Lawyer

Woolworths Group; City of Monash; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sonder support (confidential help)

Generous leave policy

Team discounts across Woolworths Group

Salary Sacrifice program

Job summary

Woolworths Group is seeking a lawyer for a 12-month secondment to support a diverse portfolio including BIG W, PFD Food Services, and Petstock. You will partner across retail operations, B2B distribution, and rapidly scaling ecommerce, delivering practical solutions to strategic business outcomes.

Provide day-to-day legal guidance on regulatory matters, consumer law, and commercial agreements, while driving major growth projects and collaborating with marketing, digital, and QA teams to adapt to

Qualifications

• Strong experience in commercial contracting and consumer law within dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Growth mindset with curiosity and ability to understand diverse business models.
• Knowledge of retail frameworks such as the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code and Grocery Code.
• Exceptional commercial acumen and ability to translate legal risks into practical solutions.
• Excellent prioritisation and ability to adapt to shifting priorities and fast-moving projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day strategic and practical legal advice on retail operations, regulatory matters, consumer law, and eCommerce platforms.
• Draft, review, and negotiate diverse commercial agreements including trade, distribution, technology, IP, and vendor partnerships.
• Drive key strategic growth, transformation projects, and legal initiatives across BIG W, PFD, and Petstock.
• Shape major brand and marketing initiatives, including core trading events and price trust strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to respond to evolving regulatory changes and support group-wide matters.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Consumer law

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Autonomous work

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Job description

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.' It's that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do:

Step into a high-impact, 12-month secondment opportunity as a Lawyer supporting a diverse portfolio of iconic brands including BIG W, PFD Food Services, and Petstock. In this dynamic role, you will act as a key legal partner across retail operations, B2B food distribution, specialty pet care, and rapidly scaling eCommerce platforms. Harness your commercial acumen to deliver practical solutions, shape major strategic projects, and directly influence key business outcomes across the Woolworths Group network.

Provide day-to-day strategic and practical legal advice on retail operations, regulatory matters, consumer law, and eCommerce platforms.

Draft, review, and negotiate diverse commercial agreements, including trade, distribution, technology, IP, and vendor partnerships.

Drive key strategic growth, transformation projects, and legal initiatives across BIG W, PFD, and Petstock.

Shape major brand and marketing initiatives, including core trading events, BIG W rebranding, and price trust strategies.

Partner with cross-functional teams like commercial, marketing, digital, and QA to respond to evolving regulatory changes.

Collaborate with the broader Legal Services function on Group-wide matters and specialist legal support.

What you'll bring:

Strong experience in commercial contracting and consumer law within dynamic, fast-paced environments.

A growth mindset with deep curiosity and a passion for understanding diverse business models.

Knowledge of, or a strong desire to learn, key retail frameworks such as the Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code and Grocery Code.

Exceptional commercial acumen and an ability to translate complex legal risks into practical solutions.

Excellent prioritisation skills, adaptable to shifting business priorities and fast-moving projects.

Proven ability to work autonomously, collaborate effectively, and build strong stakeholder relationships.

What you'll experience

A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network

• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.