Legal Counsel

Hi. We’re OFX, a leading financial operations company providing businesses and accounting firms with real-time financial control and visibility to do business anywhere in the world. With an innovative platform and 24/7 human support, OFX automates and simplifies doing business across borders, reducing risk and eliminating routine operational tasks. Offering global business accounts, payments to 180 countries in 30+ currencies and currency risk management solutions to simplify global payments. OFX further enhances business operations by providing corporate cards with spend management, bill payments, vendor management, and integrations with popular accounting and HRIS software, to help achieve better business solutions so accounting firms and businesses thrive.

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices globally, in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong. OFX has been a trusted innovator in global money movement for over 25 years.

Purpose of your role

We have a new opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our Global Legal team.  This role will be an integral part of our team with a key focus on vendor contracts, ASX company secretarial support, privacy compliance and supporting business growth in the region.

What you do

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial contracts.
• Providing legal advice to the business in relation to a variety of commercial, privacy, licencing and regulatory matters.
• Assisting with Company Secretarial matters.
• Assisting with review and sign off on marketing content for print, social media, radio, television in APAC.
• Assisting with the drafting and review of partner/enterprise agreements in APAC.
• Proactively identifying, escalating and advising on legal and regulatory risks.
• Drafting and reviewing internal policies/procedures to ensure consistency and regulatory compliance.
• Working collaboratively with members of the global Legal Team and business stakeholders on global initiatives.
• Support the global Legal Team to develop and manage processes and procedures to drive efficiencies.

What you bring

Qualifications

• Law degree with superior academic credentials from a nationally-recognised law school.
• Current practicing certificate

Knowledge, skills, experience

• PQE: 2 to 5 years.
• Experience as a lawyer in a major law firm desirable.
• Previous inhouse experience is beneficial but not essential.
• Experience in financial services desirable but not essential.
• Experience in legal research, drafting and providing general commercial legal advice.
• Excellent analytical, written and oral communication and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to develop expertise in new or unfamiliar areas of law.
• A commercial and pragmatic attitude.
• Strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to work independently and efficiently in a demanding, face-paced, fluid environment handling multiple tasks and projects concurrently while maintaining the highest standards and attention to detail.

What it's like working at OFX

We’re OFXers because we want to make a difference. We see challenges as opportunities and we’re not afraid to roll up our sleeves to get stuff done. We’re committed to making things easier for our clients, pushing boundaries and continuing to move with the times so that we can continue to inspire confidence every day and through every transaction.

We operate as one team, cross-functionally and globally, to drive outcomes that deliver excellence for our customers. We're curious self-starters who love learning and sharing our knowledge with others. We embrace change and use our initiative and resilience to overcome challenges.

• Always keep learning. We offer a wide range of learning and career development opportunities to help every OFXer build their capacity and career, with leadership training, secondments, internal mobility and access to a large library of online learning.
• Make a difference. Through our Make a Difference program, we encourage OFXers to give back to causes and communities that are important to them. We celebrate this with an annual volunteer day, which OFXers can use together or individually, as well as matched giving and the opportunity to nominate charity of choice every quarter.
• Reward and recognition. We recognise a job well done. OFXers are encouraged to celebrate their peers’ effort, technical expertise or support through a range of global and regional channels and awards, including quarterly and annual awards, milestones and shout outs.
• Showing our social side. Our Good Vibes employee-led committees around the globe organize events to help keep our employees engaged inside and outside the office. Whether it’s a wellbeing activity, end of year celebration, or a monthly team get-together, our team wants you to feel welcome!
• Benefits that mean something. We offer a range of fantastic benefits, including, primary and secondary gender neutral carer parental leave (16 weeks) or birthday leave, you'll feel well-supported at OFX. 
• A great work environment. Enjoy work-life balance and flexibility with our hybrid work model, in an inclusive, diverse and non-hierarchal culture.

At OFX, we are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where we value, respect, and encourage our people to be their authentic selves. With an employee base as diverse as the clients we serve, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to our continued success. If you require accommodation for any portion of the recruitment and hiring process, please email us at [email protected].

We encourage you to apply if this role aligns with your career aspirations.