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Director, Legal and Policy

Wollongong, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-27

Core

Lead enterprise-wide legal advice, policy governance, privacy, records management, and information compliance for a top-ranked global university.

Role type

Director, Legal and Policy (Strategic Leadership)

Builds

Integrated legal, policy, and compliance operating model supporting university strategic priorities

Domain

Higher Education / Legal & Governance

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic legal and governance leadership, regulatory framework expertise, executive advisory, multidisciplinary team management, risk balancing, stakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

Change management, culture building, continuous improvement, innovation

Technologies

N/A

Responsibilities

Provide strategic advice on complex legal and regulatory matters to senior executives and governing bodies; lead a multidisciplinary team of 17 staff across legal, policy, and compliance; drive continuous improvement in policy and compliance frameworks; shape the university's legal and governance landscape

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with direct reports

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