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Senior Legal Counsel – Payments and Business Banking
Commonwealth Bank. Advise on payments, retail and business banking, and financial services regulation .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates extensive experience in advising on financial services regulation, complex commercial agreements, and risk management within fast-paced environments. Proficient in navigating regulatory frameworks and providing practical solutions to customer issues while collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders.
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7+ Years Relevant ExperienceFinancial Services RegulationComplex Commercial AgreementsRegulatory Frameworks UnderstandingStrong Communication Skills
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Hard Skills
Advising on PaymentsTransaction Banking ProductsDrafting and Negotiating AgreementsRegulatory Change ManagementRisk ManagementLegal JudgmentCustomer Issue ResolutionCompliance SolutionsAI-Supported SolutionsBespoke Commercial Agreements
Soft Skills
Collaborative ApproachSolutions-Focused MindsetStrong Team MindsetOpenness to FeedbackEffective Stakeholder Engagement
Tools & Technologies
Legal AI Tools
Industry Keywords
FintechPayments RegulationPrivacy RegulationAMLConsumer Protection
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Advise on payments, retail and business banking, and financial services regulation
- Advise on core transaction banking products, including deposit accounts and payment acceptance
- Advise on new payments, digital and technology-enabled products and services, including API-enabled and AI-supported solutions
- Advise on customer terms and bespoke commercial agreements
- Advise on strategic commercial transactions and complex contracting
- Advise on regulatory change, risk and business transformation initiatives
- Advise on customer issues including scams, complaints, breach reporting and remediation
- Collaborate with product, risk, compliance and other legal stakeholders
- Provide practical advice on complex and novel issues in a fast-paced environment
- Contribute to team precedents, knowledge resources and responsible use of legal AI tools
Requirements
What you’ll need- 7+ years’ relevant post admission experience, ideally including at least 4 in private practice
- Experience advising on complex matters within financial services, payments, fintech or technology environments is desirable
- Solid understanding of relevant regulatory frameworks such as financial services and payments regulation, privacy, AML, and consumer protection
- Ability to draft, negotiate and drive complex commercial agreements to completion, and to support those relationships once in place
- Strong legal judgment and technical capability
- Confidence to guide practical, compliant solutions where regulatory or customer risks arise
- Strong communication skills and ability to engage effectively with stakeholders across a broad range of functions and seniority levels
- Collaborative and solutions-focused approach
- Genuine interest in how products, systems and operations work in practice
- Integrity, humility and strong team mindset, including openness to feedback and peer review
- Willingness to contribute to the team’s precedents, knowledge resources and responsible use of legal AI tools
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible working arrangements
- Adjusted hours
- Part-time arrangements
- Job share opportunities
- At least half your time each month connecting in office