- Location
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Legal
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Workday
Description
The Role
Fisher & Paykel is an iconic New Zealand brand with a global presence and a proud local heritage. Our origins continue to shape a culture grounded in curiosity, innovation, and a commitment to designing products around the people who use them.
Guided by our values of being trusted, sustainably minded, innovative, generous, and curious, we foster a collaborative environment where ideas are openly shared, challenged, and refined. Together, we are focused on a clear ambition: to be the world's most human-centred appliance brand.
We are now entering a bold new chapter in our journey. Across Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, we are creating a world-class three-site campus: our Global HQ in Penrose, Distribution Centre in East Tāmaki, and landmark Global Experience Centre in Grey Lynn. These hubs connect our people and our purpose, forming a centre of excellence for design, innovation and storytelling in Aotearoa.
About the role | Penrose, Auckland
This is a unique leadership opportunity within Fisher & Paykel, acting as the key link between the General Counsel and the Legal Services team. As the most senior legal presence at our New Zealand headquarters, you will provide visible day-to-day leadership while partnering closely with senior leaders across the business.
Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will deliver commercially focused legal advice, lead a high-performing team, and help drive the evolution of legal service delivery through technology, AI and process innovation.
This role combines legal expertise, people leadership and operational excellence, making it ideal for a leader who is passionate about developing capability, improving processes and influencing business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Leadership & Advisory
Provide commercially pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of corporate and commercial matters.
Translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders.
Proactively identify and manage legal risk while balancing commercial objectives.
Manage relationships with external legal counsel to ensure quality, value and alignment with business goals.
Advise on contracts, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and corporate legal matters.
People Leadership
Provide strong, visible and professional leadership to the Legal Services team.
Coach, mentor and develop team members, building capability and future leadership talent.
Drive performance, accountability and succession planning.
Foster a collaborative, high-performing and psychologically safe team culture.
Stakeholder Engagement
Build trusted relationships with executives, senior leaders and key stakeholders.
Partner with the business to ensure Legal is engaged early in decision-making and strategic initiatives.
Represent Legal with credibility and influence across leadership forums and cross-functional projects.
Transformation & Continuous Improvement
Lead improvements in legal operations, workflows and service delivery.
Identify opportunities to leverage AI, automation and technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Foster a culture of curiosity, innovation and continuous improvement.
About You
You will bring:
8+ years' legal experience, ideally including top-tier private practice experience.
Experience in a corporate or in-house legal environment.
Proven people leadership experience.
Strong commercial and contract law experience.
The confidence and credibility to work with executives and senior stakeholders.
Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills.
Experience driving process improvement, operational excellence and change initiatives.
A genuine interest in technology, AI and modernising legal service delivery.
What we offer
Our environment is designed to allow people to thrive. Our culture is one in which our people can constantly develop, working alongside a team of talented and skilled professionals. At Fisher & Paykel you will have opportunities for growth and exposure to a variety of things within a global organisation.
You will be part of a team-based culture that offers great development opportunities, a challenging and supportive work environment, leading technology, hybrid working arrangements, work/life balance, competitive remuneration, superannuation scheme, an on-site subsidised cafeteria, and free car parking and on-site gym.
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Fisher & Paykel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
