Legal Counsel – Payments

Role Overview:A top-tier law firm has partnered with Elevate to offer a fantastic opportunity to join a leading financial institution for a secondment on an eight-month contract. The role will involve providing expert advice on legal matters related to transaction banking for business customers, including digital channels, payments, receivables, and financial services.The role will commence in January 2026, with the option for full-time or part-time work based in Sydney, offering flexibility within a hybrid working arrangement.Key Responsibilities:Provide strategic legal advice on product and service innovations, including offerings delivered via APIs and other digital platforms, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and commercial objectives.Support and lead contractual negotiations with various stakeholders in the payment's ecosystem, focusing on risk mitigation, compliance, and commercial viability.Deliver comprehensive legal guidance on banking and financial services matters, including advice on product migration, operational changes, and customer-facing initiatives within a regulated environment.Draft, review, and refine customer agreements, both standard form and bespoke contracts tailored for large institutional clients, ensuring clarity, enforceability, and regulatory compliance.Manage regulatory and compliance-related issues, including classification of new products, incident response, remediation planning, and navigating regulatory changes or industry mandates, while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external regulatorsAbout You:A minimum of 5 years of experience in private practice or in-house legal counsel roles.Ability to assess complex legal issues and provide clear, commercially viable solutions.Experience in providing legal support in financial services, public sector finance, or technology industry legal matters.Expert drafting and negotiation skills across complex commercial and financial agreements.Experience working with complex, regulated transactions and government entities will be highly regarded.Strong knowledge of corporate law, public sector regulation, and financial services law.To apply:If you are qualified, interested, and available, please send the following toAnusha – Your updated/ most recent resume *please ensure it has your email address and phone number.An email stating how your experience relates to the requirements above.About ElevateElevate's global Community of Talent is made up of highly qualified lawyers and legal professionals with solid technical training and experience drawn from leading law firms and law departments. We provide an unparalleled platform for talent to work with innovative companies and law firms around the world in a variety of exciting and challenging roles. We pride ourselves on respecting your individuality and choice of career, allowing you to bring your very best to each role, to continue to develop your experience, expertise, professional network, and voice, and be supported with a package of benefits tailored to your needs Join a world where legal and business teams achieve incredible outcomes, together.Diversity and Inclusion PolicyEquitability and Inclusion are critical to ElevateFlex's success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business.As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, ElevateFlex is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the ElevateFlex Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.Ensure compliance with the Treasury Corporation o?">: f Victoria Act and other relevant regulatory frameworks, and provide expert advice on statutory interpretation.