Corporate Services & Finance Lawyer

At NEXTDC we are building the heart of Australia & Asia’s high tech future. We design, build and operate world class, next generation data centres, using cutting edge, environmentally efficient infrastructure to service the specific requirements of local and international customers.

NEXTDC is an exciting ASX 100 listed technology company, only 16 years young and operating 18 data centres across 8 major cities in Australia and Malaysia, with multiple international sites in development to support our customer’s digital infrastructure.

At NEXTDC our success depends on the talents of our people, and we foster a culture of continued learning and development. Our culture is built on collaboration and innovation, we are passionate about what we do, and we are committed to our mission to be the leading customer centric data centre services company.

Where Cloud lives and AI thrives

We're looking for a Legal Counsel – Corporate Services & Finance based in Sydney to join our legal team and support a broad range of corporate, commercial and finance matters across our Australian and international business operations. You'll work closely with our commercial, procurement and finance teams, providing pragmatic legal advice that keeps pace with our growth.

This is a broad, hands on role for someone who enjoys variety, one day advising on a debt or capital raising, the next establishing corporate and trust structures, negotiating a major supply agreement or supporting our international expansion.

Your responsibilities will include

Advising on the establishment, administration and governance of corporate and trust structures, including multi tiered structures involving corporate trustees and unit trusts

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of corporate, commercial and financing agreements

Supporting the Company Secretary with the corporate secretarial function, including entity and trust management and administration, ASIC and ASX interface, and regulatory matters across Australia, Malaysia and beyond

Advising on and administering finance focused transactions and documentation, including debt and capital raising

Supporting procurement processes end to end, including tender and contract documentation, negotiation of terms and ongoing vendor arrangements

Advising on supply chain and equipment supply agreements and related contractual risk

Providing legal support across key projects, from inception through to delivery

You'll join a small, high performing legal team working directly with the Head of Legal and senior leaders across our business. You will have a genuine breadth of work few in-house roles offer at this level. Think corporate structuring, finance transactions, company secretarial and procurement work on major projects for an ASX 100 company at the centre of Australia's AI and digital infrastructure boom.

Qualified lawyer admitted in Australia with 4-7 years of experience in corporate and commercial law

Strong understanding of corporate and trust structures, ideally including multi tiered structures involving corporate trustees and unit trusts

Collaborative working style, with confident drafting and negotiation across a broad range of contracts

Sound grasp of finance principles and finance related transactions, including capital and debt raising

Experience advising on procurement and supply chain arrangements with experience in the data centre, infrastructure, construction or technology sectors being highly regarded

Comfortable working across multiple projects with competing priorities, with a pragmatic and commercial approach

Apply now, or reach out to our team for a confidential conversation, we'd love to tell you more about the role and the team.

Seize this exciting opportunity to join one of Australia’s fastest growing companies and play a key contributing role in the future of AI and the digital economy

Join an inclusive, diverse and values driven working culture supporting hybrid work practices

Enjoy awesome employee benefits (gifted share options, NEXTDC days, volunteer days, professional development, holistic wellbeing and mental health programs and more)

Great opportunities to progress within our company (grow as we grow)

Our mission is to continue building a diverse and inclusive workforce which represents the communities in which we operate.

Make NEXTDC your next move.