At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead privacy and regulatory advice to combat fraud in a scaling tech firm.
- Company: Dynamic tech company focused on financial crime prevention.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hybrid work, and meaningful impact on business strategy.
- Other info: Collaborative culture with smart, approachable colleagues and direct access to decision makers.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the fight against fraud while growing your legal expertise.
- Qualifications: Experienced lawyer with a passion for data and privacy law.
- Senior in-house Lawyer role leading privacy, regulatory and commercial advice
- Work at the forefront of financial crime prevention in a scaling tech firm tackling fraud & scams
- Sydney based. Full time, permanent Hybrid role. c$260k package
- Role
A rare in-house opportunity to contribute to business-critical legal work at an organisation at the forefront of efforts to combat fraud and scams.
As a Senior Regulatory and Privacy Lawyer, you'll advise across privacy, data, and regulatory matters, sitting close to the business and helping teams move forward with confidence.
This role suits a pragmatic, commercially minded lawyer with a genuine interest in data and privacy law, and a solutions-first mindset.
Skills & Experience
- Advise on privacy, data protection, and regulatory compliance, translating complex obligations into clear, practical guidance.
- Partner with commercial, product, marketing, and data teams as a trusted legal advisor.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including technology, licensing, confidentiality, and data-sharing agreements.
- Support regulated customer engagements, ensuring alignment with APRA CPS 234, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and the Telecommunications Act.
- Advise on governance, risk management, and regulatory reporting obligations.
- Manage privacy requests, including data subject access requests and regulator inquiries.
- Improve legal operations, refining templates, standard agreements, and contracting workflows.
- Contribute to strategic and commercial projects, including IP matters and growth initiatives.
- Resolve contract disputes by interpreting rights and obligations and recommending a practical path forward.
Benefits
- Meaningful work that directly supports Australia's fight against fraud and scams.
- Real ownership over your deliverables, with genuine influence on business strategy.
- The trust to exercise judgment in grey areas and shape practical solutions.
- Authority to make sound decisions at pace, without excessive sign-off.
- A true business-enabler role, valued for moving the business forward, not gatekeeping it.
- Grow your regulatory expertise while building real commercial acumen.
- Direct access to decision makers.
- Variety and impact across the entire business.
- Flexible hybrid working and a culture that respects boundaries.
- Smart, approachable, non-hierarchical colleagues.
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Senior Legal Counsel (Privacy/Regulation) in Sydney employer: Ink Recruitment
Join a leading global financial services business that prioritises its people and fosters a supportive, collaborative team culture. As a Senior Manager in Sydney, you'll have the opportunity to mentor a high-performing team while managing key client relationships, all within a hybrid working environment that promotes work-life balance. With a focus on professional development and exposure to diverse governance challenges, this role offers genuine scope for impact and career progression in a dynamic industry.
