APAC Senior Counsel

1 day ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia beBeeLegal Full time $240,000 - $280,000
Senior Legal Leader - APAC

This is a newly created senior leadership position offering the opportunity to build and lead the legal function across Asia-Pacific.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Establish and drive the APAC legal strategy, aligning it with commercial and corporate objectives.
  • Serve as trusted advisor to the regional executive team, supporting strategic growth initiatives and commercial decision-making.
  • Oversee complex commercial contracts, IP/licensing, supplier agreements, and dispute resolution.
  • Support regional M&A activity in collaboration with the Corporate Development team.
  • Partner with Compliance to manage regulatory matters, incident response, and legal risk across APAC jurisdictions.
  • Lead the regional Commercial team, fostering high performance, professional development, and operational excellence.
  • Manage relationships with external legal service providers and optimize external legal spend.
Key Requirements:
  • Australian-qualified solicitor with a minimum of 10 years' post-qualification experience.
  • Strong expertise in commercial law, ideally in technology or SaaS.
  • Proven track record as a legal or functional team leader, preferably within a technology-focused or private equity-backed environment.
  • Experience working in an organization undergoing change - transformation would be beneficial.
  • Background working in a global matrix structure would also be advantageous.
  • International legal experience across APAC is highly valued.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
  • Commercially astute, pragmatic, and solutions-oriented.
  • Demonstrated success in driving business improvements and legal transformation.


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