Legal Panel

Legal and Governance Central division plays a crucial role at Macquarie, focused on protecting the organisation and delivering robust legal and governance services.

In this role, you will manage Macquarie's Global Legal Panel across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, with a focus on commercial and governance matters.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You'll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

You will work closely with the COO of the Legal and Governance Group in a strategic capacity to ensure that Macquarie derives maximum value from its legal panel arrangements, by leading negotiations of commercial arrangement structures, service levels, and value-add initiatives, whilst monitoring panel performance and maintaining robust governance frameworks and decision making processes.

You will maintain strong relationships with external firms and internal stakeholders, in addition to supporting the Panel Governance Committee, and leading key initiatives including feedback programs, law firm CRM management, and reporting.

What you offer

• Demonstrable experience in law firm pricing, business development, or legal operations.
• Experience working with global firms or firms operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• Familiarity with legal technology platforms, especially eBilling systems like TeamConnect.
• Strong commercial acumen and negotiation skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication abilities.
• Data-driven mindset with experience in reporting and analytics.

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you're empowered to shape a career that's rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks' paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks' paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months' gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks' paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About the Legal Governance Group

Our Legal and Governance Group is a global, dynamic and independent group of lawyers, governance professionals and technical specialists that protect and represent the interests of Macquarie, our businesses and our people. Our teams are at the forefront of Macquarie, undertaking cutting edge legal and governance work to support business outcomes.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.