Senior Legal Counsel –RetirementProduct
Sydney | Permanent | Full-time (part-time considered)

• Looking for genuine variety in your next Senior Legal Counsel role? This position offers broad legal advisory support across multiple business lines - retirement income, insurance and investment management - with a mix of BAU and project work.

• With 5–10+ years PQE, you'll have real scope to take ownership of matters and grow the role well beyond a standard advisory seat, on a platform built for that kind of development.

• Based in our Sydney CBD office (5 Martin Place),you'llenjoy hybrid working - 3 days in office, 2 from home.

About the role

This is a senior legal advisory role providing broad support across Challenger's retirement income, insurance,superannuationand investment management businesses - spanning product development, strategic partnerships, regulatoryadviceand commercial transactions.

You'lljoin a small, high-performing Legal, Product team as Senior Legal Counsel, with the Life Product team as your primary client.It'sa genuinely varied role: real exposure to everything happening on the product side, ownership of your own matters, and scope to grow in a diverse, challenging seat.

Reporting to the Head of Legal, Product,you'llwork on a mix of BAU advisory and project work in a collegiate, autonomous team - with close ties to stakeholders across Product, Distribution,Investments andRisk and Compliance.

Whatyou'llbe doing

This is an opportunity to join a respected legal team that values technical excellence, commercialacumenand a collaborative spirit.

• Providelegal advice on the design, development, distribution and ongoing management of retirement income, annuity, life insurance,superannuationand investment products

• Advise on new product initiatives, strategicpartnershipsand commercial opportunities, including retirement income solutions developed with superannuation funds,platformsand institutional clients

• Advise on financial services regulation including the Corporations Act, Life Insurance Act, Insurance Contracts Act, SIS legislation, APRA prudentialstandardsand ASIC requirements-andmonitoremerging regulatory developments

• Advise on distribution and marketing matters, including PDS, adviser and platform relationships, licensing, DDO and disclosure obligations

• Draft, negotiate and advise on a broad range of commercial arrangements, including strategic partnerships, distribution, technology,outsourcingand investment management agreements

• Support legal risk management and governance, including regulatory interactions, breach and incident management, and enhancement of legal frameworks and policies

• Build strong relationships with senior business stakeholders across Product, Distribution,Investments,Risk and Compliance, acting as a trusted adviser

Whatyou'llbring

• Approximately 5–10 years PQE, gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house legalfunction, with experience in Life Insurance, Australian Superannuation Legislation, and APRA regulatory requirements, along with knowledge of annuities or other income stream products.

• Strong working knowledge of the Corporations Act, including directors’ duties, related partytransactionsand trust law.

• Demonstrated experience managing legal risk within a corporate or investment environment.

• Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent) and a current Australian practising certificate.

Why Challenger

You'lljoin a supportive, close-knit legal team where autonomy is balanced with genuine collaboration, working on meaningful retirement income solutions for Australians. We offer competitiveremunerationand a range of employee benefits.

We support your growth and development, offer flexibility, and value the unique contributions people bring.

We provide access to a range of exclusive employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally and a hybrid work environment including.

• Discretionary bonus scheme.

• Employee share plan.

• Eighteen weeks paid leave for all new parents.

• Flexibility on when, and how, parental leave is taken.

• Challenger Day – one extra day off every year in recognition of the effort our people make.

• Subsidised on-site café and fantastic central location a stone's throw from Martin Place Metro

• Additionalsupport leave (fertility treatment leave, gender affirmationleave).

• Extra superannuation contributions.

• Access to Fitness Passport
  

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