Job Description

We are seeking an accomplished and commercially minded legal leader to join our Leadership Team as Senior Legal Counsel, ANZ.

As the most senior Legal, Advocacy and Governance leader across Australia and Recent Zealand, you will act as a trusted strategic adviser to the General Manager and Leadership Team. You will provide pragmatic, business-focused advice that supports growth, transformation and effective decision-making, while protecting the company’s reputation and ensuring strong governance across two complex and highly regulated FMCG markets.

This is a pivotal leadership role that will help shape the future of the ANZ business.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading the Legal, Advocacy and Governance function across Australia and New Zealand.
- Advising the General Manager and Leadership Team on strategy, growth opportunities,



transformation and enterprise risk
- Supporting the integration and continued development of the ANZ cluster.
- Overseeing legal and compliance frameworks, investigations, litigation, regulatory matters and governance requirements.
- Providing strategic legal guidance on commercial agreements, key customer relationships, supply chain, procurement, manufacturing, marketing and technology, and especially working very closely with the sales and marketing teams
- Monitoring regulatory and geopolitical developments and helping the business respond to emerging risks.
- Managing external counsel, budgets and legal resources to deliver efficient, scalable and commercially focused support.

📌 Senior Legal Counsel - ANZ (North Sydney)
🏢 JDE Peet's
📍 North Sydney