About the Role:
Peppercorn Recruitment has been engaged to search for a Senior Corporate Counsel (Australia) based in Brisbane to join an innovative and fast-paced global technology company.
Backed by household name global private equity players as well as multiple governments, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a groundbreaking project, where you will have a unique chance to shape the legal strategies and operations of the company while working at the forefront of technological advancements.
As Senior Corporate Counsel (Australia), this is a greenfields opportunity where you’ll report directly to the General Counsel in the US and will be responsible for leading the legal function in Australia.
You’ll play a critical role in managing the company’s legal affairs locally while collaborating with cross-functional teams globally. This role offers a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment, and you'll need to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving landscape where ambiguity is common, and the stakes are high.
Key Responsibilities:

• Set Up and Lead the Legal Function in Australia: Establish and manage the legal function, ensuring that the company is well-supported in its strategic and operational objectives.
• Create Legal Policies and Procedures: Develop contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and legal policies that streamline processes, enable innovation, and ensure compliance.
• Legal Support for All Areas of Business: Oversee legal work related to commercial contracts, employment, industrial relations, regulatory compliance, and board-related matters.
• Train and Advise Internal Teams: Provide training on a variety of legal issues and act as a trusted adviser to internal teams, ensuring legal considerations are embedded in business decisions.
• Support Strategic Business Initiatives: Offer legal and strategic advice on complex and strategic issues, helping the company navigate its ambitious growth goals.
• Negotiate and Manage Commercial Agreements: Manage commercial contracts, particularly related to construction, partnerships, and supply chains.
• Risk Management: Work with senior management to provide regular insights into the company’s legal risk profile and offer proactive legal guidance.
• External Legal Counsel Management: Manage and collaborate with external legal counsel in Australia, ensuring cost-effective and high-quality legal support.

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience: Significant post-qualification experience (at least 8 years), preferably within a large or medium-sized corporate or commercial law firm or in-house legal role.
• Industry Experience: Strong experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements within the construction, projects, finance or technology sector.
• Legal Expertise: A strong background in corporate law, regulatory compliance, and contract law, with the ability to handle complex legal challenges in a fast-growing company.
• Communication & Leadership Skills: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to break down complex legal issues into clear and actionable advice for non-legal teams.
• Strategic and Pragmatic: Ability to think strategically and balance the need for compliance with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach to enable business growth.
• Qualifications: A relevant tertiary qualification in law and a current Australian Practicing Certificate.
• Confidentiality: Experience in handling highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead a growing legal function and work effectively across different teams in a global environment.

Benefits:

• Top of market salary, annual bonus and option plan (bearing in mind the organisation is pre-IPO and with a view to listing).
• Flexible work arrangements (3 days in office, 2 from home)
• Talented, highly-engaged and results driven colleagues
• The opportunity to be at the ground-floor of one of the world's most exciting and innovative technology companies as it ramps up for growth.

If you have a passion for technology, innovation, and legal strategy, and you’re looking for a unique opportunity to be part of an industry-transforming and generational company, this is one not to miss.
To apply:
Please reach out directly to Ross Dakin at Peppercorn Recruitment on 0431267250 or submit your application through the recruitment process via email: [email protected].