Deloitte Global

Job Requisition ID: 37360 

• Provide legal expertise on technology, data, privacy, and regulatory compliance for innovative products and platforms.

• Advise business leaders on legal risks, including AI regulations, IP, licensing, and vendor agreements.

• Develop policies and frameworks to support scalable, compliant technology use across Deloitte.

Join Deloitte Global as the Technology & Data Senior Counsel. We are open to candidates from any major city in Australia. 

What will your typical day look like

As the Senior Counsel, Technology and Data, your primary responsibilities will be providing guidance to technology teams and business leaders on privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property (IP), regulatory compliance, and other legal risks associated with the development, operation, and implementation of technology products, platforms, systems, and innovations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review products and features of technology platforms, identifying legal risks and developing practical mitigation strategies aligned with business goals.

• Review open-source software and language models to determine their appropriateness for use within Deloitte.

• Review and analyze technology regulations (including AI-related laws) and create plans to operationalize them.

• Review, draft, and negotiate licenses, terms of use, policies, disclosures, and other documentation associated with Deloitte and third-party technology products.

• Review and negotiate software and data licensing and other commercial agreements with vendors.

• Develop legal and risk policies and guardrails, including for the use of vendor products and services.

• Develop and maintain FAQs, templates, policies, and processes to create efficiencies and scale within the Office of General Counsel (OGC) team.

About the Team

Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.

Global General Counsel provides legal guidance and expertise to Deloitte Global, the broader Deloitte organization, and our business leaders. We advise on regulatory, claims, and corporate legal matters, as well as additional issues that may pose novel or unique situations.

Enough about us, let's talk about you

You will have the following experience and qualifications:

• Licensed attorney in Australia, with a valid practising certificate.

• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience.

• Proven track record of successfully advising product development teams and/or teams working on complex technology deployments on legal and regulatory requirements.

• Experience translating legal concepts and requirements into actionable, practical guidance for IT and business teams.

• Experience negotiating and drafting technology-related commercial agreements, including software licensing, content and data licensing, software services, and AI-related products and services.

• Experience drafting privacy notices, terms of service, licensing agreements, information security policies, and other data protection policies.

Why Deloitte?  

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We're always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.  

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone's perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong. 

We support flexibility and choice. We encourage you to find the right balance between connecting in person with your clients and teams and meeting your own personal needs.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package. 

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now, we'd love to hear from you

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By applying for this job, you'll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We've designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.

By applying for this job, you'll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We've designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.