Senior Legal Counsel

Welcome to Suntory Oceania | Nau mai ki Suntory Oceania

Craft your future with Suntory Oceania, a new $3b multi-beverage partnership between Suntory Global Spirits and Suntory Beverage & Food. Underpinned by quality, craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose, our exciting new partnership will be powered by two manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians across Australia and Aotearoa.

Our market-leading portfolio will have over 40 brands, including Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® Bourbon, Hibiki® Japanese Whisky, Canadian Club® Whisky, -196, V Energy, Maximus, and Suntory BOSS Coffee. As One Suntory, we will be positioned as the fourth largest beverage player in the region, ready to ignite the category, creating more beverage moments from sunrise to sunset. Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

What is the opportunity? | He aha te kōwhiringa?

We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join us at an incredibly exciting moment in Suntory Oceania’s journey. As we evolve our structure and build enhanced commercial and contract capability across the business, this role is central to shaping how we partner, operate, and grow.

You’ll work across a high‑energy, fast‑moving portfolio, supporting multiple teams who rely on great judgment, pragmatic advice, and strong governance. With competing deadlines and a wide variety of stakeholders, no two days will look the same—so if you enjoy meaningful impact, challenge, and navigating complexity with confidence, this is your moment.

This is not a “business as usual” legal role. You’ll help shape our future ways of working, build capability, and contribute to a best‑in‑class legal function across Aotearoa and Australia.

In this role, you will:

• Provide commercially savvy legal support across a wide range of matters—particularly contract management, governance, and commercial operations.
• Help teams balance urgency with process, ensuring the right decisions are made at the right time.
• Stand confidently on your own feet, lead with curiosity and can coach stakeholders to understand risk, priority and boundaries
• Work closely with stakeholders across the region, helping them navigate complexity without feeling overwhelmed.
• Contribute to building a supportive, sustainable legal function—one that values clarity, boundaries, collaboration and wellbeing.

About you | Nō hea koe

We’re looking for someone who brings both technical excellence and emotional intelligence.

You’ll thrive here if you:

• Are an experienced legal professional with strong commercial and contract expertise.
• Can juggle multiple deadlines without losing sight of quality and what the business needs most.
• Know how to test urgency, prioritise effectively, and set boundaries—while still being a great business partner.
• Are resilient, calm under pressure, and able to push back constructively.
• Bring a collaborative style and enjoy helping people understand the “why,” not just the “what.”

And if you're not an expert in every single area—don’t worry. We hire for mindset, values, and potential.

What’s in it for you? I He aha te mea e whiwhi ai koe?

• Grow your career – we like to promote from within and have incredible learning and development opportunities around the world  
• Generous incentive to reward your hard work
• An inclusive parental leave policy for both primary and secondary caregivers
• Gradual return to work to help you transition back from parental leave
• Flexible working – flexible hours and hybrid working
• A Suntory Day – enjoy your birthday off
• Product discounts and allowances
• We are committed to giving back to our communities, so we provide you with volunteer leave to do so

Our DEI Commitment

At Suntory, we recognize that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds contribute to our collective success. We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals can bring their whole selves to work every day, regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or any other protected characteristic.

Our recruitment and selection processes are designed to highlight what Suntory offers as an employer while allowing candidates to share their unique skills and experiences. We understand that career trajectories vary, and if you believe your experience/background can benefit our team, we encourage you to apply. We endeavor to make our interview process as inclusive as possible and offer reasonable accommodations as needed. Together, we can cultivate a workplace where everyone can thrive and propel our mission of Growing for Good.

Apply Now! | Me Tono Ināianei!