Legal Counsel: Structured Finance & Treasury (Greenfields In-House Role)
What's in it for you?
A genuine Greenfields in-house opportunity, build and shape the legal function around funding, treasury and capital markets as the business scales
Sit at the commercial centre of the business, working directly with Treasury, Capital Markets, Credit and the Executive team rather than sitting on the sidelines as a narrow legal adviser
Broad exposure across securitisation warehouses, debt note issuance, bilateral and syndicated facilities, private credit and capital markets funding
Hands‐on drafting and negotiation ownership, not just external counsel management
High‐growth, entrepreneurial environment with real influence over how the funding platform is built and scaled
About your new employer
A well‐capitalised, fast‐growing Australian alternative asset manager operating across private credit, infrastructure and tactical investment strategies
Known for a disciplined approach and a robust reputation among banks, institutional investors and capital markets participants
A lean, high‐performing team culture where legal sits close to the deal‐making, not buried in process
A business in genuine growth mode, scaling its funding platform toward institutional standards, this role will help build the runway
About the role
This is a newly created, high‐impact in‐house role for a commercially‐minded finance lawyer who wants to move beyond discrete transactions and become embedded in the ongoing funding and lending strategy of a growing business. You'll be the internal legal go‐to across the group's treasury, banking and financing activities, from establishment through to execution and ongoing management.
You will be responsible for:
Drafting,



reviewing, negotiating and settling transaction documents for securitisation warehouses, debt note programmes, bilateral and syndicated facilities, security and intercreditor arrangements
Supporting the establishment, amendment, renewal and ongoing operation of warehouse and funding structuresActing as the key internal legal contact for financing transactions from initial structuring through to financial close
Managing external legal counsel efficiently, translating advice into practical, commercial recommendations
Advising on legal risk across covenants, reporting obligations, events of default and security enforcement
Building internal legal processes, precedents and governance frameworks to support a scaling funding platform
Working closely with Treasury, Finance, Risk, Compliance, Credit and Operations, as well as trustees, financiers, arrangers and noteholders
Build out a team around you
The ideal candidate
Admitted lawyer in Australia (NSW preferred) with approximately 6–12 years PQE
Strong finance documentation experience gained in a top‐tier or mid‐tier banking & finance/structured finance practice, and/or in‐house within financial services
Comfortable drafting and negotiating directly, this is not a coordination‐only role
Experience with securitisation, warehouse funding, debt capital markets, asset finance, receivables financing or non‐bank lending highly regarded (direct securitisation experience desirable but not essential for the right candidate)
Commercial, pragmatic and solutions‐focused, with the confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders and external advisers
Genuinely excited by the idea of building something, this is a greenfields seat, not a backfill
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📌 Legal Counsel: Structured Finance & Treasury (Greenfields In-House Role) (New South Wales)
🏢 Naiman Clarke
📍 New South Wales