General Counsel & Company Secretary

What you’ll be doing

You will be accountable for:

• Overall ownership of the legal and company secretarial function; Counsel and advise to management and directors on the legal, regulatory and compliance aspects of activities;

• Negotiate, draft and settle contracts and other legal agreements with external legal advisers where necessary;

• Company Secretary of the relevant group entities and/or committees;

• Monitoring and reporting on regulatory, industry and legal developments;

• Engaging with or responding to regulatory bodies and/or industry associations as needed;

• Managing litigation and disputes ;

• Monoova’s insurance requirements, including general and financial lines insurance renewals, review of insurance clauses in contracts, and claims;

• Ownership of the relationship with external legal advisors;

• Responsible for maintaining intellectual property interests and managing employee equity plan;

• Project manage corporate actions and strategic initiatives or objectives within the legal team’s remit;

• Mentoring and coaching the legal counsels within the legal function;

• Proactively manage regulatory change risks and giving strategic advices to the management and Board.

What we need from you:

• You are passionate, self-motivated and enjoy working in a high performing, dynamic environment

• Demonstrated success as in-house counsel and company secretary

• Knowledge and experience of payments systems rules and regulations, and understanding of the technology infrastructure involved

• Deep understanding of the financial services legislative and regulatory environment

• Strong and demonstrated ability to balance commerciality with your legal advice

• Demonstrated ability to effectively and responsibly use AI tools to improve the quality, efficiency and scalability of legal and governance work

• Experience in liaising with senior executives and Board members

• Highly organised with an eye for detail

• Australian qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate. Ideally 10+ years’ experience.

• As Company Secretary you must have experience in Board and Committee governance

Your experience and knowledge

• Knowledge and experience in driving continuous improvements to legal risk and governance management without compromising technical quality

• Experience within fintech, high growth tech or high-volume financial services businesses is highly regarded

• Experience in dealing with strategy, regulatory change / reforms, large scale projects, commercial disputes and corporate actions

Monoova Culture and Benefits

• We reward great work with short-term incentives that recognise your impact and dedication.
• Flexibility with a mix of remote and in-office work. Extra leave benefits like Birthday leave and Diversity leave, to celebrate cultural and personal milestones.
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers, so you get extra time with your newborn and to recover
• Enjoy special vouchers for your Birthday and Work Anniversary: because your moments matter.
• Enjoy free snacks, drinks, or other goodies, on the house!