A brilliant opportunity has arisen for a senior corporate lawyer to join a leading APAC healthcare and life sciences business in a newly elevated legal leadership role. This organisation operates across multiple jurisdictions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is experiencing significant growth across its commercial, manufacturing, and strategic partnership activities. As part of this expansion, they are seeking a commercially astute Senior Legal Counsel to help shape and scale legal, governance, and compliance frameworks across the region. The Opportunity Reporting to the General Counsel, you will play a key role in enabling the company's growth agenda by leading strategic transactions, strengthening governance structures, driving compliance initiatives, and optimising contracting processes across APAC. Key areas of responsibility include:
• Leading the legal structuring, negotiation and execution of complex cross-border transactions and strategic commercial deals
• Advising senior executives and business leaders on legal risk, commercial strategy and transaction execution
• Designing and maintaining APAC-wide governance frameworks, corporate structures and intercompany arrangements
• Developing and embedding scalable compliance programs across areas including anti-bribery and corruption, competition law, privacy and ESG obligations
• Driving best-practice contracting frameworks, templates, negotiation playbooks and approval processes
• Supporting business growth while balancing commercial objectives with effective risk management About You
• 8 + years' PQE gained in a leading law firm and/or in-house environment
• Solid corporate and commercial legal background with significant exposure to the pharmaceutical, healthcare, medical products or broader life sciences sector
• Demonstrated experience advising on complex acquisitions, strategic transactions and cross-border matters
• Deep understanding of APAC regulatory environments and stakeholder management across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience with corporate governance, intercompany arrangements and compliance framework implementation
• A commercially minded adviser who can confidently influence and partner with C-suite executives What's on Offer
• High-profile regional role with significant strategic influence
• Direct exposure to executive leadership and key business decision-makers
• Flexible working arrangements
• Competitive remuneration package
• Opportunity to shape and build legal capability across a growing APAC business This role will suit a senior lawyer who enjoys operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and wants to make a tangible impact on business growth across the Asia-Pacific region. For a confidential discussion, please get in touch Contact For a confidential discussion, please contact Morgan Elder at
[email protected] or call 0415 914 803.
📌 Senior Legal Counsel APAC (Sydney)
🏢 Wolf and Williams
📍 Sydney