Senior Lawyer, Technology Regulation

• Rare in-house opportunity for a Senior Lawyer managing legal issues relating to IT Regulatory compliance
  
• 12-24 month fixed term opportunity
  
• Melbourne based
  

About The Role
Role Location: 833 Collins St., Docklands VIC
Role Type: Full-time, 12-24 months fixed-term opportunity
 
Reporting to the Head of Legal, IT & IP, you will provide quality, commercially astute and timely legal advice to achieve compliance with new regulatory requirements impacting on ANZ’s technology.
 
Your responsibilities include:
 

• Ensure internal customers are provided with quality legal services, with a particular focus on being pro-active and efficient and 'adding value', including ensuring that customers are aware of the legal risks involved in their transactions, and the implications of, and reasons for, legal advice provided to them.
  
• Assist business with instructing external legal advisers to ensure value for money and appropriate cost control, & where possible keep work in-house rather than brief out.
  
• Seek continuous improvement in terms of quality, efficiency and risk management to achieve compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.
  
• Demonstrate a focus on team culture and conduct self in way that enhances the smooth operation of the IT & IP legal team, the broader Corporate Legal team and the broader business teams, including by supporting other team members through appropriate interaction and by displaying a willingness to help others meet objectives.
  
• Proactively manage own development needs and training.
  
• Personally contribute in a positive way to support a high level of engagement within the Corporate Legal team.
  
• Participate and assist with cross-skilling between members of the IT & IP legal team and broader Corporate Legal team and work collaboratively.
  
• Ensure internal processes, policies and procedures, including relating to risk management, knowledge sharing, document simplification and training, are complied with and (where possible) improved.
  
• Ensure awareness of relevant policies and procedures relating to risk and compliance.
  

 
 
       
About You
To grow and be successful in this role. You will ideally bring the following:

• Good working knowledge of trans-tasman banking and finance and outsourcing regulation a definite plus

• Team player with excellent people and communication skills
  
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure within tight timeframes
  
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  

About ANZ
At ANZ, everything we do boils down to ‘why’ – our purpose – to shape a world where people and communities thrive. We're just as focused on seeing our people thrive as well as our customers. We'll give you every opportunity to develop your career.
 
We are responding faster to changing customer requirements, focusing on the things that matter the most, energising our people, eliminating waste and reducing bureaucracy.
 
A happy workplace is a thriving one. So in order to attract and keep the best talent, and say thanks for the hard work, we make sure all our employees are rewarded.
 
ANZ recognises the value of an inclusive and diverse work environment. We take pride in the diversity of our people and encourage applications from diverse candidates. Our recruitment decisions are based on the key inherent needs and requirements of each role, and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and characteristics.
 
 
We work flexibly at ANZ. Talk to us and let us know how this role can be flexible for you.
 
 
To find out more about working at ANZ or to view other opportunities visit www.anz.com/careers. You may apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and search for reference number AUS110976.
 
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