Location: Sydney
At Prospa, we exist to unleash the potential of small business. We are building the future of small business and simplifying cashflow by building a leading platform that helps customers make payments, fund growth and reduce admin. Join us!
The role
Join us as Legal Counsel on a 12-month, fixed term, maternity leave cover role where you’ll play a key role in supporting our growth across Australia and New Zealand. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Risk & Legal you’ll work closely with our C-suite and Directors, manage legal risk, review contracts and fundraising activity, and provide advice on regulation, vendor onboarding, and new product launches.
What you’ll be doing
- Provide day-to-day legal support across all business areas including product, funding, procurement, finance, marketing, technology, customer resolutions, and sales.
- Advise on ad-hoc legal matters as they arise.
- Monitor regulatory changes and update the Head of Operational Risk, Legal and Compliance.
- Identify and manage legal risks across the business.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (vendor, technology, partnerships, NDAs).
- Manage customer contracts across Australia and New Zealand.
- Review and draft sales and marketing materials.
- Support legal aspects of funding transactions, including due diligence and document preparation.
- Assist with mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions.
- Provide administrative support for company secretarial services, including managing papers and attending ARC meetings.
- Offer ad hoc assistance for Board meetings.
- Manage relationships with external legal counsel.
- Develop and implement legal policies and procedures.
- Prepare and deliver legal training as needed.
What you’ll need to succeed
- Tertiary qualifications in law and an Australian-qualified lawyer with a current practising certificate.
- 3–5 years PQE gained at a recognised Australian law firm or in-house legal team.
- Strong understanding of contract and corporate law.
- Experience in the financial legal and regulatory environment is preferred.
- Exposure to technology vendor contracts is an advantage.
- High attention to detail when reviewing contracts, with a solid grasp of commercial context.
- Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with strong organisational skills.
- Confident communicator with the maturity to engage with senior executives and Board members.
Don’t let a confidence gap get in the way of submitting your application.
What we offer:
As a busy grow getter, our benefits are here to help you be unstoppable in your mission. Whether it’s a lofty career goal, investing in your family, saving the planet or simply feeling fulfilled:
- Growth: There’s something for everyone including learning days, a learning allowance, leadership programs, CliftonStrengths workshops, digital learning, and biannual companywide learning weeks.
- Wellbeing: Think fitness initiatives, seasonal programs (including flu shots, massages, skin checks, wellness classes), additional “Me Days” and access to holistic EAP coaching.
- Lifestyle: Find your fit with flexible working options, top notch office facilities and diverse remote/ travel work options. You can also purchase additional leave and take up to 18 weeks paid parental leave.
- Impact: Join a business that cares and is recertified as carbon neutral. And you can tap into volunteer days, our partnership with Kiva and join a range of employee resource groups.
Why Prospa?
We’re proud to be a certified Great Place to Work and recognised as a Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace in Technology, and Best Workplace in Australia. We embrace diversity in people and ideas, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful environment where we celebrate who you naturally are.
Don’t just take our word for it, check out Prospa’s culture code to see it for yourself.
