Job Overview
Location
APAC - Australia - Sydney
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Product Management
Date Posted
June 25, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • Lead the end-to-end litigation strategy for a major government-owned utility delivering essential services across the Northern Territory, including electricity, water, and sewerage networks.
- • Develop, refine, and execute strategic approaches to high-stakes regulatory disputes and complex litigation matters, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and long-term risk management.
- • Manage and direct external law firms, overseeing strategic positioning, quality of advice, and commercial outcomes across all major legal disputes.
- • Shape the organization’s response to investigations and enforcement actions by regulators including the ACCC and energy market authorities.
- • Identify, assess, and communicate legal, commercial, and reputational risks associated with significant disputes and regulatory proceedings to executive leadership.
- • Provide strategic counsel to senior leadership on dispute trajectories, negotiation options, settlement strategies, and organizational positioning in high-value matters.
- • Ensure uninterrupted leadership and continuity of litigation activities during an extended executive leave period, maintaining momentum and strategic clarity.
- • Maintain consistent oversight of all litigation matters with a requirement to be based in Darwin for two weeks per month and work remotely for the remaining two weeks.
- • Collaborate with internal stakeholders to integrate legal strategy with operational and commercial priorities across urban and remote service areas.
- • Deliver high-quality, commercially grounded legal guidance that balances regulatory compliance with organizational sustainability and public service obligations.
- • Act as the primary legal point of contact for regulatory bodies and external counsel, ensuring coordinated and consistent messaging across all litigation and enforcement matters.
- • Contribute to the broader legal function by mentoring junior legal staff and supporting knowledge transfer within the organization.
- • Operate within a flexible, on-demand legal services model through Axiom, contributing to impactful work with a leading global client while maintaining professional autonomy.
🎯 Requirements
- • 15–20+ years of experience leading complex disputes, preferably with exposure to regulatory or government-related matters.
- • Demonstrated ability to operate as a senior strategic legal advisor within a large, multifaceted organization.
- • Proven experience engaging with regulators such as the ACCC, energy market bodies, or equivalent high-impact authorities.
- • Capacity to be based in Darwin, Australia, for two weeks per month, with remote work for the remaining two weeks.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, including health benefits and pension contributions.
- • Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
- • Flexibility to choose assignments that align with personal lifestyle and career goals.
- • Opportunity to contribute to impactful work with leading global organizations.
- • Reconnection with a network of forward-thinking legal professionals.
- • Professional growth through diverse, high-caliber projects across Axiom’s client roster.
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About Axiom Talent Platform Inc.
Axiom Talent Platform provides cloud-based workforce management software that enables enterprises to source, vet, schedule, and pay highly-skilled contingent labor. Its AI-driven matching engine connects organizations with pre-qualified experts in finance, technology, and life sciences, while automated compliance, time-tracking, and invoicing reduce administrative overhead. The platform integrates with existing HR and procurement systems, offering real-time analytics on spend, performance, and workforce utilization. Designed for Fortune 500 legal, consulting, and corporate clients, Axiom streamlines the entire lifecycle of flexible talent engagement, enabling faster project ramp-up and cost-effective delivery of specialized expertise at scale.
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