Legal Counsel

BE THE DIFFERENCE

At AIA we don’t simply believe in being ‘the best’. We believe in better – because there’s no limit to how far ‘better’ can take us. Everything we do is driven by our purpose to make a difference by helping people embrace Healthier, Longer, Better Lives. And every one of our people has an important role to play. If you want to make a difference by helping shape a healthier, better-protected Australia, read on.

The Opportunities:

This is a full-time, fixed-term role providing parental leave cover for a period of nine months. We are seeking a commercially astute Legal Counsel to deliver high-quality, pragmatic legal advice across AIA Australia’s business. The role requires the ability to manage competing priorities, work autonomously on day-to-day matters, and appropriately escalate complex, high-risk or novel issues to the Head of Legal.

The Legal Counsel will operate as a trusted business partner across a broad range of stakeholders, including Corporate, Finance, Procurement, Commercial and People and Culture teams. The role supports both ongoing business activities and strategic initiatives and projects as they arise.

To do this successfully you will:

• Deliver timely, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice with minimal supervision, effectively managing legal and regulatory risk across the business, including within a life and health insurance regulatory environment.

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial and outsourcing agreements with confidence, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives and achieving practical outcomes for the business.

• Act as a trusted legal business partner and project lead, collaborating closely with senior stakeholders across Corporate, Finance, Procurement, Commercial and People and Culture teams to support both day to day operations and strategic initiatives.

• Demonstrate sound judgment, strong commercial awareness and clear decision making, with the ability to assess risk objectively while understanding business priorities and constraints.

• Communicate complex legal and regulatory concepts clearly and effectively, building strong relationships across geographically diverse stakeholders and contributing to continuous improvement through knowledge sharing, precedents and process enhancements.

Successful applications will demonstrate:

• Admission to practise as a solicitor in an Australian jurisdiction, supported by a law degree or equivalent qualification from an Australian or other common law jurisdiction.

• Between 4-7 years post‑qualification legal experience gained in a commercial legal environment, such as a leading law firm or an in‑house legal team within an organisation of comparable scale. In‑house experience is welcome but not essential where relevant skills and capabilities are demonstrated.

• Experience providing clear, practical legal advice to senior stakeholders, including support on procurement matters and data‑related issues such as privacy and data governance.

• Exposure to drafting, reviewing or advising on commercial and technology‑enabled contracts within a regulated environment, with the ability to identify and manage legal and regulatory risk.

• Knowledge or experience within a regulated financial services or health environment, with an understanding of how regulatory obligations influence business decision‑making and outcomes.

Why choose AIA:

At AIA, we’ve made a promise to help people live healthier, longer, better lives. And it starts with our own people.

• Access our training and development to build on your current skills
• Access to generative AI enabled tools such as Microsoft Copilot to help our lawyers work more productively and reduce time spent on low-value repetitive tasks.
• Career development through internal mobility opportunities
• Work for a business helping millions of Australians and make a difference to someone’s life everyday
• Access additional leave days a year to recharge and refresh yourself
• Enjoy wonderful Health and Wellbeing initiatives that support you
• Work with supportive and inclusive managers
• Flexible working arrangement – 3 days in office and 2 days WFH

At AIA Australia, we’re proud to help guide, support and protect the wellbeing of over 3.5 million Australians. As part of the AIA Group - the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group – it is our ambition to engage one billion people to live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives by 2030.  Lots of companies like to say they’re different. What makes us truly different at AIA, is the difference we make in people’s lives. We are proud that this difference has been recognised in the 2024 ANZIIF awards by being named Life Insurance Company of the Year.

AIA is different. Are you?

If you want to be part of an organisation that helps people live better every single day, apply via the link.