Deputy General Counsel

at  Tabcorp

DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL

• 507669
• Sydney (Eora Nation), NSW, Australia
• Generalists - In house
• Full Time - Permanent
  For our Legal Team, working at Tabcorp is anything but ordinary. Every day we navigate a complex, emotionally driven environment, making decisions that shape our industry for the better – and that’s exciting!
  If you want to move at pace and make a real impact, you’ll feel right at home here. This is your opportunity to make a difference by putting our customers (and each other) at the heart of everything we do. Game to join us?

ABOUT US

Tabcorp is Australia’s leading gambling entertainment company. Our 3000+ team is as diverse as Australia itself. Our people drive the iconic, homegrown, world-class brands TAB, Sky Racing and MAX. As an ASX-listed company, we’re proud to shape our industry for the better. To find out more about us and what we offer, visit our website.

ABOUT THE ROLE

At Tabcorp, our Legal – Business Operations (media, wagering and gaming) team sits within the Legal and Risk Office (LRO) and provides invaluable legal advice and expertise across a wide range of commercial, corporate, and regulatory matters.

As a Deputy General Counsel, you’ll report to the General Counsel for the Business Operations & Corporate team and play a key role in navigating these complex fields. While this is a broad commercial and advisory legal role, you’ll also enjoy ownership of media related matters including advising our Sky Racing business. Amongst your broad responsibilities, you will:

• manage all Australian and international media related matters including drafting and negotiating media rights, content distribution, pooling agreements, and similar arrangements;
• manage non-media related matters including drafting and negotiating agreements, and advising on regulatory, licensing, marketing, consumer, and general commercial law;
• provide strong leadership to your direct report, other LRO colleagues (especially junior lawyers) and more broadly across the business;
• act as a leader and mentor within the Legal team, fostering engagement, ensuring collaboration, and providing guidance to enhance Legal’s contribution to the broader business;
• partner with senior Tabcorp leaders to proactively identify legal risks and develop effective strategies and solutions; and
• champion awareness and continuous education about legal and commercial developments relevant to Tabcorp.

To be successful in this role you’ll be an accomplished senior lawyer with a proven background in managing media related legal matters and providing commercially focussed legal advice within, or to, highly regulated organisations. Additionally, you’ll possess:

• strong contract drafting skills, broad commercial experience, and the ability to provide clear, effective, and commercially savvy legal advice;
• ability to balance commercial outcomes with practical legal considerations, ensuring the provision of legally sound advice that safeguards the business’s interests;
• strong leadership attributes with the ability to guide and develop direct reports and other team members;
• ability to motivate others and strongly contribute to an engaging and productive team environment and culture; and
• excellent stakeholder and communication skills which enable you to successfully engage, influence and negotiate with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders