Corporate Counsel

Canon Australia; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Canon Australia is seeking a skilled legal counsel for a hybrid role in Auckland, covering parental leave until April 2026. The successful candidate will support business units with legal advice, manage corporate governance, and handle complex contract negotiations. Applicants should have at least three years' legal experience, strong negotiation skills, and a current New Zealand Law Society Practising Certificate.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three to five years’ relevant legal experience.
• Experience in consumer law and negotiation of contracts.
• Ability to manage and resolve litigation and dispute.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality legal advice to various business units.
• Support or lead corporate transactions and negotiations.
• Manage corporate governance and compliance.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Education

New Zealand Law Society Practising Certificate

Job description

• Full-time fixed-term opportunity with immediate start until April 2026
• Hybrid role based in our Northcote Auckland Head Office
• Highly collaborative and friendly team - we truly value our people!

About Us

Canon is the world's leading imaging organisation where we actively inspire people with imaginative ideas that enable you to connect, communicate and achieve more than you thought possible.When you join our team, you’ll find a rewarding culture that truly values you.

About the Role

We have a unique opportunity for a high calibre legal professional to join our fantastic team on a fixed-term basis to cover parental leave until April 2026. This is a varied role enabling you to develop your experience as a skilled legal counsel while being well supported by our Australian legal team and external counsel.

You’ll be partnering with our various business units to deliver high quality legal affairs support on matters of strategic, commercial, and reputational importance.Reporting to our Manager Legal & Risk Management in Australia, you will work closely with the NZ lead team members and other key stakeholders within our diverse business to:

• Support the business to deliver on corporate strategy and prioritised business outcomes
• Provide high-quality legal advice to all parts of the business in a practical and commercially focused way to address risk, resolve issues and maximise the opportunity for the business to deliver against its strategy and goals
• Support or lead on corporate transactions / business affairs deals and contractual negotiations
• Provide timely, pragmatic advice on relevant law, including commercial, competition, consumer, intellectual property, privacy, finance/credit, and information technology
• Provide exceptional negotiating, drafting, and reviewing of various commercial contracts and documentation
• Manage litigation and dispute resolution
• Oversee corporate governance and compliance, and management of reporting requirements
• Prepare and deliver training on relevant legal and risk issues

About You

The ideal person will be commercially astute and practical, with sound judgment and strong interpersonal skills. Ideally you will bring a minimum of three to five years’relevantlegal experience gained either in-house or within a law firm. We are seeking a commercial generalist who is confident working autonomously and demonstrates solid experience, particularly in consumer law and negotiation of contracts.Experience within the technology sector will be highly regarded.

Other key attributes include:

• Highly developed negotiation, verbal, and written communication skills
• Current holder of a New Zealand Law Society Practising Certificate
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with senior management
• Strong self-management and resilience, with a pragmatic and commercially astute approach to balancing competing priorities
• Quick to adapt and capable of acquiring new knowledge and skills in a dynamic environment

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We trust you will bring your authentic self to work, and we will focus on making sure that together, we make a strong contribution to the broader community in which we operate. Where possible, flexible working arrangements are the norm, as we know a better life balance can improve motivation, performance, and productivity.

As an equal opportunity employer focused on strengthening our inclusive culture, all applicants will be considered and we welcome applications from people of all ages, cultures including Māori and Pasifika peoples, abilities, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, and gender identities.

Join our team and make a real impact—be part of something extraordinary and apply now!

All applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand at the time of application.

Looking to join this diverse team? Apply online now.

Successful applicants will be notified of next steps.