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Legal CounselDate: Mar 19, 2025Company: IngenicoLocation: Sydney, AU, 2000Position Title: Senior Legal Counsel, PacificDepartment: LegalReports To: Head of Legal & Company Secretary, PacificRole Type: HybridCompany Information: Ingenico is the global leader in payment acceptance and services. We support our customers, and their customers to do more with payments.Position Purpose: The purpose of the Senior Legal Counsel, Pacific role is to be a strategic business partner and play a key role in providing legal leadership to create value, contributing to strategic and business decision making and achieve the Companys growth objectives.Key Responsibilities & Duties:Legal Advisory & Commercial ContractingProvide strategic legal advice on complex issues to business stakeholdersPartner with global legal team to deliver unified business solutionsAdvise on commercial-legal aspects across business functionsCollaborate with internal stakeholders (Sales, Finance, R&D, Professional Services, Operations) to achieve business objectivesManage high-stakes legal matters autonomously, including contract negotiations, corporate advice, and potential disputesDraft and negotiate diverse commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, procurement, licensing, software development agreements)Advise on governance and company policiesStrategic Legal LeadershipIdentify emerging legal trends and proactively advise on risks and opportunitiesWork with stakeholders to implement new contract frameworksExecute strategic legal projects within budget and timelinesImprove efficiency in legal operationsDeliver educational sessions to raise awareness of policies and processesOptimise legal workflows through technology adoptionSupport innovative business models and product launchesRegulatory Compliance & Data PrivacyStrong understanding of global privacy regulations (GDPR, Privacy Act)Conduct privacy impact assessmentsManage cybersecurity risk from a legal perspectiveCoordinate timely responses to privacy, security, or confidentiality breachesWork effectively in matrix environments with cross-functional teamsAdapt to changing priorities using agile methodologiesGuide stakeholders through significant legal or regulatory changes with effective communication of complex legal matters to non-legal teamsBuild consensus across diverse stakeholdersStrong ability in end-to-end contract negotiation including drafting, attention to detail and negotiating skills with demonstrated problem solving experience.Proven track record of providing strategic legal counsel and leading complex legal matters.Strong leadership and team management skills.Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and persuade at all levels.Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.Capable of building trusted relationships with internal and external clients using balanced insights and impactful communication to influence decisions and actions.Practical and solutions-oriented. Works to be a proactive problem solver with a commercial approach.Willing and able to work in a fast-paced, emerging payments technology company environment, including, if necessary and where required, managing a small team.Previous in-house technology (cloud infrastructure, software platforms, hardware, software applications, network infrastructure) and payments sector experience, particularly enterprise business is highly desirable.Compliance:Contribute to health and safety at work by identifying, reporting and controlling hazards and promptly reporting incidentsComply with all applicable company policiesA favourable Police Check and other background checks are requiredInformation Security:Comply with company policies and procedures in relation to information security and confidentialityAvoid working in a manner that represents any unacceptable risk to information security, including non-work activities which result or could result in breach of the Information Security PolicyReport any breach of privacy, security or confidentiality in a timely manner to protect the interests of the companyAs part of our values, we embrace diversity and inclusion at Ingenico. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual''s race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.Ingenico welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.To learn more about what it''s like working inside Ingenico, follow us on LinkedIn. #J-18808-Ljbffr