General Counsel
What you’ll be doing
Strategic Legal Leadership
- Act as principal legal adviser to the CEO and Global Leadership Team on all material matters.
- Enable business strategy through pragmatic, risk-aware legal advice that supports growth, innovation, and shareholder value.
- Balance legal risk with commercial outcomes in a fast-paced, technology-enabled environment.
Australian Legal & Global M&A Leadership
- Oversee Australian legal matters, including corporate, commercial, competition, privacy, and disputes.
- Provide deep expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions, including:
- Strategic acquisitions and divestments
- Due diligence, structuring, negotiation, and execution
- Post-merger integration and risk management
- Partner closely with Corporate Development, Finance, and Strategy teams on inorganic growth.
- Lead competition law strategy across jurisdictions and oversee merger clearance processes for acquisitions.
Capital Markets & Disclosure
- Advise on ASX continuous disclosure obligations.
- Support equity and debt capital market transactions.
- Manage legal risk associated with fundraising and public disclosures.
Global Regulatory & Compliance Oversight
- Take enterprise-wide leadership for identifying, interpreting, and managing global legal and regulatory requirements across all operating jurisdictions.
- Ensure appropriate governance frameworks, policies, and controls are in place to meet local and international obligations.
- Proactively brief and advise the CEO on emerging global regulatory risks, trends, and material compliance issues.
- Lead enterprise litigation strategy and provisioning discipline.
- Oversee response to regulatory investigations, data breaches and major incidents.
- Coordinate effectively with regional legal, risk, and compliance stakeholders.
AI-Enabled Legal Operations
- Own legal budget and external counsel strategy.
- Champion the use of AI, automation, and legal technology to:
- Increase speed and quality of legal advice
- Improve contract management, risk assessment, and compliance monitoring
- Scale legal capability efficiently in a global business
Leadership & Capability Building
- Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing legal team.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships with executives, regulators, and external advisers.
- Model leadership aligned to the organisation’s values, culture, and strategic ambition.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for an experienced senior legal professional with a background in large, complex, and preferably ASX-listed organisations. Individuals with a proven ability to advise Boards and CEOs on high impact strategic matters encouraged to apply.
- Deep expertise in Australian law, with a strong track record in M&A and complex transactions, demonstrated experience operating across multiple jurisdictions and managing global regulatory requirements.
- Experience in technology-enabled, digital, or marketplace businesses.
- Demonstrated use of AI and legal technology to drive efficiency and effectiveness.
- Exposure to international regulatory environments (e.g. US, Asia, or Latin America).
We know not everyone will meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If you’re excited about the role and believe you can make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Additional Information
A few other things we want you to know...
- As an equal opportunity employer, CAR Group welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, abilities, and life experiences. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported.
- If you have a disability or require adjustments to participate fully in the recruitment process, please let us know—we’re here to support you.
- We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements, including part-time options. If you’d like to explore this, just ask during the process.
- We’re also a proud Circle Back Initiative employer, which means we commit to responding to every applicant.
- Successful candidates joining the CAR Group team will need to complete a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights.
So come and join us— because every role is a big role in our plans to go big.