The Senior Legal Counsel will provide legal advice, support the sales team, review contracts, draft policies, and assist with legal operations and compliance matters.
About Megaport
We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 400 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun.
Our Team Culture
We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do.
The Role
Reporting to the US-based Legal Director, the Senior Legal Counsel will provide general legal advice and support to the Megaport group of companies (Group) and assist the Group’s daily business activities. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing and negotiating sales agreements, providing training and support to the global sales team, reviewing commercial contracts, PR announcements, drafting policies and other documentation, supporting legal operations initiatives and supporting the Chief Legal Officer and broader legal team on specific projects and tasks.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Review and negotiation of all types of agreements, including but not limited to services agreements, procurement and carrier agreements, confidentiality agreements, and more!
- Provide general legal advice on a variety of areas to support the Group’s daily business activities, including but not limited to employee related matters and regulatory and legal compliance matters.
- Drafting bespoke contracts (e.g. agency / referral agreements, commission agreements etc).
- Assist with the resolution of disputes that arise from time to time.
- Supporting team legal operations initiatives.
- Support special projects as directed by the Legal Directors and Chief Legal Officer.
- Assist with the review of advertising and promotional material including, Megaport’s websites, online publications, new service information and campaign materials.
- Review new legislation and regulatory changes and communicate potential impact to the business.
- Provide advice on regulatory and compliance issues.
What We Are Looking For
- 7-10 years experience post admission experience, including around in-house experience.
- JD or equivalent and an active bar license in the US state you’re located in, in good standing.
- Exposure to the IT/Technology industry preferred.
- Experience in a sales-driven company preferred. Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills. Experience in or exposure to data center industry is highly regarded.
- Employment law and privacy experience are highly regarded.
- Ability to work with a high degree of independence and autonomy, but raises questions.
- Strong commercial acumen and demonstrated ability to deliver practical and commercial advice whilst managing risk.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You’ll support internal and external stakeholders around the world, so adaptability of communication approach is key.
- Ability to manage competing priorities - different matters, jurisdictions and timezones, set clear expectations and shift to meet deadlines.
- High level of integrity and professional accountability.
- Strong plain english drafting skills.A natural relationship builder, with the ability to engage with all kinds of individuals, building trust and respect with ease.
- Collaborative team player, eager to learn and share knowledge with the wider legal team.
What We Offer
- Flexible working environment – a remote-first culture with coworking options available
- Generous leave plans – including 4 weeks of paid annual leave, parental leave, birthday leave, and a purchased annual leave program
- Health and wellness support – through a wellness allowance and employee wellbeing initiatives
- Comprehensive learning support – generous study and training allowance plus paid study leave
- Creative, modern workspaces – designed to inspire when you're not working remotely
- Motivated, inclusive team – work alongside industry experts and fresh talent
- Recognition programs – celebrate achievements with our Legend and Kudos awards
- For U.S. employees – access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus a 401(k) plan
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If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]
NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team [email protected] directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com".
All applications will be treated in confidence.
Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaport's data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies.
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