Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance

NEXTDC; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work practices

Gifted share options

NEXTDC days

Volunteer days

Professional development

Wellbeing and mental health programs

Job summary

NEXTDC is seeking a Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance to join our Sydney legal team. You’ll advise on corporate, commercial and finance matters across Australian and international operations, working closely with procurement and finance to deliver pragmatic legal guidance as we scale.

You’ll handle debt and capital raising, corporate structuring, and major agreements, providing broad exposure across projects while supporting the Company Secretary and regulatory interfaces in

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted in Australia with 4-7 years of experience in corporate and commercial law.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across a broad range of contracts.
• Sound understanding of corporate and trust structures and governance.
• Experience with finance-related transactions, including debt and capital raising.

Responsibilities

• Advise on corporate, commercial and financing matters across Australian and international operations.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing agreements.
• Support company secretary with corporate secretarial function including ASIC and ASX interfaces.
• Advise on procurement processes, vendor agreements and supply chain arrangements.
• Support projects from inception through to delivery.

Skills

Drafting & Negotiation

Corporate governance

Financing transactions

Job description

Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance

At NEXTDC we are building the heart of Australia & Asia’s high tech future. We design, build and operate world class, next generation data centres, using cutting edge, environmentally efficient infrastructure to service the specific requirements of local and international customers.

NEXTDC is an exciting ASX 100 listed technology company, only 16 years young and operating 18 data centres across 8 major cities in Australia and Malaysia, with multiple international sites in development to support our customers’ digital infrastructure.

At NEXTDC our success depends on the talents of our people, and we foster a culture of continued learning and development. Our culture is built on collaboration and innovation, we are passionate about what we do, and we are committed to our mission to be the leading customer centric data centre services company.

Company Description

At NEXTDC we are building the heart of Australia & Asia’s high tech future. We design, build and operate world class, next generation data centres, using cutting edge, environmentally efficient infrastructure to service the specific requirements of local and international customers.

NEXTDC is an exciting ASX 100 listed technology company, only 16 years young and operating 18 data centres across 8 major cities in Australia and Malaysia, with multiple international sites in development to support our customers’ digital infrastructure.

At NEXTDC our success depends on the talents of our people, and we foster a culture of continued learning and development. Our culture is built on collaboration and innovation, we are passionate about what we do, and we are committed to our mission to be the leading customer centric data centre services company.

Where Cloud lives and AI thrives

Job Description

We're looking for a Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance based in Sydney to join our legal team and support a broad range of corporate, commercial and finance matters across our Australian and international business operations. You'll work closely 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, one day advising on a debt or capital raising, the next establishing corporate and trust structures, negotiating a major supply agreement or supporting our international expansion.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising on the establishment, administration and governance of corporate and trust structures, including multi tiered structures involving corporate trustees and unit trusts
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing agreements
• Supporting the Company Secretary with the corporate secretarial function, including entity and trust management and administration, ASIC and ASX interface, 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, negotiation of terms and ongoing vendor arrangements
• Advising on supply chain and equipment supply agreements and related contractual risk
• Providing legal support across key projects, from inception through to delivery

You’ll join a small, high performing legal team working directly with the Head of Legal and senior leaders across our business. You will have a genuine breadth of work few in-house roles offer at this level. Think corporate structuring, finance transactions, company secretarial and procurement work on major projects for an ASX 100 company at the centre of Australia's AI and digital infrastructure boom.

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 working style, with confident 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 with experience in the data centre, infrastructure, construction or technology sectors being highly regarded
• Comfortable working across multiple projects with competing priorities, with a pragmatic and commercial approach

Additional Information

• Seize this exciting opportunity to join one of Australia’s fastest growing companies and play a key contributing role in the future of AI and the digital economy
• Join an inclusive, diverse and values driven working culture supporting hybrid work practices
• Enjoy awesome employee benefits (gifted share options, NEXTDC days, volunteer days, professional development, holistic wellbeing and mental health programs and more)
• Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)

Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.

Make NEXTDC your next move.