Senior Legal Counsel

Prezzee is a global leader in digital gifting and payments, having sold over 140 million gift cards through partnerships with more than 1,500 brands and serving over 6 million customers worldwide. Our mission is to change lives through the power of giving—leveraging borderless payment technology to help people connect and create memorable moments that truly matter.

Founded in Australia nearly 10 years ago, Prezzee now operates across the United States, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand, delivering seamless, secure gifting experiences to a global audience.

The role: 

We’re looking for a commercially minded and detail-oriented Senior Legal Counsel to support Prezzee’s next phase of international growth. Reporting to the General Counsel, you’ll be a trusted partner to the business, advising on commercial, consumer, privacy and data-related legal risks while shaping the legal frameworks that enable our products, partnerships, and operations.

With a strong focus on negotiating third-party contracts, including MSAs, SaaS agreements, distribution and data protection terms—you’ll work cross-functionally to ensure our legal position is practical, scalable and aligned with business objectives.

You’ll also play a key role in evolving our internal legal processes and ensuring we remain agile, risk-aware, and positioned for long-term success in a dynamic global mark

Contract Management & Negotiation

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including service agreements, SaaS contracts, data protection agreements, reseller and distribution agreements.
  Ensure contract terms align with company policy, legal requirements and market standards.
• Identify and assess contractual risks, and advise on mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel to resolve disputes or complex negotiations effectively and pragmatically.
  

Legal Advisory & Strategic Projects

• Support M&A, new product development, international expansion, and capital raising activities.
• Provide timely and practical legal advice to leadership and key stakeholders across the business.
• Advise on commercial law, intellectual property, competition and consumer law, and privacy/data protection issues.
• Support the business in identifying legal risks and making informed decisions in line with regulatory and operational considerations.
• Develop strong partnerships with internal teams to align legal support with strategic goals.

Compliance & Governance

• Provide practical legal advice on fintech-related regulations including financial services licensing, payments, AML/CTF, privacy, and consumer protection.
• Stay up to date on relevant legal and regulatory changes, particularly within ANZ.
• Support the development and maintenance of internal governance frameworks and compliance monitoring activities.
  Collaborate with compliance and risk teams to ensure policies and controls are aligned with legal requirements.Assist with board and investor matters including legal and corporate governance.

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Build trusted relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, including regulators, legal advisors and business leaders.
  Translate legal concepts into clear and actionable advice for a non-legal audience.
• Manage matters with multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment, risk awareness and timely resolution.
  Engage external counsel when required and coordinate responses.
  

Operational Legal Support

• Identify opportunities to improve legal operations and implement scalable legal solutions.
• Support the development and delivery of legal training to stakeholders across the business.
• Assist in managing external counsel relationships and legal budget.

• A law degree and current qualification to practise in Australia or New Zealand
• At least 8 years PQE, with deep experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts (including MSAs, SaaS, data and distribution agreements)
  Expertise in general commercial law, with exposure to intellectual property, consumer law, competition, and privacy/data protection
• A proven ability to operate as a trusted business partner—pragmatic, solutions-oriented, and focused on enabling outcomes, not blocking them
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the confidence to influence across functions and seniority levels
  Strong commercial acumen and sound judgement in navigating legal risk within a fast-paced, evolving environment
  A collaborative working style and ability to thrive in a hybrid, cross-functional global business
  Flexibility and willingness to support global operations, including occasional work outside standard hours when needed
• Alignment with Prezzee’s values and a passion for making meaningful impact through your work
  

Help shape the legal strategy of a growing fintech with purpose and impact! Prezzee has been recognised as Foundry's Computerworld 2024 & 2025 Best Places to Work in IT . We value diversity, collaboration, and innovation in everything we do.

Join a global team united by the core values: Give openness, Give greatness, Give magic, Give a damn and Give Ingenuity! 

Benefits and Perks:

• Prezzeeversary Leave – Extra day of annual leave for each year you’re with us.
• BirthYay Leave – Celebrate you with a paid day off during your birthday month.
• Novated Car Leasing – A tax-smart way to bundle and pay for your car and running costs.
• ClassPass Membership – Fully covered monthly credits for fitness, wellness, and beauty.
• Office Allowance – One-time payment to upgrade your office setup.
• Flexible Work Perks – Flex your hours, take Culture Swap Days, and opportunity to work from anywhere for 30 days a year.
• Prezzee Staff Discounts – Exclusive deals on Prezzee gift cards – just for being part of the team.
• Wellbeing Support – Access to mental, social, financial, and physical wellbeing support via Telus.
• Learning & Development – Grow your career with LinkedIn Learning, job shadowing, industry programs, and our Lunch & Learn sessions.
• Employee Resource Groups – Be an advocate or ally and foster belonging through groups like EmpowHer and Pride.
• Parental Leave – 12 weeks for primary carers and 4 weeks for secondary carers. 

Prezzee is an Equal Opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is the key to building the best products for our customers, team culture and growing our global business. Our diversity mission is for our people to be their most authentic selves, to inspire, innovate and celebrate within a culture of belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.

We are looking for people to help create human connections, make magic and shape the future of gifting so even if you don’t think you quite meet all of the skills listed or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you! Please let us know if you require any adjustments as part of the application and recruitment process, We also encourage you to let us know of your pronouns at any point of the process.