Senior Legal Advisor

The opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic and driven Senior Legal Advisor to join our team!

The purpose of this role is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives and make a better world through delivering on Bupa’s ambition to become the world’s most customer-centric healthcare company.

This role will help achieve Bupa’s ambition by providing strategic, commercially focused legal support for Bupa APAC mainly in relation to:

• the Health Insurance Business Unit; and
• Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) related projects and initiatives across all Business Units across the Bupa APAC business.

Bupa is a global company and this role provides opportunities to liaise and work with the Bupa Global team.

This is a permanent full-time role based in Melbourne with hybrid working arrangements.

How will you make an impact?

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide legal advice to the Health Insurance Business Unit and Environment, Social and Governance related projects
• Negotiating and drafting a wide range of contracts and documents
• Copy clearance in respect of marketing collateral
• Legal advice on competition and consumer law
• Explore and implement legal process optimisation initiatives
• Advice to senior management and legal education across APAC
• Develop relationships and collaborate within Bupa APAC, Bupa Global legal team and various business stakeholders

Why work at Bupa?

We keep our people smiling by helping them improve their lives in and outside of the office.

We’re a welcoming lot, no matter who you are or where you’ve come from. We welcome all talents and backgrounds and embrace our differences, so you can bring your true self to work.

We support our people to be the best version of themselves, physically and mentally. With a healthy work/life balance, leadership support, reduced private health cover, study leave, volunteering options and a commitment to promoting from within.

Our employees can access wide range of benefits: from our own products (incl. health insurance subsidies) to many other products and services via our partnerships program (like Apple, Samsung, JB Hi-Fi, plus gym and spa discounts to name a few). We reward our people and celebrate their success, provide initiatives that develop careers and look after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.

What do I need?

• Commercial lawyer with strong contract drafting and negotiation experience
• Minimum 7+ years relevant post admission experience in-house or in private practice
• Law degree from an Australian or international university
• A current relevant practising certificate in a state Supreme Court and the High Court of Australia
• Strong communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial acumen with the ability to provide pragmatic legal advice

About Bupa Asia Pacific:

Bupa is an international healthcare group which has been committed to a purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world for more than 70 years.

Bupa Asia Pacific operates in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, supporting about 6.5 million customers through a broad range of health and care services including health insurance, aged care, dental, medical, optical and hearing services. Employing more than 20,000 people in the region, we believe that we can make a real difference to the lives of customers through our values, purpose and the way that we deliver personalised care.

Our people reflect the diversity of our community. At Bupa, your wellbeing, identity and own story is respected and valued.