Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services in Melbourne

Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services in Melbourne

Melbourne Full-Time On-site
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Senior Legal Counsel - Financial Services


$220K - $250K Base + Super (Experience Dependent)



  • Exclusive to Ink. Financial Services. Melbourne CBD. Up to $250k Base ++

  • Senior Legal Counsel-commercial contracting, regulatory advice & governance

  • Board and leadership exposure from day one. 6 Month FTC - Likely extension



  • Exclusive to Ink. Financial Services. Melbourne CBD. Up to $250k Base ++

  • Senior Legal Counsel-commercial contracting, regulatory advice & governance

  • Board and leadership exposure from day one. 6 Month FTC - Likely extension


Join a growing Australian fintech in a senior, hands-on legal role with real influence across the business.


Reporting into the Executive team, you'll be the go-to legal partner across the business, providing practical, commercial advice on a broad range of matters.


Key responsibilities



  • Draft, review and negotiate client, partner and supplier agreements, and maintain standard terms and templates

  • Support sales and client teams through negotiations, renewals and tender responses

  • Prepare contract variations to reflect new features, regulatory change and client requirements

  • Provide practical advice on financial services regulation, AML/CTF, privacy, data protection and consumer law

  • Help the business anticipate and respond to regulatory change, and reflect it in agreements and processes

  • Provide legal input on new products and initiatives from an early stage

  • Use external counsel selectively for specialist or high-stakes matters

  • Support Board and governance processes, including meeting papers, minutes, registers and ASIC lodgements


About you



  • Admitted Australian lawyer with a current practising certificate and solid post-admission experience

  • Financial services legal background, either in-house or private practice

  • Strong commercial contracting and negotiation skills

  • A genuinely hands-on approach and comfort working at pace

  • Experience in fintech, technology or a scaling business is highly regarded

  • Governance or company secretarial exposure is a plus


Why apply?



  • A small, high-performing team with genuine exposure across the whole business, not a siloed role

  • Direct access to senior leadership and the chance to work on substantive, commercial matters

  • Real autonomy and ownership of your work

  • A front-row seat to significant regulatory change across financial services

  • Collaborative and pragmatic culture

  • Melbourne based with flexible working


All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.

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Contact Details:

Ink Recruitment Pty Ltd Recruitment Team