Senior Legal Counsel, Technology

If you are a technology lawyer with experience in a top tier law firm, this might be your next career opportunity:

• Deliver legal advice across the CBA Group on technology projects, partnerships and outsourcing, privacy and data, cyber security and AI matters.

• Be part of a supportive, engaged and dynamic team.

See yourself in our team:

The Technology Legal team provides high value strategic advice to our internal clients to support and enhance CBA’s purpose and success. In addition to supporting the Group’s competitive advantage in technology, business success and market value, the team works with a range of teams across CBA that require strategic technology legal advice with a span across the entire organisation. 

Do work that matters:

We are looking for a senior technology lawyer with extensive experience supporting the implementation of technology strategies involving complex technology, data, privacy and cyber security issues who enjoys a dynamic environment and brings curiosity and humility.

You will provide strategic, practical legal advice and be a strong and effective communicator, capable of working closely with a range of senior stakeholders across a diverse practice, both autonomously and alongside other lawyers.

We are a team of highly skilled and collegiate lawyers who enjoy the benefits of working in house close to the commercial side of transactions with some of the highest quality and most challenging legal work in the industry.

The work is varied and may include assisting with:

• advising key clients on:

  • engagement of technology vendors and implementation of technology in complex technology, as well as regulatory issues involving technology;

  • the impact of data protection and privacy laws on strategic initiatives within the Group;

  • legal, governance and regulatory issues in relation to artificial intelligence;

  • legal and compliance issues in relation to cyber security in a financial services context; and

  • intellectual property, sponsorship and marketing; 

• the Group’s M&A transactions, partnerships and joint ventures, including support for data separation, access and use; and

• development and implementation of the Group’s practices, procedures and policies, particularly in Technology Cyber Security, the Group Privacy Office and Group Procurement.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have:

• 8+ years relevant post admission experience in an Australian or international top-tier firm, with in-house experience in a large corporate, preferably at a financial services institution or in another regulated industry, also desirable.

• Sound commercial and financial acumen and curiosity in commercial drivers and issues for transactions and partnerships.

• Excellent technical legal skills including the ability to quickly grasp and resolve issues in complex matters and a willingness to continue to grow and expand your expertise.

• Deep curiosity about emerging legal risks and issues in technology, data protection, operational risk, critical infrastructure, privacy, cyber security and artificial intelligence.

• The capacity to build excellent relationships with a range of stakeholders and the ability to clearly communicate complex issues with simple and persuasive advice.

• A team-oriented outlook, a “can do” attitude, integrity and sound judgment.

If this sounds like your next career opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!

Working at CommBank

At CommBank, we support our people with the flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office. We also have many other flexible working options available including changing start and finish times, part-time arrangements and job share to name a few. Talk to us about how these arrangements might work in the role you’re interested in.

Advertising End Date: 10/12/2024