Head of Legal

Are you looking for an awesome place to work, where you can proudly be your authentic self, and be part of #oneteam?
We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. If this sounds like you, come and join us
We are on the lookout for a dynamic and seasoned legal leader to join our team as the Head of Legal - Wholesale, Infrastructure & Corporate. This pivotal role involves providing expert legal guidance on our most complex and strategic projects, while leading a high-performing team of legal professionals.
As a senior member of our legal function, you will collaborate closely with the Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel, playing a crucial role in shaping our legal strategy, driving business success, and ensuring effective management of legal risks across wholesale, infrastructure, and corporate matters.

**Responsibilities**:

- Legal Leadership: Provide high-level legal advice and support on the business unit’s most complex or strategic projects, transactions, and initiatives.
- Strategic Contribution: Contribute to strategic planning and decision-making processes, ensuring legal considerations are embedded in business strategy.
- Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of four direct reports, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Represent the legal team in business unit leadership meetings, providing clear and pragmatic legal insights to senior stakeholders.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure the legal team meets its objectives, deadlines, and service delivery standards, while maintaining compliance with internal policies and external regulations.

**Skills**:

- Qualified legal professional with 10+ years of post-qualification and experience.
- Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, with the ability to guide and motivate a team and manage through change.
- Experience with large enterprise sales and infrastructure contracts.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.

What We Offer
Working at Vocus will give you rewarding experiences and the opportunity to do extraordinary work. You will enjoy:

- Diverse and dynamic teams with a supportive and inclusive culture.
- Supportive career development plans with comprehensive ongoing training, support, and development opportunities.
- Flexible hours and a hybrid working environment
- Generous discounts on power, gas, mobile and internet; plus, discounts to over 400 retailers.
- Competitive leave benefits, including anniversary leave, purchased leave, parental leave, volunteering leave, study leave, and much more. We also offer a fifth week of annual leave when you hit five years of service
- Study assistance programs to excel your personal growth, learning and development.
- Health and wellness offerings, including access to our wellbeing initiatives that can help you from a financial, psychological, and physical perspective.

Working at Vocus is never just a job - it’s personal. We’re crazy about our customers and believe our people are the difference. Our wonderfully diverse team and a vibrant culture define us. We care about the impact we have on our people, our customers, and our communities and are committed to operating as a responsible, ethical business.
We pride ourselves on setting audacious and ambitious goals and believe that we can play our part in changing the Australian telecommunications landscape and make a fundamental difference to people’s lives.
With us, you’ll have the opportunity to lead and inspire teams, work on projects that are shaping the future of telecommunications and become part of a culture that thrives on creativity, encourages new ideas, and provides a collaborative and inclusive environment.
About Us
As Australia’s specialist fibre and network solutions provider, we own and operate 25,000km of secure, high-capacity fibre connecting people, businesses, governments, and communities across Australia to the world. Through our well-known retail brands, we deliver simple and affordable broadband, mobile, voice and energy services with the purpose of Building Critical Connections. Enabling Better Possibilities.
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