Senior Financial Services Lawyer

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeFinancial Full time $180,000 - $250,000
Key Financial Services Role

This is a significant opportunity for an experienced financial services professional to provide strategic legal advice across the full spectrum of banking and corporate operations.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in driving the organisation's compliance, governance and risk posture while enabling strategic and operational goals. They will work within a respected and collaborative legal team reporting to the Chief Legal Officer.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded lawyer with broad in-house financial services experience ready to navigate enterprise-wide legal issues—from mergers and employment law to IP/IT procurement and company secretarial matters.

Job Responsibilities
  • Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice across banking, corporate, and financial services matters
  • Lead contract negotiation and management, including SLAs, supplier arrangements, finance agreements and corporate initiatives
  • Navigate complex regulatory landscapes and ensure compliance with relevant regimes
  • Support board and governance functions, including advice on director duties and statutory reporting
  • Collaborate with business units on risk management and dispute resolution strategies
  • Foster strong stakeholder engagement across senior leadership, regulators and external counsel
Requirements & Experience
  • Admitted solicitor in NSW with at least 3–7 years' post-qualification experience in financial services, banking or corporate law
  • Expertise in consumer and retail banking law, with the ability to manage a broad portfolio of legal issues (including employment, IP/IT procurement and governance)
  • Proven stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at executive and board level
  • A collaborative, pragmatic and commercially minded approach to legal problem-solving
About This Opportunity

This is a high-impact role that requires a strong understanding of financial services regulation, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

How to Proceed

Please submit your application in confidence to the contact details below.

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