Mars Recruitment are partnering with a leading financial services organisation in Sydney. As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will play a key role in supporting business units with legal and compliance advice. You'll have direct exposure to senior leadership, including the Head of Legal, General Counsel and Executive Team, allowing you to influence high-level decision-making and drive meaningful outcomes.

Key Responsibilities"

• Provide legal and compliance advice across credit, financial regulations, privacy, complaints, and commercial matters.
• Support product and project teams with regulatory insights to ensure compliance while enabling innovation.
• Draft, negotiate, and review a range of commercial agreements.
• Develop and deliver compliance training programs to enhance legal awareness across the business.
• Monitor legislative and industry changes to ensure policies and procedures remain compliant.
• Lead internal investigations related to compliance matters, including regulatory breaches or misconduct.
• Assist with incident and breach management while maintaining accurate compliance records.
• Work cross-functionally with business teams to implement compliance initiatives and manage risk effectively.

Key Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Law and admission to practice in NSW
• 5 - 10 years' post-qualification experience
• Strong knowledge of credit regulatory frameworks
• Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently while engaging effectively in a team environment
• Strong multitasking abilities with a commercial, solutions-focused mindset
• Knowledge of financial services law
• Familiarity with AML/CTF regulations
• Experience in litigation desirable

Please reach out to [email protected] for more information