ABOUT BYGEN

Bygen is an Australian cleantech company commercialising a proprietary low-temperature activation process that produces activated carbon from sustainable biomass feedstocks. Bygen is moving from technology development into commercial deployment, working with customers and partners in Australia and internationally. ROLE OVERVIEW:

Bygen is moving from a technology story to a commercial one. The volume and complexity of our customer-facing agreements - term sheets, supply contracts, licensing arrangements and cross-

border dealings - has grown beyond a model where commercial positions are settled by the team and only tested once they reach external counsel. By then they have usually hardened. This role brings commercial legal judgement into the business earlier, before that point.

This is not a sole general counsel role, and it does not replace our external counsel, who continue to handle specialist and heavy transactional work. It is the commercial first line, and the interface between the business and its advisers. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Commercial legal, first line. Reviewing and negotiating customer term sheets, customer agreements and activated carbon supply contracts. Working alongside the commercial team to shape positions before documents are exchanged, and giving clear, practical recommendations on where to hold and where to concede. Standard-form suite and playbook. Building and maintaining Bygen's template agreements and negotiation parameters, so recurring issues are resolved once rather than re-argued deal by deal.





This is a defined priority in the early part of the engagement. External counsel management. Scoping and briefing external counsel, triaging what needs specialist input and what can be handled internally, and helping manage external legal spend. Governance and company secretarial support.

Preparing

Board and committee papers, minutes and resolutions; maintaining statutory registers and attending to regulatory filings; supporting the policy framework; and helping ensure compliance with the company's shareholder, financing and constitutional arrangements.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

Essential

- Admitted to practice in Australia, with a current or readily reinstatable practising certificate.
- Solid corporate and commercial grounding, gained at a quality practice (mid-tier or better)

and / or in-house.

- Sound commercial judgement: the ability to identify what matters, set aside what does not, and give a clear recommendation rather than a list of risks.
- Comfort working with autonomy and limited supervision in a small team. Desirable
- Cross-border commercial experience.
- Exposure to early-stage or high-growth companies.
- Capital raising or venture financing experience.
- Company secretarial or governance experience. This can be picked up on the job and is not essential. ENGAGEMENT

Casual employment. Work offered on an as-needed basis, expected to average around 1.5 days per week, with a higher volume anticipated over the first two to three months. Remote-first and versatile, candidate ideally in Eastern Australia time zone.

📌 Legal Counsel (Australia)
🏢 Bygen
📍 Australia