Managing Counsel, Competition and Regulatory

nbn® Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Job summary

nbn is seeking a Managing Counsel, Competition and Regulatory to lead the Enterprise Legal team in Melbourne, guiding complex competition and regulatory matters vital to our long-term strategy. You will partner with senior stakeholders to shape decisions and balance regulatory obligations with commercial aims.

You bring deep experience across competition and regulatory fields, lead with collaboration, and mentor a small team through change while ensuring risks are understood and managed.

Qualifications

• Experience across two of: competition law, access regulation, or telecommunications regulation.
• Experience leading a specialist legal team.
• Post-graduate qualifications in competition law and economics or access regulation are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small, highly specialised team on competition and regulatory matters essential to operations and strategy.
• Provide trusted, senior legal advice to stakeholders navigating complex regulatory environments and balance obligations with commercial outcomes.

Skills

Competition law

Regulatory strategy

Education

Post-graduate qualifications in competition law and economics

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity at nbn for a Managing Counsel, Competition and Regulatory to join our Enterprise Legal team. This role reports to the General Manager, Enterprise Legal and plays a critical role in shaping how nbn navigates complex regulatory and competition landscapes in support of its long-term purpose.

A bit about your role

As Managing Counsel, Competition and Regulatory, you will lead a small, highly specialised team and take ownership of complex competition and regulatory matters that are critical to nbn’s operations and long-term strategy. You will be responsible for providing trusted, senior legal advice across competition law, telecommunications regulation and access regulation, helping the organisation navigate a dynamic and highly regulated environment with confidence.

In this role, you will work in close partnership with senior stakeholders, where you will bring clarity to complexity and help shape decisions that balance regulatory obligations with commercial outcomes. Your focus will be on creating space for your team to thrive, fostering a supportive and high-performing environment where expertise is shared and developed.

As nbn continues to evolve, you will play a key role in guiding the organisation through change, ensuring regulatory risks are well understood, managed thoughtfully, and embedded beyond the immediate team.

A bit about you

You are an accomplished legal leader with deep experience across at least two of competition law, access regulation or telecommunications regulation. Your experience has been gained in a leading law firm or large regulated organisation. You bring sound judgement, intellectual curiosity and the confidence to lead complex work with minimal oversight, while remaining collaborative and open in your approach. Post-graduate qualifications in competition law and economics or access regulation will be highly regarded.

You lead with care and intention, valuing connection, trust and shared success. Your ability to influence in complex, multi-stakeholder environments, and to support a team of specialist expert lawyers to do their best work, is key. You are motivated by purpose and drawn to the opportunity to contribute to outcomes that matter for customers, communities and the future of Australia’s digital infrastructure.

Life at nbn

To be part of nbn is to be part of something bigger. There’s so much more from here. Our pioneering spirit drives us forward every day. Together, we help lift the digital capability of the nation by building and connecting Australia’s best fibre infrastructure into homes and businesses, plus places and things, everywhere. We’re continuing to create Australia’s network—a network made for more. Not just a way for everyone to do the things they love but transforming the way they do them.

A more inclusive working world

nbn is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel heard, valued, and respected. We believe diverse perspectives are the key to unlocking greater outcomes and encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. That's why we have a Reconciliation Action Plan, Accessibility & Inclusion Plan, offer 18 weeks of paid parental leave, are a Pride in Diversity Platinum Employer, and have active employee-led diversity pillars. Click here to see our list of employee benefits and why we're recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women.

Equal Opportunities for All

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Please note that this role is a permanent opportunity and applications will close at midnight on Friday 6 November 2026.

To be eligible for this role, you must have full working rights in Australia and hold a current Australian practising certificate.