Senior Corporate Counsel & Team Leader

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 Senior Corporate Counsel and Team Leader at TAL, you'll play a key role in helping customers navigate complex disputes and litigation matters with fairness, care and confidence. Partnering across the business, you'll guide strategic decision making, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and support the growth of a high-performing team. By combining deep expertise with a customer-first mindset, you'll help deliver trusted outcomes that protect what matters most to Australians, while bringing TAL's purpose and values to life every day.

In this role you will:

• Lead and develop a high-performing team that delivers trusted legal and dispute resolution outcomes.
• Provide expert legal advice to support sound decision making on complex claims, disputes and emerging risks.
• Shape dispute resolution strategies that achieve fair, commercially balanced and customer-focused outcomes.
• Influence business outcomes through proactive engagement with senior stakeholders on material legal and regulatory matters.
• Drive continuous improvement and knowledge sharing to strengthen capability, consistency and compliance.
• Partner across TAL to deliver strategic priorities, enable change and enhance customer experience.
• Champion consistent, high-quality dispute resolution practices that strengthen customer trust and regulatory confidence.

Qualifications

• Admitted legal practitioner with a minimum of 8 years' post qualification experience
• Strong understanding of insurance law, life insurance legislation and dispute resolution frameworks
• Experience managing complex matters with courts, tribunals and external dispute resolution bodies
• Exceptional written, verbal communication and legal drafting skills
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels
• Collaborative approach with a strong commitment to teamwork and shared success
• Experience leading or developing people, with a passion for coaching and supporting growth

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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