Senior Legal Counsel

- 808970
- NSW- Sydney CBD
- Banking & Financial Services

- Legal

- External

- Permanent Full time
- Opening at: Sep 8 2026 - 06:00 AEST
- Closing at: Sep 22 2026 - 23:55 AEST

Provide useful, business-focused, and strategic advice on legal issues that affect Ubank’s procurement, technology strategy and implementation, as well as working on making NAB and ubank systems and processes more agile, innovative and able to deliver market-leading experiences to customers.
- Full time position based in Sydney
- Outstanding prospect to build and progress your career
- Be supported to learn and grow whilst developing the career you want
- Use your passion to drive positive outcomes for our customers

Our people are customer obsessed. They prioritise the needs and satisfaction of the customer above all else. Our mindset fosters innovation and creates strong, lasting customer relationships as we strive to be the most customer centric company in Australia and New Zealand.

The role:

At NAB and ubank we want to empower the digital generation to be more successful with money. Think of us more as a daily money companion. One that brings together the ability for customers to see their money in one place, with smart features and real-time insights designed to help them get ahead.

With ubank, our customers can discover what it feels like to save more, see exactly what they’re spending and own their own home faster. In short, we want to help them achieve real momentum with money.

Technology is a core part of ubank, and the Technology Legal team at NAB is looking for a skilled Senior Legal Counsel to focus on ubank work and become part of both the Technology Legal and ubank teams.

You will give useful, business-focused, and strategic advice on legal issues that affect Ubank’s procurement, technology strategy and implementation, as well as working on making NAB and ubank systems and processes more agile, innovative and able to deliver market-leading experiences to customers.





Each day you'll go above and beyond to:

- Lead negotiation of technology and commercial agreements, including major cloud agreements
- Providing strategic legal advice in relation to interpretation of contracts and disputes.
- Support simplification and process improvement initiatives in ubank and in legal, including AI and our offshore workforce.

We are looking for the best and brightest to deliver the best for our customers. You’ll need:

- Admission to practice law in Australia, with a minimum of 5 years PQE achieved at a law firm, relevant in-house role or some combination thereof
- Ability to form strong relationships with, and become an integral part of, the ubank team, and the Technology Legal team
- Proven experience providing strategic legal advice in relation to technology legal issues, prudential standards, interpretation of contracts and disputes
- Effective communication skills to engage and influence across all levels and a variety of technical and business stakeholders
- Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy and independently manage workload, negotiations and drafting
- Excellent organisational skills, including prioritisation and time management.
- You will be ambitious for growth; always curious and learning from colleagues. You will speak honestly, always valuing the time and opinion of others.

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone We know that our people make us who we are. That's why we have built a culture of equity and respect – where everyone feels valued and appreciated for being their authentic selves. In partnership with our multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) we continue to foster an inclusive environment, where all NAB colleagues’ unique backgrounds and identities are understood, respected and celebrated.

Join NAB

If you think this role is the right fit for you, we would love to hear from you. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert. Unsolicited CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

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