General Counsel Part Time Sydney

Job Title: General Counsel - Global, Sydney (Part time - 3 to 4 days per week)

https://www.beonic.com/

Role Purpose

Beonic is seeking an experienced Corporate Counsel to support our global business across EMEA, the United States, and APAC. This role is a trusted business partner position, providing pragmatic, strategic, and high-quality legal advice to leaders and teams across the organisation.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a highly visible role with scope to influence business strategy, support growth initiatives, and help foster a positive, collaborative culture. The role suits a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys operating at both a strategic and hands-on level in a fast-paced, global environment.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Executive Support

• Advise the Board, CEO, and Executive Team on legal, regulatory, and governance matters across jurisdictions.
• Provide clear, commercially balanced guidance on legal risk to support strategic decision-making.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting the business and proactively advise on implications and required actions.

Corporate, Commercial & Regulatory

• Manage legal risk across contracts, transactions, and strategic initiatives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, including customer agreements, professional services agreements, and supplier arrangements.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, investments, and other corporate activities, including due diligence and transaction execution.
• Provide guidance on corporate governance, entity management, and general corporate law matters across regions.

Financial Services & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable financial services regulatory frameworks, including ASIC, APRA, AML/CTF, privacy, and related legislation. Referring and co-ordinating as required. 
• Partner with compliance, risk, and audit teams to align legal oversight and strengthen governance frameworks.
• Lead the development, implementation, and review of internal legal policies, procedures, and frameworks.

• Advise on employment and workplace law matters, including employee relations, performance management, terminations, and immigration compliance.

Disputes & External Counsel Management

• Oversee litigation and dispute resolution matters, including early risk assessment and strategy.
• Manage relationships with external legal counsel, ensuring quality, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.

Experience & Qualifications

Essential

• 7+ years’ post-qualification experience in private practice and/or in-house as a generalist corporate or commercial lawyer.
• Admitted as a solicitor or barrister in an Australian jurisdiction.
• Strong experience across corporate law, commercial contracting, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives and boards on complex legal issues.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, and advisory skills.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance legal risk and business objectives.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively under pressure.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple time zones and global teams.

Desirable

• Experience supporting businesses operating across Australia, the UK, the US, and broader APAC.
• Experience in financial services, professional services, or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with Australian regulatory frameworks including Corporations Act, NCCP, AML/CTF, privacy laws, and APRA/ASIC guidance.
• Exposure to financial services reforms such as FAR, DDO, breach reporting, and post–Royal Commission expectations.
• Experience managing external counsel and legal budgets.

Personal Attributes

• Approachable, pragmatic, and collaborative, Confident