Where will your career take you next? Let’s find out together. At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers . Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support.

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Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all.

Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence.

Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.

What you’ll be doing:

- You'll lead the legal function across Australia and New Zealand, aligning regional priorities with our global legal strategy.
- You'll partner with senior leaders to provide commercially focused legal advice that supports growth while effectively managing risk.
- You'll advise on regulatory developments and compliance obligations across insurance, financial services, privacy, governance and consumer protection frameworks.
- You'll support the development and launch of new products, partnerships and business initiatives with pragmatic, solutions-focused legal guidance.
- You'll review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including distribution, underwriting, reinsurance, service provider and strategic partnership arrangements.




- You'll provide oversight of corporate governance and company secretarial obligations across Australian and New Zealand entities, including board and committee support.
- You'll lead engagement with regulators and support responses to regulatory enquiries and emerging legal issues.
- You'll oversee litigation, disputes and external legal providers, ensuring high-quality and cost-effective outcomes.
- You'll build, mentor and develop a high-performing legal team while fostering strong relationships across the business and wider Zurich Group.

What skills and experience you’ll bring on this journey:

- You'll be a qualified legal practitioner admitted in an Australian jurisdiction with a current practising certificate.
- You'll bring significant experience delivering legal advice within insurance, financial services or a similarly regulated industry.
- You'll have deep knowledge of Australian and New Zealand insurance and financial services regulation, including experience working with regulators such as ASIC, APRA and AFCA.
- You'll have a proven track record of partnering with senior executives and influencing business decision-making through commercially astute legal advice.
- You'll be experienced in negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing legal risk in a fast-paced environment.
- You'll be a strong people leader with experience developing and leading legal teams.
- You'll be an exceptional communicator, able to translate complex legal concepts into practical, plain-English advice.
- You'll bring strong strategic thinking, sound judgement and the ability to balance customer, commercial and regulatory considerations.





Why you’ll love working with us! We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking. We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travellers, at every step of their journey.

Job flexibility . We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, after an initial training period.

Career growth . This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly expand our business across the globe. We’re committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work setting that empowers growth at every stage of your career.

Take the time you need, for you and your community . We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with anniversary leave, volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.

Travel and work with us. We believe your career should take you places – literally. At Zurich Cover-More, we support your professional journey and your passion for travel with complimentary travel insurance. So go ahead, start planning your next adventure today!

Diversity and inclusion . We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. Wherever life has taken you, we welcome you to bring your whole self to work. Just be you – because that’s exactly who we’re looking for.

Appy today and let’s go to great places together!

📌 Head of Legal, ANZ (North Sydney)
🏢 Zurich Cover-More
📍 North Sydney