Senior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Adelaide, South Australia Commonwealth Bank Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced lawyer to join our Business Banking Legal team as a Senior Legal Counsel. As a key member of our team, you will provide strategic legal advice and support to our corporate transactional banking and payments businesses.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide high-level analytical and critical legal decision-making capabilities to assist the Commonwealth Bank in attaining strategic goals in a safe and customer-focussed way.
  • Assist with new product and service innovation and enhancements, including contractual negotiations with referrers, intermediaries, brokers, service providers, agents or other entities within the payments ecosystem.
  • Advise on regulatory matters, including breach advices and responses to regulator requests, and regulatory change.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify relevant frameworks, policies and processes to optimise effectiveness and efficiency.
Requirements
  • Tertiary qualifications in law and 5+ years of relevant post-admission/qualification experience.
  • Excellent technical legal skills, including the ability to quickly grasp, negotiate and resolve issues in complex matters.
  • The capacity to build excellent relationships with a range of stakeholders and the ability to clearly communicate complex issues.
  • A team-oriented outlook, a sense of humour, unquestioned ethics and integrity, sound judgment and humility.
What We Offer

We offer a dynamic and supportive work environment, with opportunities for professional growth and development. Our team is committed to delivering high-quality legal advice and support to our business stakeholders, and we are looking for a like-minded individual to join our team.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, and we welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you are a motivated and experienced lawyer looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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