Product Counsel

Overview Block is seeking an experienced, motivated, and creative lawyer to join its growing international legal team as Product Counsel in Australia. You will provide end-to-end legal and strategic guidance for the Square and Afterpay businesses. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys problem solving, getting things done and wants to join an innovative and growing company. As part of a high-impact legal team, you will report directly to the APAC Legal Lead and help navigate and shape the evolving legal landscape that governs our payments, Buy Now, Pay Later and financial services businesses. You Will Lead product, design, engineering and other business teams throughout the full product development lifecycle for Square and Afterpay Ensure alignment of products and services with applicable Australian laws governing payments, lending, financial services, competition, consumer protection, privacy, marketing and advertising Analyse complex legal and regulatory issues, distil them into clear insights, and deliver concise, business-oriented guidance to teams Support the drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements relevant to your products and services Build trusted relationships with legal partners and business teams, including go-to-market, product, operations, policy, compliance, risk, tax, and finance to provide integrated legal support across the business Bring creativity and AI-driven efficiencies to the legal engagement process, helping to drive business growth and enable exceptional customer experiences You Have Minimum 5 years post qualification experience within in-house legal departments or law firms Excellent legal judgment and fluency in translating legal advice into practical, relevant guidance for business teams Knowledge of Australian regulations in the payments, lending and/or financial services space A proven ability to support innovative product development within evolving regulatory landscapes Legal qualifications and admission to practice in Australia We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, without regard to identity or other legally protected class. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. We may use automated AI tools in our hiring process to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws. For questions about hiring practices or data usage, contact Privacy Policy - Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone. #J-18808-Ljbffr