General Manager - Legal

The Game Changers:                         

Australian Payments Plus (AP+) is here to shape the future of payments for Australia. We aim to deliver more innovation to Australia’s payments ecosystem, for the collective benefit of Australian businesses, government and consumers.​

Our solutions include Australia’s domestic debit network, real-time, data rich payments infrastructure, secure bill payments, digital identity verification, QR payments and experiences and open wallet solutions. It’s a new chapter with more possibilities.​

The Purpose

Based in Sydney and reporting to the Chief General Counsel, the General Manager Legal is the second-in-command within the legal function and plays a critical role in leading the delivery of legal services across AP+.

This is a broad, enterprise-facing role where you will combine strategic legal leadership with hands-on oversight - ensuring legal advice is commercially pragmatic, forward-looking, and aligned to business priorities across a multi-brand, highly regulated payments environment.

You will operate as a trusted advisor to senior executives, lead and develop a high-performing legal team, and influence outcomes on some of the organisation’s most important strategic initiatives.

Key Outcomes the Role Owns:

• Act as a trusted deputy to the Chief General Counsel, supporting legal strategy and execution across the enterprise.
• Lead legal operations, driving continuous improvement in processes, service delivery and prioritisation.
• Oversee complex commercial contracting and negotiations, providing guidance on high-value and strategically significant matters.
• Provide strategic, commercially focused legal advice across all business units, including regulatory, risk, employment and dispute matters.
• Lead regulatory engagement and ensure alignment with evolving legal and compliance obligations in partnership with Group Risk.
• Support major transactions, partnerships and strategic initiatives across AP+ and its schemes (eftpos, BPAY, NPP).
• Manage external counsel relationships and legal budget.
• Act as the escalation point for sensitive, high-risk or complex legal issues.
• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing legal team, ensuring quality, consistency and capability uplift across the function.

You’ll likely be a strong fit for this role if:
You are an experienced legal leader operating at Deputy General Counsel or Head of Legal level, ready to step into a broader enterprise leadership role.

You bring:

• 10+ years post-qualification experience, with a current practicing certificate.
• A strong track record in leading legal teams and legal operations within complex organisations.
• Deep experience advising senior executives and Boards on strategic, regulatory and commercial matters.
• Proven ability to operate in highly regulated environments - experience in payments, financial services, critical infrastructure or technology is highly regarded.
• Strength in governance, risk management and regulatory engagement.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to balance legal risk with business outcomes.
• The credibility and influence to operate as a trusted advisor across a diverse stakeholder landscape

What happens next:

At AP+, we believe in the power of passion, pride, and purpose.­ Our team is driven by a shared mission to make a difference in the world of payments, and we're proud to work together towards this common goal.

If you’re ready to be a game changer, please submit your application. The Talent Acquisition team will endeavour to review your application and notify you of the outcome within the next two weeks.

We want to remove all barriers to inclusion so if you need advice or support with your application, we’re here to help. Please reach out to [email protected] We also encourage you to let us know your pronouns at any point during the recruitment process.

 AP+ are not partnering with Recruitment agencies for this role.