Legal Manager, Corporate
Akaysha EnergySydney, New South Wales
Full Time
Posted October 6, 2025
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Job Description
The Legal Manager - Corporate at Akaysha Energy is responsible for overseeing corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and legal support for commercial agreements across multiple jurisdictions, while also leading legal operations and supporting the company's growth in sustainable energy solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee corporate governance requirements, regulatory filings, and statutory records across multiple jurisdictions.
- Prepare and coordinate board and shareholder meetings, including drafting resolutions and maintaining governance documentation.
- Ensure compliance with corporate laws such as the Corporations Act 2001 Cth and related regulations in all operating regions.
- Draft, review, and negotiate business agreements including consultancy, software, SaaS, master services, and leases.
- Develop and maintain contract playbooks, templates, and workflows throughout the contract lifecycle.
- Embed privacy and cybersecurity compliance requirements into agreements and operational processes.
- Design and manage supplier due diligence and contract management systems in collaboration with procurement, compliance, and risk teams.
- Lead and mentor the legal operations team, fostering continuous improvement and delivering training.
- Support and advise on changes in corporate governance and regulatory obligations to ensure ongoing compliance.
Requirements
- Experience in managing corporate governance processes, including preparing resolutions, maintaining statutory records, and overseeing board and shareholder matters across multiple jurisdictions such as Australia, the US, Japan, and Germany.
- Proven ability to ensure ongoing compliance with the Corporations Act 2001 Cth and global corporate law requirements, including managing corporate registrations, filings, and governance registers in all operating regions.
- Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of business agreements including consultancy, software, SaaS, master services, labor-hire, and lease agreements, ensuring alignment with governance policies and risk appetite.
- Ability to develop and maintain contract playbooks, templates, workflows, and oversee the full contract lifecycle from approval through to execution and filing.
- Experience embedding privacy and cybersecurity compliance requirements into agreements and operational processes, working closely with IT, risk, and compliance teams to meet global legal obligations.
- Designing and managing supplier due diligence and contract management tools, including checklists, escalation procedures, and recordkeeping systems, in partnership with procurement, compliance, and risk functions.
- Leadership experience in leading and mentoring a legal operations team, fostering continuous improvement, delivering training, and ensuring efficient, consistent legal support for a fast-growing, international organization.
- Hands-on experience managing multi-jurisdictional compliance and overseeing regulatory filings in accordance with applicable laws.
- In-depth knowledge of privacy and cybersecurity law requirements, including robust KYC and data protection compliance experience across diverse jurisdictions.
- Implementation and refinement of legal operations systems, including creating and improving playbooks, templates, and workflows to streamline legal processes.
- Designing and managing effective board and committee governance systems, including streamlining administration, documentation, and statutory compliance for seamless operations.
Benefits & Perks
Hybrid and remote-compatible workplace
Annual development allowance
Additional paid time off
Curated learning content
Annual wellbeing allowance
Generous paid parental leave
Employee and family assistance programs
Mobile phone allowance
Competitive pay with above-market performance bonuses
Long-term incentives
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