Senior Legal Counsel

Greenstone-Financial-Services; Geehi; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi days

On-site gym

Weekly lunch

Health initiatives

Leadership workshops

Quarterly awards

Retail discounts

Morsl marketplace

Job summary

Greenstone, a leading Australian financial services distributor, is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide high-quality legal advice across the business and act as a senior advisor on complex commercial, regulatory and governance matters. You will partner with senior leaders to navigate regulatory risk and draft complex commercial agreements.

The role requires 8–12 years post-admission experience, a current Australian Practising Certificate, and strong in-house financial services exposure,

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB or equivalent) and current Australian Practising Certificate.
• Approximately 8–12 years' post-admission experience.
• Significant in-house legal experience in financial services.
• Insurance, superannuation or wealth management experience highly desirable.
• Strong experience advising on commercial contracts and corporate transactions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters independently.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• High levels of integrity, professionalism and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic and commercially pragmatic legal advice across all business divisions including Product, Marketing, Partnerships, Operations, Technology and Compliance
• Partnering with senior business leaders to manage legal and regulatory risk within financial services regulation
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on complex commercial arrangements, strategic partnerships, supplier and other commercial arrangements
• Providing advice on financial services legislation and regulatory obligations
• Supporting implementation of regulatory change initiatives
• Assisting with regulator engagement with bodies such as ASIC, APRA, AFCA, OAIC
• Providing legal input into governance frameworks, Board papers and executive decision making
• Providing legal advice regarding AFC complaints, investigations and remediation activities
• Supporting incident management, breach assessments and regulatory reporting

Skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder influence

Negotiation skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Autonomy

Integrity and discretion

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Australian Practising Certificate

Job description

The Senior Legal Counsel is responsible for providing high-quality legal advice across Greenstone's operations while acting as a senior advisor to business leaders on complex commercial, regulatory and governance matters.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing strategic and commercially pragmatic legal advice across all business divisions including Product, Marketing, Partnerships, Operations, Technology and Compliance
• Partnering with senior business leaders to achieve commercial outcomes while appropriately managing legal and regulatory risk within the context of financial servicers regulation
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on complex commercial arrangements, strategic partnerships, supplier and other commercial arrangements
• Providing advice on financial services legislation and regulatory obligations
• Supporting implementation of regulatory change initiatives
• Assisting with regulator engagement, including responses to ASIC, APRA, AFCA, OAIC and other regulatory bodies
• Providing legal input into governance frameworks, Board papers and executive decision making
• Providing legal advice regarding AFC complaints, investigations and remediation activities
• Supporting incident management, breach assessments and regulatory reporting

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB or equivalent)
• Current Australian Practicing Certificate
• Approximately 8 – 12 years' post-admission experience
• Significant in-house legal experience in financial services
• Insurance, superannuation or wealth management experience highly desirable
• Strong experience advising on commercial contracts and corporate transactions
• Demonstrated experience managing complex legal matters independently
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to work autonomously
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and excellent negotiation skills
• High levels of integrity, professionalism and discretion

Our Promise to Our People

We are passionate about our core values of Customer First, We Care, One Team, and Results Driven, which define how we approach our work. We recognise that our colleagues are the key to our success. That's why you can expect to be rewarded for the hard work you put in through job satisfaction, career development and the fantastic range of benefits we offer:

Benefits

Fantastic employee benefits including flexi days, flexible working, annual $1200 travel/parking allowance & more.

• State of the art building facilities including a dedicated & subsidised on-site company café (weekly free lunch) & on-site gym
• Health & well-being initiatives and programs
• Opportunity to take part in in-house leadership & emotional intelligence workshops
• Quarterly award functions and a grand annual conference to recognise our people
• Retail discounts e.g. movie tickets, Zoo passes, live shows + more
• Morsl market (a fully automated self-serve, food and drink marketplace with a wide variety of meals, snacks and drinks)

Who We Are

Greenstone distributes insurance products under trusted brands in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Some of our brands are Buddy, Australian Seniors, New Zealand Seniors, OneChoice, Real Insurance, SPCA Pet Insurance, North Cover, FiftyUp and Guardian.

We are the leading distributor of direct Insurance products in the Australian insurance market. Since launching into the Financial Services sector in 2007, Greenstone has experienced a commanding volume of growth being recognised for our credible brands, customer focused values and people-driven work culture.

We are passionate about our core values, which contribute towards the positive culture that supports our employees, our customers and our community.

Location

Great central location in Norwest Business Park, Norwest, only a short walk from Norwest Metro station and also direct bus access from Parramatta and Blacktown.