About the role

  • Head of Legal managing regulatory engagement and responses for Netwealth's compliance. Leading legal advisory on complex matters while supporting executives and teams.

Responsibilities

  • Managing Netwealth's regulatory engagement and response activities.
  • Coordinating and delivering high-quality, timely and accurate responses to regulatory requests, investigations and reviews.
  • Providing clear, pragmatic advice to senior leaders and Boards.
  • Leading the Group's legal response to regulatory requests, investigations and formal engagement with ASIC, APRA and other regulators.
  • Managing complex, time-critical matters involving document production, written submissions and stakeholder coordination.
  • Acting as a senior legal adviser to executives and Boards on regulatory risk, investigations and resolution strategies.
  • Overseeing litigation and dispute resolution matters, including engagement with external counsel.
  • Partnering closely with the General Manager, Legal to uplift processes, capability and ways of working across the function.

Requirements

  • You are a senior lawyer with strong regulatory and litigation experience who thrives in complex, high-profile environments.
  • Deep experience responding to regulator requests and investigations, either from private practice, or in-house roles.
  • Understand what it takes to manage these processes effectively, from evidence gathering and analysis through to clear, defensible written responses.
  • Comfortable operating as the lead lawyer on significant matters.
  • Practical and hands-on leadership style. Mentoring and supporting others while staying connected to the work and pride in high-quality outcomes.

Benefits

  • Family-friendly support: Paid parental leave and a fully funded school holiday program
  • Wellness perks: CU Health (virtual healthcare), income protection, flu shots, wellness weeks, retail discounts and financial wellbeing services
  • A vibrant culture: social events, trivia nights, and corporate sports
  • Employee Resource Groups: LGBTQIA+, DAWN (Development and Accelerating Women at Netwealth), Culture Group and Carers Group
  • Community Impact: Paid volunteering and our Netwealth Impact Group

Job title

Head of Legal

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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