Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel

About Us

Become part of the Inchcape, a global company, with a purpose to bring mobility to the world’s communities - for today, for tomorrow and for the better. With over 1,400 dedicated team members across Australia and New Zealand, our diverse portfolio includes distribution, where we proudly represent renowned brands, fulfillment, where we lead in omni-channel automotive solutions, retail, offering exceptional customer experiences, and financial services, providing tailored solutions to our brand networks, retail partners, and customers.

Explore more about Inchcape at www.inchcape.com.au and become part of our inspiring journey.

About the role

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and commercially savvy Senior Legal & Compliance Counsel to join our team. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in delivering legal and compliance support across Inchcape’s distribution businesses, including Subaru, Peugeot, and Foton. As a trusted advisor, you will ensure our operations run smoothly by offering practical, strategic legal guidance across a range of matters.

Further to the above your key responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide timely and commercially astute legal and compliance advice across all Inchcape business units, with a focus on distribution businesses.
• Advise on corporate, competition, consumer, and privacy laws, ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
• Work closely with General Counsel & Company Secretary on M&A activities, property agreements, litigation, and other key legal matters.
• Act as the primary legal advisor for Inchcape’s Australian distribution businesses, offering guidance on contractual agreements, franchise law compliance, marketing activities, and escalated customer complaints.
• Supervise and mentor the Compliance Officer, ensuring the delivery of high-quality compliance initiatives.
• Liaise with senior leadership, brand GMs, and legal teams to address key legal issues and provide strategic support on business operations.
   

Why join us?
Explore the range of benefits Inchcape offers its employees in recognition of their contribution to our success. A few are listed below and you can visit our website to find out more.

• Where possible, our flexible work policy helps support you in achieving a genuine work-life balance.
• Enjoy more time doing what you love with additional days off including an annual Wellbeing Leave and annual Volunteering Leave each year.
• Access to our employee benefits program including company car rental program, discounts on vehicle purchases and services, free annual flu vaccination, corporate health care plan with Bupa, financial services support, company-paid salary continuance, Death and TPD insurance, and a comprehensive employee wellbeing program.

About you

• Extensive experience in a well-respected law firm and in-house legal team, with strong commercial law experience.
• Demonstrated experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.
• Expertise in franchise law, competition law, Australian Consumer Law, privacy law, and compliance.
• Proven ability to manage litigation and oversee external legal counsel.
• Experience in supervising junior staff and fostering talent within legal teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in law and admitted as a solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court, holding a valid NSW Law Society Practicing Certificate.
• Experience in the automotive or retail sectors and knowledge of industry-related legislation – Desirable 
• M&A transaction experience, particularly in automotive or consumer finance sectors - Desirable

Inclusion & Diversity 

At Inchcape, we believe the true power of diversity cannot be realised without an inclusive culture and that talent is equally distributed across society. Inchcape is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where the power of our differences can be embraced and everyone feels they can belong, be themselves and succeed. As an equal opportunity employer, Inchcape actively encourages applicants from all identities, backgrounds, and experiences, helping ensure our workforce is representative of the global communities we operate in.

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply so we can have a conversation to see if you could be a great fit. If you have individual adjustments required to participate in the recruitment process, please notify us in your application or contact inchcaperecruitment@inchcape.com.au.

Apply now!
If you are a proactive, self-starter with strong business acumen, excellent people skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact within a dynamic company!

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted and will be added to our HRIS system People Hub (SAP SuccessFactors). We take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in working with us.