We are partnering with an incredible, fast growth well
funded start-up, building automation solutions, powered by AI. We
are seeking a Senior Associate - Commercial Real Estate, keen to
move into Legal Technology, as the Head of Product (Real Estate).
This is a greenfield role and you will define what that future
looks like for property practice. If you are a senior property
practitioner, keen to move beyond individual matters and shape how
an entire practice area operates, this could be for you. You will
lead the domain vision and product direction across property
development, leasing and commercial property transactions, working
directly with engineering and design to turn deep legal expertise
into a new generation of matter management infrastructure. Unique
to market, this role can be split between legal engineering and
practicing if preferred. Your mandate is to question how property
work is organised, identify what no longer needs to be manual, and
design how matters could run without the constraints of legacy
systems. You are already exploring what generative AI makes
possible in legal practice and have moved beyond curiosity into
practical use and you want the chance to shape the systems,
not simply use them. Join the growing inaugural team of top tier
legal professionals on a mission. Role comes with lawyer level
salary, bonus and share options, post probation. Hybrid work in
lovely office near Circular Quay. About the Role: You will define
the vision for the real estate platform. Set the product direction
and priorities across development, leasing and commercial
transactions, grounded in deep practice knowledge and direct
engagement with property teams. Rethink how property matters run.
Design better ways of coordinating parties, managing dependencies,
capturing instructions and progressing matters from inception to
completion — rather than simply digitising existing processes. Turn




your legal expertise into working products. Work hands-on with
engineering and design to translate transaction structures, legal
requirements, business rules and exceptions into features, data
models and reliable automations. Build for the complexity of real
practice. Shape workflows spanning development acquisitions,
subdivisions, off-the-plan sales and project settlements;
commercial and retail leasing; and commercial acquisitions,
disposals and due diligence. Apply AI with ambition and judgement.
Identify where generative AI can materially improve legal work,
where rules-based automation is more appropriate, and where
practitioner judgement must remain central. Lead engagement with
the profession. Run peer-to-peer conversations with property
partners and their teams, challenge assumptions constructively,
validate the product against real matters and turn feedback into
product decisions. Set the standard for legal quality. Ensure
workflows are accurate, complete and jurisdictionally sound, with
clear controls around confidentiality, risk, exceptions and
decisions requiring lawyer review. About You: Substantial hands-on
experience in Australian property law, spanning property
development, leasing and commercial property transactions, with the
seniority and judgement to lead complex matters. Strong working
knowledge of development structures and project workflows;
commercial and retail lease negotiation, variations, assignments
and options; and commercial due diligence, contracts and
settlement. An active,



self-directed user of generative AI in legal
practice. You have proactively explored and applied AI tools to
improve research, analysis, drafting or other legal workflows,
within appropriate confidentiality and professional obligations.
Practical AI fluency. You understand the basics of how generative
AI works, how instructions and context affect its outputs, and why
source verification and human review matter. You recognise risks
including hallucinations, confidentiality, privilege and
over-reliance. The ability to distinguish between work that can be
automated, work that AI can assist, and decisions that must remain
with a lawyer. The ability to explain complex legal and commercial
processes clearly to technical teams, with precision around
business rules, dependencies and edge cases. Credibility with
senior practitioners, the confidence to challenge conventional
approaches, and the willingness to take ownership inside a
fast-moving product build team. Nice to Have A significant
advantage: you have built your own productivity tools or workflow
automations using Claude Code, OpenAI Codex or similar AI coding
tools. These do not need to be production-grade applications. We
value the initiative to identify a practical problem, build a
working solution and improve it through use. Hands-on experience
introducing new legal technology into a practice. You have helped
evaluate, pilot or implement a platform, adapt workflows, support
colleagues through adoption and embed it into day-to-day matter
delivery, ideally with measurable improvements. Experience advising
developers, landlords, tenants or commercial property investors
across multiple Australian jurisdictions, and exposure to the
financing arrangements underpinning property transactions. Deep
property expertise, practical AI fluency and the ambition to build
are key.

📌 Head Of Product - Real Estate - Legal Automationplatform (New South Wales)
🏢 Novum Global
📍 New South Wales