Job Senior Legal Counsel (6-9 Month Contract), The Rocks

This is a Senior Legal Counsel (6-9 Month Contract) role with Commonwealth Bank based in Sydney, NSW, AU
== Commonwealth Bank ==

Role Seniority - senior

More about the Senior Legal Counsel (6-9 Month Contract) role at Commonwealth Bank

If you are a procurement and 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 supply contracts, technology projects, partnerships, privacy and data, cyber security and AI matters.

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

• 6-9 Month contract opportunity.

See yourself working with us:

The Technology Legal and Strategic Sourcing Legal teams work closely together to provide high value strategic advice to our internal clients to support and enhance CBA’s purpose and success. In this role you will work across both teams, spending 60% of your week in Technology Legal and 40% of your week in Strategic Sourcing Legal (reporting to the Managing Counsel in Strategic Sourcing Legal).

This position is offered as a fixed term contract for a duration of 6-9 months. In addition to supporting the Group’s competitive advantage in technology, business success and market value, we work with a range of teams across CBA that require strategic legal advice with a span across the entire organisation.

Do work that matters:

We are looking for a senior lawyer with extensive experience supporting the implementation of complex sourcing projects with a good grasp of technology, data, privacy and cyber security issues. Ideally you enjoy a dynamic environment and bring curiosity and humility to your work.

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 providing advice to CBA stakeholders on:

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

• the drafting and negotiation of a wide variety of procurement contracts, including technology, consulting, professional services and other goods and services arrangements;

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

• diverse legal, governance and regulatory issues including in relation to artificial intelligence and cyber security; and

• intellectual property, sponsorship and marketing arrangements;

As well as:

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

• contributing to improvements in work practices, precedents and knowledge management; and

• development and implementation of the Group’s practices, procedures and policies, particularly relating to 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.

• An unrestricted and current practicing certificate.

• 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 sourcing, 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.

If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.

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Advertising End Date: 14/08/2025

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Commonwealth Bank team will be there to support your growth.

Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined

Key Responsibilities

• Delivering legal advice
• Supporting strategic initiatives
• Contributing to improvements

Key Strengths

• ⚖️ Legal expertise in procurement and technology
• ️ Strong communication skills
• Commercial acumen
• Experience in financial services
• Knowledge of emerging legal risks
• Team-oriented mindset

Why Commonwealth Bank is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Commonwealth Bank not with Hatch.