Our Client
Our client is a growing Australian food manufacturing company with some of Australia's most loved and innovative brands. With a diverse portfolio of products, brands and categories, manufacturing plants across the East Coast and headquartered in South Yarra, Victoria.
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
This generalist role is responsible for providing legal advice and support across a broad range of commercial, corporate, compliance, and employment matters.
Reporting to the General Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs, you'll act as a key advisor to the business across a broad range of legal practice areas with a clear focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiation of a brand range of commercial contracts and responsibility for marketing and packaging approvals for beloved brands such as Green's and Cob's popcorn.
You'll also be involved with legal governance and compliance frameworks, drive the development and delivery of legal training, and oversee internal processes such as contract management and marketing legal clinics.
This role involves working with external legal providers and legal tech platforms, with a focus on minimising legal spend and optimising legal service delivery to the business.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
* Provide timely, pragmatic and solutions-focused legal advice across commercial, corporate, compliance, and employment matters.
* Manage a broad range of commercial contracts and legal risk areas, including employment, food safety, privacy, and consumer law.
* Act as a key advisor on people, safety, and workers' compensation claims.
* Support the GM of Legal to lead, develop and execute key governance and compliance programs, including legal onboarding, internal training, and other crisis and risk management initiatives.
* Manage external legal providers and platforms to drive efficiency and innovation in legal service delivery.
* Support internal stakeholders with day-to-day legal advice, marketing approvals, and regulatory queries.
* Act as Privacy Officer and contribute to the development and rollout of legal training and compliance frameworks.
* Monitor legislative changes and provide advice to ensure business alignment.
ABOUT YOU
You are an Australian-qualified lawyer with strong experience in corporate and commercial law, ideally gained in or advising the FMCG, food, retail, manufacturing, or broader commercial sector.
To succeed in this role, you'll be a change agent who loves to create and think big. You thrive on being empowered, having the freedom to act, and holding yourself accountable to deliver to high standards. You're seeking something outside the box and want to be part of something unique and growing. You must be willing to be an enabler, adviser and partner who is prepared to "get their hands dirty"
You will have:
* A minimum of 6-8 years' post-qualification experience, including in-house legal exposure.
* Strong corporate, commercial, and regulatory law expertise.
* Experience in the FMCG or manufacturing sectors (highly regarded).
* Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including confidence working with regulators, customers, suppliers,and the executive team.
* Demonstrated success in developing governance frameworks and leading compliance initiatives.
* A collaborative and empowering work style, with experience collaborating across teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
* Proficiency in managing both internal and external legal counsel and service providers
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Hands-on experience or interest in designing and delivering organisation-wide compliance programs and training initiatives.
Benefits
Opportunity to work with well-known, proudly Australian-made brands and products
* Exciting role within a growing business with a strong heritage and bold future ambitions
* Supportive and collaborative team culture that values innovation and impact
* An inclusive environment that celebrates diversity and fosters a true sense of belonging
* Hybrid work flexibility
* Modern offices in fantastic South Yarra location
* Commitment to equal opportunity and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.
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