Head of Legal
4 weeks ago
- Head of Legal - Insurance Leader (Australia)
- Head of Legal - Insurance Leader (Australia) - Sydney
About Our Client
The client is a global leader in insurance and assistance services, with a strong presence in Australia.
Job Description
- Strategic Leadership: Lead the development and execution of the legal strategy, with a keen eye on enhancing insurance practices and contractual obligations.
- Legal Expertise: Provide expert guidance on insurance-related matters, including contracts, distribution agreements, and claims handling practices, ensuring alignment with local regulations.
- Regulatory Compliance: Stay ahead of regulatory changes and advise on compliance matters, playing a crucial role in navigating the intricacies of insurance regulations in Australia.
- Team Empowerment: Mentor and empower the legal team, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous development.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Manage relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, ensuring alignment with the firm's legal objectives and strategic initiatives.
- Innovation and Growth: Drive innovation and growth within the legal function, exploring new opportunities and strategies to enhance the firm's competitive advantage in the market.
The Successful Applicant
- Relevant Australia legal and regulatory experience providing effective commercial legal support within financial services, with a working knowledge of the broking, funds industry and market practises.
- Ability to exercise the highest ethical standards and prudent, risk-based business decision making.
- Ability to understand sophisticated legal requirements and create effective solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and implement across a range of business areas and functions with differing issues, interests, and risks.
- Experience navigating governance and regulatory issues financial services firms encounter, and working closely with international, federal, or state regulators or enforcement agency is a plus.
- Ability to communicate and influence across the firm, locally and internationally.
- High personal responsibility in delivering sustainable outcomes.
- Australian qualified lawyer with current practising certificate.
- Qualities such as integrity, professionalism, leadership, judgement, initiative, follow-through, strong work ethic, reliability, strategic thinking, ability to execute flawlessly, ability to work independently, relationship skills and respect for others.
- Knowledge of legislative framework and regulatory regime that applies to the insurance and financial services industry.
- Confidence in decision-making and the ability to make good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, experience, and judgement.
- Comfort with a high degree of responsibility and motivation to proactively lead project work while relying on resources outside of direct reporting relationships.
What's on Offer
Attractive compensation package.
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