Head of Legal
Netwealth - See Wealth Differently (ASX:NWL)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Melbourne • Australia
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About the role
- Managing Netwealth's regulatory engagement and response activities.
- Coordinating and delivering high-quality, timely and accurate responses to regulatory requests, investigations and reviews.
- Providing clear, pragmatic advice to senior leaders and Boards.
- Leading the Group's legal response to regulatory requests, investigations and formal engagement with ASIC, APRA and other regulators.
- Managing complex, time-critical matters involving document production, written submissions and stakeholder coordination.
- Acting as a senior legal adviser to executives and Boards on regulatory risk, investigations and resolution strategies.
- Overseeing litigation and dispute resolution matters, including engagement with external counsel.
- Partnering closely with the General Manager, Legal to uplift processes, capability and ways of working across the function.
Requirements
- You are a senior lawyer with strong regulatory and litigation experience who thrives in complex, high-profile environments.
- Deep experience responding to regulator requests and investigations, either from private practice, or in-house roles.
- Understand what it takes to manage these processes effectively, from evidence gathering and analysis through to clear, defensible written responses.
- Comfortable operating as the lead lawyer on significant matters.
- Practical and hands-on leadership style. Mentoring and supporting others while staying connected to the work and pride in high-quality outcomes.
Benefits
- Family-friendly support: Paid parental leave and a fully funded school holiday program
- Wellness perks: CU Health (virtual healthcare), income protection, flu shots, wellness weeks, retail discounts and financial wellbeing services
- A vibrant culture: social events, trivia nights, and corporate sports
- Employee Resource Groups: LGBTQIA+, DAWN (Development and Accelerating Women at Netwealth), Culture Group and Carers Group
- Community Impact: Paid volunteering and our Netwealth Impact Group
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
regulatory engagementlitigationdocument productionwritten submissionsstakeholder coordinationevidence gatheringanalysisregulatory risk managementdispute resolutionlegal advisory
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringsupporting othershigh-quality outcomespragmatic adviceclear communicationproblem-solvingtime managementcollaborationadaptability