Financial Regulatory Lawyer

About the role

Macquarie's Corporate Legal team, within the Legal and Governance Group, is recruiting a Financial Regulatory Lawyer in Sydney. The lawyer supports a global financial regulatory practice covering banking and prudential regulation and ESG-related requirements. The role is permanent, full time and mid-level.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of financial regulatory matters, including banking and prudential regulation and evolving ESG requirements.
• Work closely with legal, governance, finance, risk and business stakeholders globally, giving strategic legal advice on regulatory developments affecting the group.
• Contribute to group structuring initiatives, capital and funding transactions and broader corporate matters.
• Support internal governance, approval and risk management processes for regulatory and transactional matters.
• Instruct and manage relationships with external counsel, coordinating legal advice across jurisdictions.
• Gain exposure to transactional work and partner with finance and treasury teams to develop commercial acumen.

Required profile

• 3-5 years' PQE in private practice or an in-house environment.
• Experience or strong interest in financial regulation and a general corporate or banking and finance transactional environment.
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Collaborative team player who takes ownership of projects and meets deadlines.
• Strong communication skills, able to convey complex legal and regulatory issues and to influence senior management and stakeholders.

What we offer

• Wellbeing leave day per year, up to 5 additional service bonus leave days, and up to 20 weeks' paid parental leave.
• Paid volunteer leave and donation matching, and up to 12 months' gender affirmation leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits, and salary packaging options.
• Learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional memberships.
• Hybrid and flexible working, and reimbursement for work-from-home equipment.