Legal Counsel - APAC

Provides practical, commercially focused legal support across Australia, New Zealand and key Asian markets. It partners closely with operational, commercial, marketing, customer service, technology, finance and people teams, while coordinating with global Legal and Compliance functions and external counsel. The position manages a broad portfolio of business-as-usual and project work focused on commercial contracting, consumer and privacy matters, intellectual property, event and athlete-related issues, legal operations and regional risk management.

• Provide timely, solutions-oriented legal advice to business teams across Oceania and Asia, balancing legal risk with operational and commercial objectives.
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship and partnership agreements, event services and supplier agreements, government and host funding arrangements, event licence agreements, leases, technology and platform arrangements, employment agreements
• Media and broadcast agreements, ambassador agreements and other operational contracts.
• Support contracting and legal issues for major mass-participation events and endurance sport brands, including IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons, road running events and trail running events.
• Advise on consumer law issues, including athlete terms and conditions and escalated customer complaints or regulatory matters, and prepare and review customer-facing responses where matters are escalated.
• Advise on privacy and data protection matters across the region, including customer data handling, marketing consent, CRM and registration processes, sensitive information, data incidents, privacy policy updates, data retention and new technology or AI-enabled tools.
• Manage and support regional intellectual property matters, including trade mark applications and portfolio reviews, brand-use guidance, infringement issues, social media and digital brand use, and liaison with global trade mark counsel and local external advisers.
• Coordinate external legal support for Asia-focused projects where required, including event licensing, office and property matters and local regulatory issues in markets such as Malaysia
• And advise on practical workforce and employment matters arising from event operations in coordination with the People and Workforce teams and external specialists where needed.
• Support corporate and M&A work, including due diligence coordination and the preparation or maintenance of transaction templates and completion materials, with escalation as appropriate, and support corporate governance and entity-management activities, local filings and advisers
• And onboarding and administration of external legal suppliers.
• Develop, improve and maintain legal templates, standard form agreements, guidance materials, policies, playbooks and precedent resources, and build and maintain legal workflows and matter-management processes
• Including where possible automation and workflow development and practical improvements to intake, review, approval and record-keeping processes.
• Collaborate with the global Legal, Privacy, Compliance and Trademarks teams on matters that cross regions or require global alignment, and provide clear legal training and guidance to business stakeholders while contributing to a strong culture of compliance
• Early risk identification and practical escalation.

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor or equivalent recognised legal qualification.
• Admission to practise in an Australian or New Zealand jurisdiction and eligibility to hold a current unrestricted practising certificate.
• A minimum of four years' post-qualification experience, ideally in the four-to-six-year range, in corporate and commercial law gained in-house and/or in private practice.
• Right to work in the relevant employing jurisdiction (Australia).
• Strong drafting, review and negotiation skills, with the ability to translate legal issues into clear and practical business advice.
• Sound judgement and a pragmatic, business-minded approach to risk.
• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of matters and identify when escalation or specialist advice is required.
• Attention to detail, reliability and a collaborative, service-oriented approach.
• Valid driver's licence.
• Ability to obtain First Aid/CPR certification and Working With Children Check.
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability and collaboration in all interactions, communicate openly and constructively, show adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset, and act as a culture carrier onsite and offsite.
• Embrace IRONMAN's BE ICONIC mindset by bringing an athlete-first perspective, taking ownership of work and showing pride in delivering exceptional experiences.

• Experience in sports, events, media, technology, consumer law, privacy, intellectual property or cross-border commercial work is highly regarded.
• Commercial and solutions-focused.
• Calm, responsive and able to prioritise effectively.
• Curious and willing to learn new areas of law and the business.
• Comfortable working in a small regional legal team within a global organisation.
• Interested in sport, live events, technology and consumer-facing businesses.

Its purpose is to inspire people to unlock their greatest potential through sport, and its BE ICONIC vision focuses on building the most loved brands, producing inspiring events and fostering engaged communities.