Senior Legal Counsel

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Sydney CBD, Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
In-Office
Senior level
Insurance
The Role
Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice across corporate, commercial, privacy, consumer and regulatory matters. Draft and negotiate commercial agreements, review customer-facing materials, manage legal risk and external providers, support governance and compliance, deliver legal training, and partner with senior stakeholders to ensure regulatory compliance across the HCF Group.
Summary Generated by Built In
Join HCF as a Senior Legal Counsel and play a key role in supporting the business with pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice. Reporting to the Head of Legal and Compliance, you will provide legal support across a broad range of corporate, commercial, privacy, consumer and regulatory matters, oversee legal risk management activities, manage external legal providers, and help ensure compliance with evolving legislative and regulatory requirements across the HCF Group. This is an opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders and make a meaningful impact in a purpose-driven organisation.Key Responsibilities
  • Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier, procurement, technology, data-sharing and confidentiality agreements.

  • Provide legal advice on privacy, consumer law, customer communications and regulatory obligations.

  • Review and advise on customer-facing materials, communications, marketing content and business initiatives to ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

  • Support business stakeholders by providing pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice.

  • Assist the Head of Legal and Compliance with governance, risk and stakeholder reporting activities.

  • Develop and deliver legal training to enhance compliance awareness and legal capability across the business.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications
  • Law degree from a recognised Australian or overseas institution.

  • Minimum 7 years' post-admission experience, ideally gained across both private practice and in-house environments.

  • Strong experience in corporate, commercial, privacy, consumer law, regulatory advisory or a similarly regulated environment.

  • Ability to operate confidently at both strategic and operational levels.

  • Sound judgement and the ability to manage complex legal and commercial issues.

  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and advise at all levels of an organisation.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise, facilitate and coach others.

About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.
We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our  Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.
 

Culture & Benefits 
Purpose-driven passion
We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.
Wellness and work-life balance
We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:

  • Flexible working arrangements

  • 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover

  • Family-friendly certified employer

  • 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents

  • Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more

  • Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.

Collaboration and inclusivity
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.
Continuous learning and growth
We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.

Next steps
If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or during the recruitment or onboarding process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition – [email protected]  to discuss.
We encourage applicants to submit their applications at their earliest convenience, as at HCF, we review applications as they are submitted, and may have filled the role prior to the job closing date.

Skills Required

  • Law degree from a recognised Australian or overseas institution
  • Minimum 7 years post-admission experience
  • Experience across private practice and in-house environments
  • Strong experience in corporate, commercial, privacy, consumer law or regulated environments
  • Ability to operate at strategic and operational levels
  • Sound judgement and ability to manage complex legal and commercial issues
  • Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, attention to detail, prioritisation and coaching ability
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The Company
1,733 Employees
Year Founded: 1932

What We Do

Hospitals Contribution Fund of Australia Limited (trading as HCF) is Australia's largest not-for-profit health fund. It provides a wide range of insurance covers, including private health, travel, life, and pet insurance. The organization focuses on returning a high percentage of premiums as benefits and making healthcare more affordable and accessible for its members.

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