Corporate Counsel

Company Description

Welcome to TAL. As a leading life insurer, we’ve been protecting Australians for over 150 years. Backed by Daiichi Life, we're driven by big ambitions and empower to create better products and services. 

Together with our Partners, we’re helping millions of Australians live a life filled with choices, options, and freedoms. See the direct impact you make delivering support and financial security with care and expertise. Grow beyond expectations with diverse roles, global connections, and exclusive learning opportunities.

Work with passionate, bright and capable colleagues. Feel inspired by supportive leaders. Collaborate with heart, where flexibility, wellbeing and inclusivity is valued. Together, we're reimagining insurance. 

Bring your curiosity, ambition and unique perspective, and help us continue reimagining insurance through innovative thinking, digital capability and a commitment to better outcomes for the people who depend on us.

Job Description

As a Corporate Counsel at TAL, you'll provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across a broad mix of regulatory, product and commercial matters. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll help shape confident decisions, navigate regulatory change and support initiatives that impact millions of Australians. This is a broad inhouse legal opportunity where you'll work across commercial, regulatory and product matters, partnering closely with the business on issues that directly influence TAL's customers and strategic priorities.

In this role you will:

• Provide practical legal advice across commercial, regulatory and product matters
• Partner with stakeholders on the development and distribution of life insurance products
• Draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements
• Advise on regulatory change, customer communications, marketing and consumer protection matters
• Support corporate legal matters including contracts and intellectual property
• Help the business understand emerging legal and regulatory risks
• Contribute to broader industry reform and advocacy across life insurance and superannuation

Qualifications

• An Australian practising qualification and at least 3 to 5 years' PQE providing legal advice within financial services, insurance, superannuation, wealth or another highly regulated environment
• Exposure to life insurance regulation and consumer protection frameworks is highly regarded, but not essential
• Strong commercial contracting, negotiation and drafting capability
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to balance legal risk with practical business outcomes
• Confidence partnering with stakeholders and translating complex legal issues into clear, practical advice
• Curiosity and a genuine interest in emerging regulatory and industry developments

Benefits

At TAL, we're committed to helping our people thrive both professionally and personally. Depending on your role and eligibility, benefits may include:

• Flexible and blended ways of working that support your work and personal commitments.
• Access to learning, leadership development programs, LinkedIn Learning and global career opportunities through the Daiichi Life Group.
• TAL-funded Life, Income Protection and Total & Permanent Disability insurance, plus employee insurance discounts.
• Wellbeing support including Employee Assistance Program services, wellbeing resources, annual flu vaccinations and health initiatives.
• Additional leave benefits including paid parental leave, wellbeing leave, community leave and purchased leave options.
• Access to TAL Rewards Plus, offering discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and services.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and maintain partnerships with organisations including Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network and Pride in Diversity. Through our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan, we're also committed to building meaningful relationships, creating opportunities and contributing to positive outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment experience for all candidates. Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here we’re here to support you.

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