Job Title: General Counsel - Global, Sydney (Part time - 3 to 4 days per week)

https://www.beonic.com/

Role Purpose

Beonic is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to support our global business across EMEA, the United States, and APAC. This role is a trusted business partner position, providing pragmatic, strategic, and high-quality legal advice to leaders and teams across the organisation.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a highly visible role with scope to influence business strategy, support growth initiatives, and help foster a positive, collaborative culture. The role suits a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys operating at both a strategic and hands-on level in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Executive Support

- Advise the Board, CEO, and Executive Team on legal, regulatory, and governance matters across jurisdictions.

- Provide clear, commercially balanced guidance on legal risk to support strategic decision-making.

- Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting the business and proactively advise on implications and required actions.

Corporate, Commercial & Regulatory

- Manage legal risk across contracts, transactions, and strategic initiatives.

- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including customer agreements, professional services agreements, and supplier arrangements.

- Support mergers, acquisitions, investments, and other corporate activities, including due diligence and transaction execution.

- Provide guidance on corporate governance, entity management, and general corporate law matters across regions.

Financial Services & Compliance

- Ensure compliance with applicable financial services regulatory frameworks, including ASIC, APRA, AML/CTF, privacy, and related legislation. Referring and co-ordinating as required.

- Partner with compliance, risk,



and audit teams to align legal oversight and strengthen governance frameworks.

- Lead the development, implementation, and review of internal legal policies, procedures, and frameworks.

- Advise on employment and workplace law matters, including employee relations, performance management, terminations, and immigration compliance.

Disputes & External Counsel Management

- Oversee litigation and dispute resolution matters, including early risk assessment and strategy.

- Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

- 7+ years’ post-qualification experience in private practice and/or in-house as a generalist corporate or commercial lawyer.

- Admitted as a solicitor or barrister in an Australian jurisdiction.

- Solid experience across corporate law, commercial contracting, and regulatory compliance.

- Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and boards on complex legal issues.

- Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and advisory skills.

- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.

- Proven ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively under pressure.

- Ability to collaborate across multiple time zones and global teams.

Desirable

- Experience supporting businesses operating across Australia, the UK, the US, and broader APAC.

- Experience in financial services, professional services, or regulated industries.

- Familiarity with Australian regulatory frameworks including Corporations Act, NCCP, AML/CTF, privacy laws, and APRA/ASIC guidance.

- Exposure to financial services reforms such as FAR, DDO, breach reporting, and post–Royal Commission expectations.

- Experience managing external counsel and legal budgets.

Personal Attributes

- Approachable, pragmatic, and collaborative, Confident

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