This is a Senior Legal Counsel role with one of the leading companies in AU right now Plenti with an amazing team. They are continuing to grow rapidly. This is the chance to join right as the takes off. More About the Role at Plenti We are a fast moving and ambitious business that seeks to recruit smart and capable people, who can take ownership of their role to help the business thrive. With over 200 people based in Australia, Plenti is small enough so everyone can make a difference in their role, but we have very big ambitions as a team, as we go about building Australia’s best lender. Plenti is a founder led business that launched in 2014 and is now listed on the ASX, with annual revenue of over $200 million and a loan portfolio of over $2 billion. What’s the role? Reporting to the Head of Legal, you’ll join a high-performing legal and compliance team to provide support and advice to Plenti business units on legal and compliance issues across a broad range of matters, from consumer credit and financial regulatory, privacy and complaints, to general commercial work. In addition to interesting and challenging work, you’ll get direct access to the General Counsel, senior management and the Executive Team as well as varied experience from day one. What will you be responsible for? • Legal and compliance advice: Provide legal and compliance advice to all of Plenti’s business units. Includes responding to ad-hoc requests, drafting policy and procedure documents, preparing responses to borrower, investor and shareholder complaints and disputes, and reviewing promotional and marketing materials. • New products and features: Provide project and product teams with advice and pragmatic solutions taking into account regulatory requirements. • Agreements: Reviewing various types of commercial agreements. • Training and Education: Provide compliance training and education programs for employees to promote awareness and understanding of compliance issues. • Regulatory Compliance: Monitor changes in relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards and ensure the organization's compliance with them. • Investigations: Lead internal investigations related to compliance matters, including allegations of misconduct or violations. • Reporting and Documentation: Assist in incident and breach management and maintain accurate records, reports, and documentation related to compliance activities and incidents. • Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and various business units across the business to ensure a cohesive approach to compliance What will make you successful in this role? Required • Tertiary qualifications in law and admission to practice in NSW • 5 - 10 years’ PQE • Knowledge of the consumer credit regulatory framework • Fast learner with strong communication, problem-solving and interpersonal skills • An ability to work autonomously as well as engage with others in a team environment • Capacity to work on multiple tasks simultaneously • A commercial approach to problem-solving with stakeholder management skills Desirable but not essential • Knowledge of financial services law • Knowledge of AML/CTF law • Litigation experience If you don’t think you're a perfect fit, you should still sign up to Hatch and create a profile, we'll match you to other roles that suit your profile. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. We model this in our hiring process for our partners like Plenti. ✅ Applying here is the first step in the hiring process for this role at Plenti. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural identity, disability, age, or any other non-merit factors. To put it simply, Hatch is for everyone.