Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services

Ink Recruitment; Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 225 000 - 275 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ink Recruitment is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel – Financial Services in Melbourne CBD. This is a hands-on, senior role with board exposure and regulatory, contracting and governance responsibilities.

The position is a 6‑month fixed-term contract with likely extension and offers close collaboration with the executive team. You will partner across the business, drafting and negotiating client, partner and supplier agreements, while advising on regulatory matters and product initiatives from day

Qualifications

• Admitted Australian lawyer with practising certificate.
• Financial services legal background, in-house or private practice.
• Strong commercial contracting and negotiation skills.
• Hands-on approach and ability to work at pace.
• Experience in fintech, technology, or scaling businesses is valued.
• Governance or company secretarial exposure is a plus.

Responsabilités

• Draft, review and negotiate client, partner and supplier agreements and templates.
• Support sales and client teams through negotiations, renewals and tenders.
• Prepare contract variations reflecting new features, regulatory change and client needs.
• Provide practical advice on financial services regulation, AML/CTF, privacy and consumer law.
• Anticipate regulatory change and reflect it in agreements and processes.
• Offer input on new products and initiatives from an early stage.
• Coordinate with external counsel for high-stakes matters as needed.
• Support governance processes, including meeting papers, minutes and ASIC lodgements.

Connaissances

Financial services law

Contract negotiation

Governance / secretarial

Commercial mindset

Description du poste

Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services

• Exclusive to Ink. Financial Services. Melbourne CBD. Up to $250k Base ++
• Senior Legal Counsel-commercial contracting, regulatory advice & governance
• Board and leadership exposure from day one. 6 Month FTC - Likely extension

Join a growing Australian fintech in a senior, hands-on legal role with real influence across the business.

Reporting into the Executive team, you'll be the go-to legal partner across the business, providing practical, commercial advice on a broad range of matters.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate client, partner and supplier agreements, and maintain standard terms and templates
• Support sales and client teams through negotiations, renewals and tender responses
• Prepare contract variations to reflect new features, regulatory change and client requirements
• Provide practical advice on financial services regulation, AML/CTF, privacy, data protection and consumer law
• Help the business anticipate and respond to regulatory change, and reflect it in agreements and processes
• Provide legal input on new products and initiatives from an early stage
• Use external counsel selectively for specialist or high-stakes matters
• Support Board and governance processes, including meeting papers, minutes, registers and ASIC lodgements

About you

• Admitted Australian lawyer with a current practising certificate and solid post-admission experience
• Financial services legal background, either in-house or private practice
• Strong commercial contracting and negotiation skills
• A genuinely hands-on approach and comfort working at pace
• Experience in fintech, technology or a scaling business is highly regarded
• Governance or company secretarial exposure is a plus

Why apply?

• A small, high-performing team with genuine exposure across the whole business, not a siloed role
• Direct access to senior leadership and the chance to work on substantive, commercial matters
• Real autonomy and ownership of your work
• A front-row seat to significant regulatory change across financial services
• Collaborative and pragmatic culture
• Melbourne based with flexible working