Commercial Manager

mx51 is a payments-as-a-service solution for banks, non-bank acquirers, and other merchant service providers. We are building a payment platform that allows merchants to accept payments in-store, in-app and online, whilst consolidating all their data on a real-time business management dashboard.

This role is a 6 month fix-term maternity leave cover.

We're looking for a commercially minded lawyer who wants to take the next step beyond a traditional legal role. As our Commercial Manager, you'll work closely with our Commercial Director and Chief Operating Officer (COO), getting hands-on exposure to the deals, partnerships and projects that drive our business.

This is a role where you'll draft and negotiate contracts and see them through: managing the relationships behind them, understanding how they affect the business, and building your commercial skills with the support and mentoring of senior leaders. It's ideal for a lawyer who enjoys contract work but wants to be closer to the business and grow into a broader commercial career.

What You'll Do

Support Key Deals: Work with the Commercial Director and COO to draft, review and negotiate customer, channel and partnership agreements, taking increasing ownership as you build experience.

Contribute to New Initiatives: Provide legal and commercial input on new products, business initiatives and market opportunities.

Manage Partner Agreements: Look after our POS partner agreements day to day, including preparing and negotiating amendments and acting as a point of contact for partners.

Help Build the Commercial Function: Play a hands-on role in setting up the processes, templates, playbooks and ways of working our commercial team needs as the business grows, so we’re ready to scale.

Work Across the Business: Be a go-to person for teams such as Product, Sales and Finance on contract questions and practical commercial issues.

Support Procurement: Assist with supplier and vendor contracts, helping ensure we get good value and performance from our suppliers.

Why This Role Is for You

You enjoy contract work but are curious about the "why" behind the deal and want to develop your commercial skills.

You’d enjoy helping shape a growing commercial function, not just slotting into an established one.

You'd like regular exposure to senior leadership, with mentoring and real responsibility from day one.

You want to work somewhere you can see the direct impact of your work on the business.

You're looking for a genuine pathway from a legal role into a commercial career.

About You

A qualified lawyer with around 3–6 years' PQE, gained in private practice or an in-house team.

Solid experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

Proactive, curious and keen to broaden your skills beyond legal advice.

A clear communicator who builds good working relationships with people across a business.

Practical in your approach, and able to weigh legal risk against what the business is trying to achieve.

What we offer

You will be joining an incredible team who are committed to our vision and company values. Our innovative culture gives you opportunities to make real contributions that will shape the future of the business. In addition to a fun and flexible work environment, we also offer:

Work from overseas up to 4 weeks per year

Annual team offsite

Social events run by our social committee

Swap a public holiday and take an alternative day off

Paid leave for volunteering

Employee Share Option Plan (subject to invitation)

Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers

Novated lease and salary sacrifice options

mx51 is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for this role without bias to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability or age.

Note: mx51 does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from recruitment agencies.