Director, EL2, Mergers and Exemptions Assessment (EA2026/130)

• Do you want to work at an agency where each day reveals new opportunities to work on some of the biggest issues facing consumers and businesses and have opportunities to pursue new and exciting pathways?
• Do you want to work at a place where smart and dedicated people from all walks of life collaborate to work on meaningful matters?
• Do you want to lead a team assessing mergers and acquisitions that directly impact market structure, consumers and competition in Australia?

Then this is the place for you! At the ACCC, we’re proud of the impact we can make together. We understand the responsibilities and challenges that come with a fast moving and ever-changing environment. Our high performing culture is built on a foundation of care, support and inclusion. It’s why we’re driven by connection and collaboration, sharing our skills, knowledge and support with each other freely and frequently. It’s why we prioritise the wellbeing of our people and empower them to work autonomously, flexibly and courageously. At the ACCC, we believe the best version of you is the one that’s true to who you are – and that’s the you we want working alongside us.

We value flexibility, and all roles can be performed from any capital city in a state or territory or Townsville and are available on a full-time, part-time or job-share basis.

Applicants from diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, people with disability and those from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

What you will do as the Director

• Lead a team of skilled professional staff to analyse and assess the competition implications of mergers and acquisitions.
• Strategic planning and risk assessment.
• Review and analyse submissions and legal/economic reports.
• Collaborate with other parts of the ACCC and, in particular, the ACCC’s internal specialist economists and lawyers.
• Oversee a team to prepare communication to industry participants, written recommendations for ACCC Commissioners and written determinations.
• Discuss the impact of mergers and acquisitions with customers, competitors, and industry groups, and professionally represent the ACCC in these discussions.
• Liaise with other Australian Government agencies and overseas competition and consumer agencies about the ACCC’s mergers work.
• Lead Australian Competition Tribunal review matters and litigated merger matters.

About You

In order to succeed in the role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience leading teams in a fast-paced and large complex people-centred organisation.
• Exceptional written communication skills in a regulatory context.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, preferably economics, law, or similar disciplines.
• An understanding, or ability to quickly acquire an understanding, of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and, in particular, Part IVA of the Competition and Consumer Act, as well as an understanding of the roles and functions of the ACCC.

To find out more about us and the role, please read the Candidate Kit.

How To Apply

You will be asked to answer two behavioural questions (refer to the Candidate Kit) and submit your resume with key outcomes or what you are most proud of in each role you have held (2 pages maximum).

Salary: $148,287 - $173,778 (plus 15.4% superannuation)

Contact Officer: Morag Bond, 02 9230 3824

Applications Close: 11:00pm (AEST), Sunday 19 July 2026