Senior Lawyer

Westpac; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Mortgage rates for employees

Culture leave

Lifestyle leave

Wellbeing leave

Learning and development opportunities

Volunteer initiatives

Job summary

Westpac Group is seeking a Senior Lawyer to lead legal support for platforms, superannuation, funds management and margin lending. The role requires deep expertise in financial services law and strong regulatory compliance skills, with a focus on stakeholder management and strategic business partnering.

The successful candidate will advise on complex regulatory matters, contribute to the Legal function's performance, and help drive improvements while maintaining strong internal relationships

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PQE in financial services law.
• Experience with complex regulatory matters affecting platforms, superannuation and funds management.
• Strong ability to advise boards and internal partners.

Responsibilities

• Advise on regulatory matters including Corporations Act sections and prudential standards.
• Counsel platforms, superannuation trustees and funds management teams.
• Develop and share house views and function-wide improvements.
• Partner with internal business teams and manage stakeholders.
• Foster continuous improvement and innovative thinking.

Skills

Financial services law

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Create your best future and join as aSenior Lawyer, Platforms, Investments and Operations

What’s the role?

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Financial Services Lawyer to join a talented and high-performing team, supporting BT, which is a part of Westpac’s Business & Wealth Division. Your key accountabilities will include:

• Advising on legal risks associated with complex regulatory matters impacting platforms, superannuation, funds management and margin lending. This includes advising in relation to Part 7.9 and Chapters 5C and 7 of the Corporations Act 2001, superannuation legislation and relevant prudential standards.
• Advising the business and superannuation trustee/RE boards on a wide range of matters in relation to platforms, superannuation and funds management.
• Contributing to the strategic and operational performance of the Legal function by contributing new ideas and initiatives; developing ‘house views’, function-wide improvements, and knowledge sharing.
• Partnering with our internal business partners to advise on legal issues, and building and maintaining relationships.
• Driving a continuous improvement culture, and, in particular, encouraging and fostering an environment of innovation and creative thinking.

This is a fulltime, permanent role based in eitherSydney or Melbourne with flexible and hybrid working.

What do I need?

We are seeking a Senior Lawyer (with 10+ years’ PQE), with the following skills and experience:

• Strong financial services experience, in a large corporate or private practice environment.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of legal and regulatory duties, obligations and requirements related to superannuation, platforms, managed funds and margin lending.
• Excellent understanding of key trends and drivers in financial services.
• Solutions-focused with strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills.

We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page , under the ‘Diversity, sustainability and flexibility’ section.