About us:
Pay.com.au is one of Australia’s fastest‑growing technology scale-ups, trusted by businesses. As we continue to scale in Australia and launch into the US under PayRewards.com, our mission is to simplify and supercharge the way they pay everyday expenses. Since 2019, we’ve been transforming business payments by enabling companies—from sole traders to large enterprises.
Our unified platform lets users link their bank accounts and any major credit card, improving cash flow while unlocking powerful rewards on every transaction.
Recognised as a rapidly scaling Australian success story—with coverage in outlets like the Australian Financial Review noting our growth with a $600++ million valuation we’re reshaping how businesses think about payments, loyalty and financial efficiency.
At Pay.com.au, you’ll join a fast-growing team shaping the future of B2B payments. Our Melbourne office is a hub of creativity, collaboration, and seriously great coffee—an environment where ideas move quickly and impact is felt every day. If you want to be part of a company with momentum, this is the place to be.
Why join us?
- Be part of an exciting Tech Scale-up, with teams across Australia and the USA.
- Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a great work-life balance.
- When working from the office, join us at our brand-new offices in Windsor (Coming in May 2026).
- Awarded 2025 People’s Choice Award winner at the Finder Innovation Awards, Finalist for FinTech Organisation of the Year at the 2025 FinTech Australia Finnies, Number 1 on the Smart50 list 2024, Top 3 Deloitte Tech Fast 50 & Victoria State Champion!
- Grow your career in a culture that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
- Access to learning budgets to accelerate your career.
Legal Counsel
Our Legal team is fast-moving and blends commercial thinking with regulatory expertise, partnering across the business to enable smart, sustainable growth.
As Legal Counsel, you’ll work at the intersection of product, technology and regulation — partnering closely with the business to enable growth while managing legal and regulatory risk in a practical, solutions-driven way. This is a genuinely generalist role where no one day will be the same, with plenty of room to grow.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts including partnership and referral agreements and content or other marketing agreements
- Draft, review and negotiate technology agreements, including payments partners, integration and, SaaS vendor contracts
- Support product, technology and go-to-market teams with pragmatic legal advice throughout the product lifecycle, be involved from ideation to launch
- Prepare and update platform terms and conditions, assist support teams with customer communications
- Assist the marketing team with marketing promotions, including reviewing marketing assets, preparing terms and condition and trade promotion permit/compliance where required
- Assist with regulatory and compliance matters relevant to a fintech environment, including AML/CTF, financial services and payments regulation and card scheme compliance
- Proactively identify, assess and manage legal and regulatory risk in a high-growth environment
- Assist with registration and management of Pay’s intellectual property rights, including an international trade-mark portfolio and domain names
- Assist with large corporate transactions and other group-level projects from time to time
- Support the broader legal and compliance team with launch into international markets, coordinating with foreign counsel as needed
- Develop, maintain and own scalable legal templates, policies and processes, supporting the broader legal team initiatives as the business scales
About You
- Admitted to practice law in Australia with a current unrestricted practising certificate
- Approximately 3-5 years Post Qualification Experience
- Experience gained in-house and/or via secondment from private practice would be highly regarded
- Strong grounding in commercial law (including commercial contracting) is essential
- Exposure to fintech, financial services or technology (including technology contracting) is highly regarded
- Commercial, solutions-focused mindset
- Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-paced, evolving scale-up environment
- Experience working across a range of legal areas and demonstrated ability to adapt with a willingness to learn as the business grows
We know not everyone will meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If you’re excited about the role and believe you can make an impact, we’re keen to hear from you.
A few more things…
Successful candidates joining the team will need to complete a National Police Record Check & Work rights check (VEVO)
Candidates who require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process are encouraged to let us know. We’re happy to support you.
We’re committed to an inclusive and diverse recruitment process where everyone feels respected and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities and abilities and ensure fair, equitable consideration at every stage.
