About us
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is one of the world's largest wine companies and is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Here at TWE, we are boldly cultivating value through our brands, wine, people and environmental for enriched and joyful communities. We aspire to be the world's most desirable luxury wine company and are proud of our portfolio of brands that have tremendous heritage, rich quality and a reputation for excellence across the globe. From the iconic luxury of Penfolds to the broad appeal of Pepperjack and growth brands like 19 Crimes and Squealing Pig, we are committed to creating memorable wine experiences for our consumers.
About the Team
You will join a dynamic global legal team working on a variety of legal issues across the entire company. You will be required to leverage your expertise, good judgment, and strong business sense to assess and mitigate legal risk while drafting, negotiating and finalising contracts and giving advice at a fast pace.
You will be challenged to look at the big picture to find innovative ways and solutions to assist the business in a fast-paced, growth-focused environment. With the ability to understand not just what the law says, but also industry and enforcement trends, you'll help TWE see around corners to prepare for upcoming regulatory changes and influence how the business responds to those changes.
About the role
Reporting to our Senior Legal Counsel, TWE is seeking a business-minded lawyer with strong contractual drafting skills and significant experience in managing competing work priorities. You will help TWE continue its growth and success with a focus on commercial contracting supporting our sales, marketing, procurement, supply and corporate teams across the ANZ region, where the majority of work will be. You will also lean in to support our EMEA team, and so experience working across borders will be helpful.
You will:
Review and advise on a diverse range of marketing collateral, promotional activations, PR communications, partnerships, new product development and innovation initiatives.
Provide advice on food & wine law compliance as well as general regulatory issues and competition/consumer law.
Advise on, draft and negotiate commercial contracts and documents for the ANZ and EMEA regions, including anything from marketing services agreements and supermarket trading terms to international distribution agreements.
Deliver clear, effective, and practical legal advice on a broad range of legal matters across different business functions.
Be adept in making sensible legal risk assessments which consider practical solutions to mitigate legal risk while keeping business priorities at the forefront.
Effectively collaborate with regional and global colleagues to provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances local and global perspectives and needs.
Provide advice concerning ongoing compliance matters and assist with litigation and disputes as needed.
About you
We are searching for a corporate law professional who is pro-active and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment. We value your ability to learn swiftly, provide practical solutions, and thrive in dynamic, cross-functional and internationally distributed teams. You're organised, detail-oriented, and ready to roll up your sleeves while being empathetic, adaptable and entrepreneurial.
3-5+ years PQE in private practice and/or in-house legal teams (experience with international or well-regarded national law firms and/or in-house FMCG experience will be highly regarded).
Strong contract drafting skills and experience with commercial contracting and negotiation.
Quick learner with a business-focused and commercial mindset.
Highly collaborative with excellent communication skills.
Analytical thinker with the ability to assess risks and provide actionable recommendations.
Ability to work autonomously while prioritising competing tasks in a fast-paced environment.
A solid understanding of technology contracts, privacy and data governance will also be viewed favorably.
What's in it for you
Work in a highly regarded legal team which is part of TWE's global Legal and Corporate Affairs division.
AFR Boss Best Places to Work Top 10 Manufacturing and Consumer 2023.
Access to the world's most admired wines through our generous employee product allowance.
Flexible environment to empower you to be your best.
Global opportunities to engage with colleagues across Australia & New Zealand, Asia, UK/Europe and the US.
Structured development programs to support your health, wellbeing and career.
"TWEforME Day" – an additional day of leave each year, for you to do you.
Meeting-free Monday mornings (we all love this!).
What's it like to work here?
We bring our whole selves, we're courageous and we deliver together – that's our DNA. We're a passionate bunch who enjoy working together, like to have fun and keep things down-to-earth. We're brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We're definitely "glass half full" people and see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.
If you're ready to help us be the world's most desirable luxury wine company, please apply now!
It takes all varietals!
Just like the wide range and variety of brands in our wine portfolio, TWE embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin or on the basis of disability. If you require any assistance to be included in our process, please contact ******, quoting the job title and reference number.
How to apply
We move quickly at TWE and continually review applications, so if you don't want to miss out, apply today.
Please note that cover letters are not required (we really mean this!). All applicants will receive an email to invite them to complete online assessments that will cover three areas: personality profile, cultural fit and a cognitive assessment. The assessments should take around 30 minutes in total and you will be able to download a report at the end of it. We will then be in touch ASAP to update you on how your application is progressing. We ask you to try to complete the assessments ASAP – ideally within 24 to 48 hours.
Note that we prefer to deal with you directly; we haven't briefed a recruitment agency on this role and won't be accepting CVs through any recruitment agency, so please apply directly.
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