teams to embed financial‑crime considerations into product design.
• Supports day‑to‑day legal operations to ensure continuity and momentum across the payments legal workstream.

Requirements:

• Brings practical experience in payments and financial services, ideally gained in tech‑enabled or product‑driven environments rather than large traditional financial institutions.
• Demonstrates strong working knowledge of licensing, anti‑money‑laundering requirements, and broader regulatory risk frameworks relevant to payments operations.
• Communicates complex regulatory concepts clearly and works effectively in fast‑moving, cross‑functional settings with minimal oversight.
• Manages multiple priorities confidently and fits within a flexible engagement model, whether full‑time for a shorter period or part‑time across the full 3–4‑month term.

Why Rejoin Axiom?

• Flexibility:Choose assignments that fit your lifestyle and career goals.
• Professional Growth:Continue to develop your expertise through diverse projects.
• Community:Reconnect with a network of forward‑thinking legal professionals.
• Impact:Contribute to impactful work with leading global organizations.

Compensation, Benefits & Location:

This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on‑site presence.

Axiom is the global leader in high‑calibre, on‑demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.

Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. Diversity is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.

Equal Opportunity Employer:Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.

Accommodation for Individuals with Disabilities: Upon request and consistent with applicable laws, Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process. To request an accommodation to complete the application form, please contact us at [e-mail] and include "Applicant Accommodation" in the subject line.

Axiom respects your privacy. For an explanation of the kind of information we collect about you and how it is used, our full privacy notice is available at https://www.axiomlaw.com/privacy-notice.

Employment with Axiom may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.

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