Legal Operations Manager

6 months ago


Brisbane, Australia Australian Retirement Trust Full time

**An exciting opportunity exists to join our Group Legal team as a Legal Operations Manager.**

**We are flexible for this role to be based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.**

**Why join us?**
- State of the art offices with offerings like end of trip facilities, yoga and multi faith room, barista coffee, indoor gardens, and a multitude of spaces to encourage a collaborative culture, our workspaces are something we are extremely proud of.
- A mature outlook on flexible work arrangements which allows you to truly balance work and life. A #hybrid work from home approach is embedded in our ways of working.
- We have excellent career progression and development opportunities; we are committed to continuous improvement and have exciting plans for our future.
- We have an incredible company culture where wellbeing of our employees is at the forefront of everything we do.

**About the role**

Key accountabilities will include:

- Providing strategic planning, financial management, project management and technology portfolio investment expertise to allow the legal team and ART to effectively manage risks, monitor compliance, incorporate tech tools and deliver value to ART.
- Operating as an integrated and trusted business partner to Group Legal and ART by identifying opportunities to drive efficiencies across Group Legal.
- Executing on a roadmap to a Group Legal Future State to improve efficiencies in the way legal services are delivered at ART.
- Periodically benchmarking Group Legal’s operations, processes and practices against other inhouse legal teams and identifying opportunities for enhancement and efficiencies.
- Supporting the General Counsel to coordinate team collaboration activities such as team meetings, offsites and knowledge sharing events for the team and the broader business at ART.
- Maintaining a strong and sustainable approach to financial management and managing ART’s Legal Panel.

This role is available as a permanent opportunity.

**About you**

If this is the right role for you, your skills and qualifications may include:

- Bachelor of Computer Science (or equivalent) and/or Bachelor of Laws.
- Extensive experience in a Legal Operations or Technology role working in large organisational context (experience with legal services highly desired).
- Substantive experience working with content and content management systems along with a deep understanding of concepts such as version control, file permissions and retention policies.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and address Group Legal’s needs, develop relationships and define resource requirements, project workflow, budgets and billing.
- Project management skills and experience within in-house legal teams.
- Superannuation/financial services industry experience or knowledge.

**About us**

As one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, we proudly take care of over $260 billion in retirement savings. Our teams are as diverse and unique as the members we strive to inspire and empower. Our inclusive culture means you will be valued and heard in a respectful workplace, where you can be your authentic self every day. When you work for Australian Retirement Trust, every day is an opportunity to be a force for good in the lives of more than 2.3 million members.

**How to apply**

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