In short: A senior in-house employment law role with a major Australian bank, covering disputes, regulatory matters, workforce advisory and restructuring across every business division. 8+ years PQE in employment law, with substantial litigation experience, required.

D'Arcy Weil is recruiting a Senior Employment Counsel on behalf of a major Australian bank. The Sydney-based role sits within the employment law group, supporting every business division on workforce matters across litigation, regulatory engagement, benefits, mobility, compensation, restructuring and transactions, including:

- Managing employment proceedings and regulatory matters, directing external advisors and bringing HR, business and leadership teams to defensible, commercially sound outcomes
- Drafting employment agreements, exit arrangements, workplace policies and internal communications that non-lawyers can read and apply
- Advising on workplace complaint investigations and escalated matters, so that process and outcomes are fair and defensible
- Counselling the people function on pay frameworks, performance processes, organisational change, acquisitions and divestments
- Tracking employment law and regulatory change and turning new obligations into practical workforce policy
- Designing and running employment law training for managers and HR professionals

The work is broad and consequential: protecting the bank's position and enabling sound workforce decisions across a large, geographically dispersed workforce.

The Role

- Manage employment-related proceedings and regulatory matters, directing external advisors and aligning HR, business management and leadership around well-governed, commercially sound resolutions
- Draft employment agreements, exit arrangements, workplace policies and internal communications that are legally sound and accessible to non-legal readers
- Guide internal processes on workplace complaints and escalated matters, advising on procedure and making sure outcomes are fair and defensible
- Counsel the people function across pay frameworks,



performance processes, workforce change, acquisitions and divestments
- Track employment law and regulatory developments in each relevant jurisdiction, converting new obligations into actionable changes to workforce practices
- Design and deliver employment law education for managers and HR professionals, lifting legal awareness and risk management across the business
- Work with legal, compliance, tax and compensation colleagues to apply consistent standards to all people-related matters

About You

- 8+ years PQE in employment law, with substantial litigation experience from private practice or a large multinational
- Excellent drafting and communication across legal advice, management guidance and broad internal communications
- Strong project management, with a record of driving complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion
- Skilled at building relationships across diverse, geographically distributed teams
- Composed and decisive under pressure, with the commercial judgement and conviction to defend the bank's position when it counts

What's on Offer

- Base of $185,000 to $215,000 plus superannuation and performance bonus
- A senior seat across every business division of a major Australian bank
- Direct engagement with HR and senior leadership on matters of consequence
- Breadth across disputes, investigations, restructuring and transactions in one mandate
- The resources and scale of a large in-house legal function
- Versatile working arrangements and structured career development

Apply with a CV and a brief profile covering:

- The employment disputes and regulatory matters you have run
- Your advisory work across compensation, restructuring or transactions
- The scale and geography of the workforces you have supported

For a confidential discussion, or for more information, contact:

Ivan Pignataro | Director
D'Arcy Weil
M: 0416 507 856
E: [email protected]

All applications and enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.

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📌 Senior Employment Counsel | Financial Services | Sydney
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