Senior Legal Counsel, Business Bank Regulatory

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 to address bank initiatives to minimise regulatory risk and to respond to new legislative or regulatory requirements.
• Commercial, quality and timely legal advice on 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), with 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, including equipment finance (including novated leasing), and structured and dealer finance products.
• Experience advising on SME business structures and foundational knowledge of property, corporate and trust law. Comfortable 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, with understanding of the responsibilities and approach of 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. We are seeking a strategic thinker who can problem-solve in a variety of situations and timeframes, with sound judgement and strong advisory skills, and the ability to prioritise and meet tight deadlines.

If you're passionate about delivering high-quality legal support in a dynamic banking environment, we'd love to hear from you.

• Flexible working arrangement – Balance your work and personal life with ease.
• Discounted financial products – Exclusive rates on our financial services across the Group.
• Salary sacrificing options – Maximise your take-home pay with salary packaging options.
• Paid parental leave with no minimum requirements – Spend time with your new family member without worries.
• Purchase additional annual leave – Buy extra leave days.
• Discounted private health insurance – Special rates for your health.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Confidential support for personal and professional challenges for you and your family.
• Access to employee network groups – Connect with peers through various networks.
• Pride in Diversity membership – We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and participate in the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

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. If you are successful for a role with BOQ Group, background screening is required to comply with AML/CTF Act obligations, including identity, verification, reference, criminal, immigration, and qualification checks. Agencies, please note: please no agency applications.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Legal

• Banking, Legal Services, and Law Practice