Senior Legal Counsel, Business Bank Regulatory

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We're seeking a commercially minded and technically skilled Senior Legal Counsel, Business Bank Regulatory to join our team. In this role, you'll provide transactional and regulatory legal advice across a diverse range of banking and finance activities to support multiple brands and business units, including BOQ Business Bank, BOQ Specialist, BOQ Finance, and BOQ Financial Markets.

You'll play a key role in supporting strategic initiatives that strengthen, simplify, digitise and optimise our operations. This role involves a broad range of activities including, but not limited to:

• Structuring and settling banking and finance transactions.
• Providing advice on legal and regulatory requirements, including under the Corporations Act, ASIC Act and BCOP.
• Legal support for regulatory projects, including projects to address bank initiatives to minimise regulatory risk and to respond to new legislative or regulatory requirements.
• Commercial, quality and timely legal advice on such matters as marketing and promotional activities, advice on credit and financial products, mandatory breach reporting and customer remediation.

You'll work closely with internal stakeholders across distribution, product, credit, risk and compliance, as well as external law firms, regulators, and industry bodies.

You're a qualified legal practitioner in Australia (6-8 years PQE), experience ideally gained in private practice or in-house within the banking and finance sector. You bring:

• Strong technical legal skills and a practical understanding of banking and finance transactions and familiarity with equipment finance including novated leasing, as well as structured and dealer finance products.
• Experience advising on SME business structures and foundational knowledge of property, corporate and trust law. You will be comfortable finding solutions to settle transactions and advising on PPSA and PEXA related issues.
• A practical working knowledge of key legislation, rules, codes of practice and guidance, including the Corporations Act, ASIC Act, Privacy Act, Banking Code of Practice and AML/CTF Act. This entails an understanding of the responsibilities and approach of key regulators (ASIC, APRA and AUSTRAC).
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build trust with stakeholders by delivering clear, tailored legal advice.
• Confidence in leading complex transactions and projects with minimal supervision.

We operate in a highly regulated, fast-paced environment so we are seeking a strategic thinker who can problem-solve in a variety of situations and timeframes. This will require you to have sound judgement in decision making and strong advisory skills, supported by the ability to consider commercial outcomes. Your time management skills will always be displayed; you are organised and have the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality legal support in a dynamic banking environment, even if you only have some of the experience and knowledge listed above, we'd love to hear from you.

BOQ Group is a truly unique group of challenger brands with a purpose – to provide a genuine alternative to Australian financial services for customers and employees. Our family of brands (Bank of Queensland (BOQ), ME Bank, Virgin Money Australia, BOQ Specialist) each come with their own defined customer audience and brand personality, but share one goal – to build social capital through banking. That's creating trust with customers, exploring staff potential and believing that tiny gestures and big ideas can change the world for communities.

BOQ Group's inclusive vision is to foster a workspace that values and leverages difference and creates new possibilities, a place where our people feel confident to bring their best selves to work every day. We embrace difference and believe that our workforce should reflect the customers and communities that we serve.

Since 2021, BOQ Group is recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). In 2023, we successfully implemented an innovative Reconciliation Plan, driving positive change and promoting inclusivity across BOQ Group.

At BOQ Group, we are passionate about creating an exceptional work environment that nurtures both your professional and personal growth. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to enhance your well-being, provide financial security, and foster a sense of community and inclusion. Here are just some of the fantastic perks you can enjoy as part of our team:

• Flexible working arrangement - Balance your work and personal life with ease.
• Discounted financial products - Enjoy exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
• Salary sacrificing options - Maximise your take-home pay with our salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements - Spend quality time with your new family member without any worries.
• Purchase additional annual leave - Need more time off? You can buy extra leave days.
• Discounted private health insurance plan - Take care of your health with our special rates.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family
• Access to employee network groups - Connect with peers through our First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTQIA+, Multicultural, Gender, Early Careers, and accessibility groups.
• Pride in Diversity membership: We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and actively participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. Join us and be part of a company that truly cares about its people and community

To apply for this role at BOQ Group, follow the links or apply via our Careers Page. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People are encouraged to apply. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. When you apply, you are welcome to tell us the pronouns you use and please let us know any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, it is a condition of employment that background screening is completed to ensure that the Bank complies with its obligations under the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing Act. These checks may include, but are not limited to: identity, verification, reference checks, criminal background checks, immigration checks, verification of academic qualifications, bankruptcy checks.

Please no agency applications.