Career defining prospect to lead and innovate at a leading ASX listed company.
Leading a high performing team

We have been exclusively briefed to identify a senior level financial services lawyer.

On offer is a Deputy Chief Legal Officer role with an ASX listed entity.

Team

Our client's Legal, Risk and Governance team is led by a highly regarded General Counsel, with a team of high performing lawyers and Executives. This role will have five senior direct reports.

Position Description

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the Deputy Chief Legal Officer will play a pivotal leadership role across legal and regulatory matters.

This is an impactful role, with the prospect to initiate and drive change across the business. The role combines leadership of high performing legal and regulatory teams with strategic thinking and innovation to deliver pragmatic, commercial and solutions-oriented advice across the Wealth and Banking businesses.

This role will lead the evolution of the legal operating model and ensure robust management of major litigation and regulatory interactions.

Requirements

The successful applicant will have:




minimum 15 years' post admission experience in financial services law, gained in private-practice or in-house
extensive experience in and outstanding legal skills relating to wealth, including superannuation, retirement, platforms, funds and investments
experience as an SME contributor to financial services M&A;
exposure to litigation and retail banking preferred
ability to initiate and drive change and deliver results through effective leadership and coaching
ability to develop business plans and strategy and present in senior leadership settings
experience in presenting to and advising boards
demonstrated understanding of industry and regulatory regimes relating to financial services

Contact

For further information, please contact either Alex Rees on +61 (0) or , or Karen Hanigan on +61 (0) or

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📌 Deputy Chief Legal Officer City Of Sydney (Australia)
🏢 Montgomery Advisory
📍 Australia