Overview
An international insurtech firm is seeking a legal professional to lead the legal and compliance agenda across Australia and New Zealand. This role involves serving as a strategic advisor to regional leadership, shaping the organisation’s legal posture, ensuring regulatory readiness, and guiding compliant market entry throughout the ANZ region. The position also focuses on strengthening legal and regulatory foundations to support operational integrity and scalable growth, balancing risk management with business enablement to drive innovation and long-term expansion.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical legal guidance on Australian insurance, financial services, and regulatory requirements, including ASIC, APRA, and AFSL obligations, while supporting market entry across ANZ.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements such as NDAs, distribution agreements, addendums, renewals, and terminations.
- Advise on product design, distribution structures, customer outcomes, and regulatory developments to ensure legal, commercial, and compliance alignment.
- Act as the primary interface with regulators in Australia and New Zealand, coordinating filings, notices, responses, and required reporting.
- Implement and enhance compliance frameworks, governance controls, AFSL maintenance, conduct oversight, breach management, and operational compliance.
- Maintain accurate legal records, prepare research and reports, support Group Office of General Counsel initiatives, and build scalable legal and compliance practices as the business grows.
Requirements
- Law degree from a recognised Australian university, admission to practice, and 5–8 years’ experience in a law firm or in-house legal team.
- Practical experience managing AFSL obligations for an insurance brokerage, including licence conditions, governance, representative oversight, breach assessment, and regulatory reporting.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal research abilities, with clear written and verbal communication that translates complex issues for commercial stakeholders.
- High accuracy, confidentiality, and reliability, with a proactive, pragmatic, business-oriented approach and the ability to build strong relationships in a global environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package within the alternative legal services marketplace.
- Health benefits, pension, and additional perks.
- Access to professional development resources and learning programs.
- Predominantly remote work, with some client assignments requiring on-site presence.
Location
This role supports operations across Australia and New Zealand.
This opportunity is open to candidates who meet the specified qualifications and are authorized to work in the relevant jurisdictions. Employment may be contingent upon successful background checks and verification of credentials.