Head Of Legal Anz

Philips is a leading global healthcare company aiming to improve the lives of 3 billion people by 2025. We strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation developed across a broad range of Healthcare Imaging, Informatics and Monitoring systems. Philips has a proud 130 year plus history of research and innovation.

Your Opportunity: 
Philips invites you to apply for a rare opportunity that has recently become available for an experienced Head of Legal ANZ to join our highly respected and well-established Philips ANZ legal team. This diverse role is a people leader role.  You will be a key member of the ANZ country management team and oversee the legal, compliance and regulatory related matters of the ANZ businesses comprising Healthcare, Personal Health and Sleep and Respiratory Care, for Australia and New Zealand. 

Key responsibilities:  

• Managing an ANZ based legal team.

• Be a part of the country management team advising them on all legal matters, strategy and risks. 

• Providing legal support on complex transactional deals, risk assessment and management with stakeholders, changes in go-to-market models in the various business segments whether direct or indirect. 

• Providing legal support on regulatory related risks, liaising with Quality and Product Business group stakeholders both in ANZ, US, EU and APAC.

• Advising on complex litigation and pre-litigation matters and any regulatory undertakings.  Managing outside counsels (OSC) on these complex matters and ensuring that OSC engagement principles are applied to manage costs for all OSC engagement. 

• Managing all compliance related matters in ANZ including training and program roll-out, with support from APAC Zone Compliance team. Driving a compliance culture in the ANZ team.  

• Be familiar with Data Privacy laws in ANZ and to manage local privacy counsel.  You will work with APAC Privacy Counsel in addressing privacy related risks & driving privacy compliant culture in ANZ.

• Supporting the global M&A teams in any M&A related activities that may impact ANZ. 

• Supporting the legal team in implementation of new or changes to current laws affecting our business as well as support global projects involving ANZ. 

• The Legal Function at Philips ANZ is supported by a qualified Contracts Management Team. The Legal Function manages high value, high risk and strategic matters for the company. You will play a key role in strategic scoping work for the Legal Function and undertake initiatives in the journey to continuously improve productivity in the Legal department.

You’re the right person if:

• Legal experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device/technology or top tier/mid-tier private practice in relevant practice areas is preferred. We will also consider suitable candidates from ICT multinational companies.

• Experience in managing a team of Legal professionals will be an advantage. Experience in supporting sales of digital solutions will be an advantage.

• Ideally 12-15 years of post-qualification experience (PQE).

• General corporate commercial experience with a proven foundation in the areas of contract law, Therapeutics Goods Act, Australian Consumer Law, Privacy Law, and some exposure to the Corporations Act.

• Experience in dealing with healthcare regulators will be an added advantage.

• Experience in collaborating with varied business and supporting teams, local management teams, regional & global stakeholders.

• This key role will report directly to the Head of Legal & Compliance for ASEAN-Pacific Zone.

About Philips
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology is dual listed in the United States and the Netherlands. Philips has approximately 70,000 employees around the world. At Philips, we built our entire company around the belief that every human life matters, and that everybody everywhere should have access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Come do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
 

Philips is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and supporting an inclusive workforce that reflects the diverse communities we operate within. Your application will be fairly assessed, regardless of your race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We’re living this commitment through our Reconciliation Action Plan and employee-led resource groups, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Pacific Peoples, to apply.

Should you require assistance during your application process due to accessibility reasons, we will accommodate this upon request.