Legal Counsel

At Xero, we’re here to help you supercharge your business. We do this by automating routine tasks, surfacing actionable insights and connecting businesses with the right data, advisors and apps. When that happens, we’re not only making life better for small business, we’ll be building a stronger economy that can change the world.

The successful candidate will be responsible for partnering with the business and providing legal advice in relation to matters impacting the day to day operations of Xero, and also ensuring that our operations are compliant with relevant legislation. The successful candidate is expected to be a business partner to members of the Asia-Pacific Go-To-Market teams including relevant marketing, operations, sales, partnerships and customer experience teams. The candidate will also assist the broader legal team on various global legal projects and initiatives.

This role will report to the GM Legal for APAC and work closely with the wider global Legal team (including teams like Privacy and IP), external advisors and strategic partners to support Xero’s legal and compliance function in the region. Strong preference will be given to candidates in Melbourne and we are also open to suitable candidates with in-house experience in Sydney or New Zealand. Candidates with relevant experience in one or more of the following areas will be viewed favourably: litigation/regulatory investigations, employment law, advising in Asia and/or in-house experience at an innovative high-growth company.

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.