Company Description
At Xplor, we believe that helping people make the most of each day is the most rewarding way to spend ours.
We give small and medium-sized businesses cloud-based, intuitive technology solutions that enable them to manage all the hassles of running and growing a business, so business owners can get back to doing what they love. With Xplor Pay, we help businesses get paid quickly and securely – without hidden fees. We built the tech ourselves, and our platform delivers secure, transparent, fast, and accurate payments.
We are unified by our purpose of helping people to succeed. So, when you become part of our team, you also become part of the personal connection that strengthens the relationship people have with Xplor products.
Job Description

WHAT WOULD MAKE ME A GOOD CANDIDATE?

We are looking for curious and empathetic people. We also love to hear from people who are motivated by meaningful work, resonate with our four core values, have a positive outlook, are comfortable with ambiguity and thrive working in an ever-evolving and complex environment. We are inspired by meeting big picture thinkers and doers, people who can be both tactical and strategic, aim high and put people first in everything they do.

Required qualifications for this role:

• Law qualification from a reputable institution; admitted as a solicitor/lawyer ideally in Australia.
• Must have prior in-house legal experience.
• Minimum 4 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as a member of a team.
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and escalate matters when necessary.
• Demonstrable legal negotiation and drafting experience either from within a reputable law firm or similar in-house role.
• Strong preference for broad legal experience including corporate, commercial, payments, product/technology, intellectual property and compliance
• Ability to “roll up your sleeves” and ensure effective operations; identify best practices in legal and apply to Xplor.
• Strong critical thinking skills with a proactive and curious mindset.
• Strong alignment with Xplor’s culture and values and be comfortable in changing corporate environments.
• Committed to building a world-class legal organisation that supports Xplor’s efforts to achieve its goals.
• Willingness to work across different time zones (as needed).

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.
Additional Information

MORE ABOUT US

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

GOOD TO KNOW

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you’re applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time.
We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don’t send your application via email.
To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers.
We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.
Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.
Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Reporting into Head of Legal, Commercial (APAC), you will help us support the Legal function in building a world-class legal and regulatory infrastructure for sustainable business performance into the future. You will be part of a team that ensures full compliance with regulatory requirements, including all obligations relating to customer and billing data and payment processing services as well as acquiring and maintaining all relevant licences to perform our business activities globally (incl. payment institution licences, money remittance licences, etc). Some of the other responsibilities include:

• Assist in providing legal advice to the business units and central functions, advising the group on legal risks, providing legal advice and support with regards to all aspects of the group’s activities in APAC
• Provide pragmatic but always legally sound guidance and maintain a culture of excellence to cross functional stakeholders.
• Maintain relationships with external counsel and other strategic advisors.
• Provide appropriate legal and contractual support for all business areas, including commercial contracting, product development, payments, sales and marketing activities.
• Take responsibility for substantive legal issues as requested, including commercial, payments, privacy, product, intellectual property, regulatory and corporate.
• Work closely with the Legal & Compliance Leadership in monitoring and responding to relevant statutory, regulatory and policy changes.
• Reinforce culture of compliance with all relevant rules and regulations, including formulation of and compliance with internal policies, rules and procedures.
• Stay up to date with legal and regulatory developments, assessing their impact on the business and advising accordingly

Required qualifications for this role:

• Law qualification from a reputable institution; admitted as a solicitor/lawyer ideally in Australia.
• Must have prior in-house legal experience.
• Minimum 4 years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Highly motivated self-starter with a proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, both independently and as a member of a team.
• Strong ability to manage competing priorities, work independently and escalate matters when necessary.
• Demonstrable legal negotiation and drafting experience either from within a reputable law firm or similar in-house role.
• Strong preference for broad legal experience including corporate, commercial, payments, product/technology, intellectual property and compliance
• Ability to “roll up your sleeves” and ensure effective operations; identify best practices in legal and apply to Xplor.
• Strong critical thinking skills with a proactive and curious mindset.
• Strong alignment with Xplor’s culture and values and be comfortable in changing corporate environments.
• Committed to building a world-class legal organisation that supports Xplor’s efforts to achieve its goals.
• Willingness to work across different time zones (as needed)