• Lead a specialist team advising on complex energy retail law
• Provide strategic compliance advice to General Managers and senior leaders
• Melbourne Office | Flexible working | Energy discounts and benefits 

Alinta Energy is one of Australia’s biggest energy retailers, generators and developers with over 1.1 million customers. Australia’s energy system is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history and we’re right there with it. We’re investing in and developing large-scale renewables and storage projects as part of our ongoing effort to provide our customers with reliable, affordable and sustainable energy.

We understand that flexibility matters when considering your next role. Let us know your requirements, and we’ll carefully consider how we might accommodate them.

Ready to make a real impact?

As Head of Retail Compliance - Commercial Mass Market, you’ll lead a team of Compliance Business Partners providing strategic and commercially grounded compliance advice to Alinta Energy’s Retail Markets business.

Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll work directly with other General Managers and senior leaders, advising on complex energy retail regulatory law (Energy Law) as it pertains to major business initiatives, incidents and technology transformation. Working closely with operational and regulatory teams, you’ll interpret and apply Energy Law in a complex operating environment, identify and mitigate risk, and help shape practical business solutions.

With Energy Law changing at an unprecedented pace, you’ll play a key role in helping the business anticipate and respond to change. This is a senior and influential role for a lawyer who combines strong legal expertise with commercial judgement and the ability to bring clarity to complex issues.

Why you’ll love working here

At Alinta Energy, we’re taking real action to deliver reliable and sustainable energy for Australia - and that practical approach runs through everything we do. You’ll get clear direction, genuine flexibility, and the support you need to grow, all while working on projects that make a lasting difference. We’re big enough to create impact, but small enough that your ideas and effort will always be seen.

There are plenty of other great benefits of working for Alinta Energy, including flexible working, energy discounts, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a paid volunteer day each year, fully stocked kitchens, and lots more.

What you’ll do

• Lead and develop a high-performing retail compliance team supporting the Commercial Mass Market and Brand & Marketing teams
• Provide pragmatic, commercially grounded compliance advice to General Managers, senior leaders and business partners
• Interpret, apply and advise on complex Energy Law, and its application to business operations, major initiatives, incidents and transformation projects
• Work closely with operational and regulatory teams to identify and mitigate risks arising from Energy Law within a complex operating environment
• Continually work to strengthen the frameworks, systems and controls through which the business manages its obligations under Energy Law, and associated risks
• Represent Retail Compliance in Senior Forums and bring a clear view of Energy Law risk to business decision-making

Your experience

• Tertiary qualification in Law
• Significant senior legal experience in a complex and highly regulated industry (preferably energy retail regulatory law)
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulatory law and provide clear, practical and commercially grounded advice on its application
• Strong experience identifying and mitigating risks arising from the application of law within a complex operational environment
• Experience embedding compliance into business operations, strategic programs and transformation initiatives
• Experience advising senior leaders on complex operational matters, major business initiatives and regulatory change
• Proven people leadership capability, with experience building and empowering high-performing teams
• Strong stakeholder influence and the ability to work effectively with senior leaders and multi-disciplinary teams
• The ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment and navigate a significant and ongoing pipeline of change
• Sound judgment and commercial acumen, with a focus on enabling business outcomes and protecting reputation
• High-level analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities

Please note this role requires full working rights within Australia.

This role is best suited to a senior lawyer with strong regulatory expertise who wants to apply that expertise at the heart of a complex operating business - advising senior leaders, influencing major decisions and leading a team responsible for helping the business navigate the complexity and unprecedented pace of change in energy retail law.

Like what you’re seeing?

If you like the sound of this, and you’ve got experience in a similar role, we’d love to talk to you. Come and discover better together with Alinta Energy.

We are a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

If your application progresses, we will need to complete background and pre-employment checks, such as immigration checks, reference checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks, and additional checks for roles related to finance.

Our Diversity Commitment

Alinta Energy offers a truly diverse, safe and supportive work environment. As an equal opportunity employer, Alinta Energy encourages applications from any qualified person, including First Nations Australians, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, people of all ages and people living with a disability. We are also proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and we are committed to advancing women’s careers.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application.
Closing date: Monday 3rd August 11.55pm AEST