Head of Legal, ANZ

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. Zurich 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 environment 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!