Hybrid Legal Director

at Megaport

• Job title: Legal Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brisbane, Australia

About the role

• Legal Director managing the full spectrum of legal activities at Megaport. Collaborating with teams globally to drive impact in cloud services and legal operations.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Counsel – You’ll have shared responsibility for co-managing Megaport’s legal engine room, supporting the team to keep on top of the BAU legal work as a player coach. You’ll deliver crisp, commercial advice on a variety of areas to support Megaport’s daily business activities, including sales agreements, procurement, regulatory and legal compliance matters.
• Deal Ninja – Review, draft, and negotiate everything from enterprise MSAs to referral and commission agreements.
• Team Leadership – Mentor and motivate our Australian based Legal Counsel; foster tight collaboration with Legal & Compliance teammates.
• Dispute Solver – Guide resolutions quickly and pragmatically when issues pop up.
• Legal Ops Champion – Optimise workflows, elevate Ironclad, and embed scalable processes.
• Reg Watch – Track regulatory shifts; translate risk into clear business action.
• Special Projects – Support the Chief Legal Officer with special projects — never dull, always meaningful.

Requirements

• Minimum 7–10 yrs post-admission (with solid in-house experience)
• LLB (or equivalent) and current unrestricted QLD practising certificate
• 2–3 years of proven experience in managing, mentoring, and growing a team, with the ability to foster collaboration and drive performance.
• Experience supporting remote or distributed teams is a strong plus.
• Tech/IT industry exposure required (bonus points for cloud or telecoms)
• Elite contract drafting & negotiation skills.
• Commercial mindset—practical, risk-balanced solutions are your superpower.
• Calm multitasker across time-zones & shifting priorities.
• Stellar communicator and natural relationship builder.
• High integrity, high accountability, high energy.

Benefits

• Flexible work (remote-friendly & balanced schedules)
• Birthday leave—celebrate yourself 🎉
• Cool, creative office spaces (when you want ‘em)
• Health & wellness program
• Global team of experts who love what they do
• Recognition programs that actually mean something