Senior Compliance Counsel

The world is making the shift to cleaner energy, slowly. The planet is changing, fast.  

That’s why Akaysha builds, owns, and operates the most powerful mega-scale battery storage solutions of today, and it’s why we’ll continue to build more. But what we are really building is a better future for everyone we share the planet with.

With a 30GWh+ portfolio spanning APAC, the Americas, and the EU and a global team of over 200, should we slow down, or should the world catch up?

As Senior Compliance Counsel, you’ll join the team supporting Akaysha’s operations as a global corporation across every phase of the asset lifecycle. Recently, the Legal, Risk & Compliance Pillar has delivered significant outcomes across regulatory tenders, financing facilities, and large-scale asset construction. 

Building on this momentum, the Senior Compliance Counsel plays a pivotal role in setting the enterprise compliance strategy, leading and developing the enterprise compliance team, and ensuring the Board, Management and employees understand and meet their regulatory obligations through effective frameworks, systems, training, oversight and reporting across Australia and all other jurisdictions where Akaysha operates.  

The role works closely with the General Counsel, the Principal of Risk & Insurance, and relevant functions across the organisation to develop, implement, and monitor compliance frameworks, systems, policies, procedures, and regulatory obligation registers in alignment with sound governance, compliance, and risk management practices.    

This role provides the flexibility to be based at Akaysha’s Melbourne (HQ), or Sydney Office with the option to work in a hybrid capacity – spend time in the office, and at home. 

Your experience will be critical to:  

• Develop, implement and continuously improve Akaysha’s enterprise compliance framework and strategy, ensuring alignment with global best practice and scalability across all asset lifecycle phases. 

• Lead, coach and build capability within the compliance team, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and operational teams. 

• Identify, map and oversee regulatory obligations and compliance registers across all jurisdictions, including engaging with regulators and coordinating responses to audits and reviews. 

• Oversee and guide compliance with energy market rules, trading obligations, competition laws, data protection, and other regulatory domains. 

• Coordinate compliance with the Australian SOCI Act and equivalent regimes elsewhere, including developing policies, conducting monitoring and assurance activities, and overseeing training and incident management.

Making an impact in this role will rely on experience across the following areas:   

• Enterprise Compliance Framework Design
  Ability to design and operate an integrated, risk-based compliance framework aligned to global standards (e.g. ISO 37301) and suited to regulated energy and infrastructure businesses. 

• Competition & Antitrust Compliance
  Understanding of competition and antitrust laws relevant to energy markets and trading activities, with the ability to implement preventative controls and training.

• Energy Market Rules Compliance
  Deep understanding of energy market rules, participant obligations and compliance requirements applicable to BESS assets and market participation.

• Trading Compliance
  Expertise in compliance frameworks for trading activities, including regulatory reporting. 

Our people are Akaysha’s greatest asset. We support career growth and wellbeing through initiatives such as: 

• Hybrid and remote-compatible workplace, where flexibility is balanced with connection and every team member can do their best work, wherever they are.
• Professional Development Support including annual development allowance, additional paid time off, and curated learning content.  
• Career support that works for you including both people and knowledge leadership promotion pathways, lateral moves and temporary secondment options.
• Benefits such as annual wellbeing allowance, generous paid parental leave, employee and family assistance programs, and mobile phone allowance.
• Competitive pay with above-market performance bonuses and long-term incentives. 

We believe diverse teams build better solutions for the planet and its people. We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to do their best work, no matter their background, identity, or lived experience.

Be part of today’s most tomorrow company. Apply now.