Senior Lawyer

Senior Lawyer

Location: Sydney Australia

Job Description:

Create your best future and join as a Senior Lawyer, Platforms, Investments and Operations

What's the role?

We have a great opportunity for an experienced Financial Services Lawyer to join a talented and high-performing team, supporting BT, which is a part of Westpac's Business & Wealth Division. Your key accountabilities will include:

• Advising on legal risks associated with complex regulatory matters impacting platforms, superannuation, funds management and margin lending. This includes advising in relation to Part 7.9 and Chapters 5C and 7 of the Corporations Act 2001, superannuation legislation and relevant prudential standards.
• Advising the business and superannuation trustee/RE boards on a wide range of matters in relation to platforms, superannuation and funds management.
• Contributing to the strategic and operational performance of the Legal function by contributing new ideas and initiatives; developing 'house views', function-wide improvements, and knowledge sharing.
• Partnering with our internal business partners to advise on legal issues, and building and maintaining relationships.
• Driving a continuous improvement culture, and, in particular, encouraging and fostering an environment of innovation and creative thinking.

This is a fulltime, permanent role based in either Sydney or Melbourne with flexible and hybrid working.

What do I need?

We are seeking a Senior Lawyer (with 10+ years' PQE), with the following skills and experience:

• Strong financial services experience, in a large corporate or private practice environment.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of legal and regulatory duties, obligations and requirements related to superannuation, platforms, managed funds and margin lending.
• Excellent understanding of key trends and drivers in financial services.
• Solutions-focused with strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Outstanding problem-solving and analytical skills.

Our Promise To You

We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

• Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates!
• Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
• Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
• Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

Create your future today

We're all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone - no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find more information and contact details on our FAQs and how to contact us page, under the 'Diversity, sustainability and flexibility' section.