About this role
About the role
This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, hands-on Legal Counsel role supporting Chubb Life across a wide range of matters, from insurance and claims advice, through to commercial contracts, regulatory change, governance, and business partnering.
Reporting to the General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer, you’ll provide pragmatic, solution-focused legal advice that helps the business move confidently and compliantly. You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders and play an important role in managing legal and regulatory risk in a fast-moving environment.
This role suits a self-starter who enjoys variety, takes ownership, and can balance priorities while delivering high-quality work. You’ll also have an interest in legal technology and AI tools, helping improve how the legal function supports the wider business.
If you enjoy partnering, influencing, and being trusted to run your own matters end-to-end, this is the kind of role that will keep you challenged and developing.
In this key role you’ll
Provide high-quality legal advice across insurance, regulatory, compliance, and commercial matters (including policy interpretation and claim eligibility)
Partner with the business on advertising, marketing, sales and distribution activity, ensuring strong regulatory and conduct outcomes
Support commercial agreements and supplier contracts, including reinsurance-related matters where required
Help manage customer disputes and escalated complaints, including Ombudsman-related matters, with timely, practical advice
Drive improvement through legal technology, AI tools, templates and knowledge management to lift efficiency and consistency
To be successful and grow in this role, you will ideally bring the following
Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience and a current NZ Law Society Practising Certificate
Working knowledge of relevant legislation (including FMCA, Fair Trading Act, Privacy Act, Companies Act, Commerce Act, Consumer Guarantees Act, and insurance regulation)
Experience in insurance law or financial services law is highly desirable (but not essential)
Strong analytical, advisory, writing and communication skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
A practical, organised and collaborative approach, with interest in using technology to improve legal service delivery
We don’t expect you to have every skill listed. If you possess the majority, we want to hear from you! Your unique talents could be just what we need to make our team even stronger.
Location:
Wellington or Auckland
Role Type
Full Time, Permanent
Benefits on offer when you join Chubb Life NZ
Flexible working
Group Life, Trauma, Income, Healthcare and Travel Insurance
Additional annual leave
Bonus + Stock Purchase options
Wellbeing subsidy and partner discounts
Endorse my cause & payroll giving
Chubb Life NZ’s commitment to you
We will demonstrate care for our people and selflessly support your growth and development.
We will foster an inclusive environment that embraces diversity and ensures psychological safety and well-being for everyone, regardless of location.
We invest in our people through great work experiences, opportunities for projects and assignments, and a commitment to formal development.
Why you’ll love working for Chubb Life
Chubb Life is the international life insurance division of Chubb, the world's largest publicly traded multiline insurer. Chubb Life operates in 31 markets within Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
At Chubb Life Insurance New Zealand, we're committed to providing high-quality insurance products and services that help protect New Zealanders.
We aspire to being a people-centred culture. Chubb Life is committed to equal employment and celebrates individual differences by creating a workplace environment where everyone feels welcomed, respected, and valued, where we wear our Rainbow Tick with pride.
We place customers at the heart of what we do. We support our customers by listening and understanding their needs, communicating honestly and clearly, and striving to make decisions free of personal bias. We take feedback seriously and commit to promptly put things right if we get them wrong.
Learn more about Life at Chubb
Our Values
Across the world, Chubb is guided by our five key values
Integrity, Customer focus, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork
If you’re looking for a role with variety, visibility, and real scope, and you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can take ownership and make things better - we’d love to hear from you.
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