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Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

DBG Health PtyNew Zealand
22 hours ago
Job description

Overview

VidaCorp is seeking a highly skilled and commercially minded Legal Counsel to provide legal advice and support across our business operations. This role will work closely with Marketing, R&D, Sales, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams, ensuring compliance, protecting our brand, and enabling growth.

About DBG Health & VidaCorp

DBG Health is a leading independent health, wellness, and beauty company headquartered in Melbourne. With a team of over 1,500 dedicated professionals, we are committed to delivering affordable and innovative solutions that enhance the wellbeing of all people. DBG Health’s consumer division, VidaCorp, builds brands in health, wellness, personal care, and beauty with a mission to enhance the health and wellbeing of people everywhere. VidaCorp operates globally across Australia, New Zealand, the US, the UK, and Europe, with continued expansion into new markets underway. VidaCorp boasts a diverse portfolio of brands – MCoBeauty, Nude by Nature, Esmi Skin Minerals, Natalis, Ferro-grad C, Chemists’ Own, Apohealth, and more – that are either market leaders or strong challengers, all committed to providing customers access to high-quality, value-driven health, wellness, and beauty products. Our values of Pioneering, Accountability, Collaboration, and Tenacity are the PACT our team members make to be our best every day and work together to deliver this vision and create a great place to work.

About the role

VidaCorp is seeking a highly skilled and commercially minded Legal Counsel to provide legal advice and support across our business operations. This role will work closely with Marketing, R&D, Sales, Supply Chain, and Procurement teams, ensuring compliance, protecting our brand, and enabling growth. You will be responsible for managing a wide portfolio of legal matters with a focus on intellectual property, marketing, and commercial contracts, while also delivering practical compliance training and advice.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead management of VidaCorp’s intellectual property portfolio, including trade marks and IP clearance.
  • Provide legal oversight on new product development (NPD and regulatory issues).
  • Advise on marketing and advertising issues across the portfolio.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contractual arrangements such as agency agreements and influencer contracts.
  • Support and manage dispute resolution processes
  • Draft, review, and negotiate trading terms, supply arrangements, procurement agreements, distribution agreements, and customer contracts.
  • Advise on pricing, promotional activity, and compliance with competition and consumer law
  • Provide regular ad-hoc legal updates across the business to ensure awareness of regulatory and legislative changes.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, always balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.

Skills & Experience

  • Admitted to practice in Australia with a minimum of 4 years’ post-admission experience.
  • Strong intellectual property, general commercial and contract law and litigation experience.
  • A combination of solid law firm and FMCG or a similar fast-paced industry experience, ideally with in-house exposure including dealing with a network of external counsel.
  • International experience an advantage.
  • Excellent written (including contract drafting) and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and engage at a senior level.
  • Energetic, independent, and personable, with a pragmatic problem-solving mindset.
  • High attention to detail and proven ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
  • Commercially astute, proactive, and solutions-focused
  • Benefits & perks

    At DBG Health, we offer more than just a job – we offer a dynamic and supportive work environment where you can make a real impact. As part of our team, you\'ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, drive meaningful change, and grow both personally and professionally. DBG Health is Defined by Good. Our purpose is to create a world where feeling better is a right, not a privilege. Millions of people rely on us for access to affordable products and services that make them feel better. This is more than just a goal. It’s our responsibility.

  • Exclusive discounts on our consumer health, wellness and beauty products - including MCo Beauty, E.L.F Cosmetics, Nude by Nature, Chemists Own and many more
  • Free membership to 28 by Sam Wood - a program designed to help Aussies get fit at home and live happier, healthier lives
  • Generous parental leave scheme – ask us about it!
  • Access discounted private health insurance through Australian Unity, AIA Health or NIB
  • We are a values-driven business fostering a supportive and friendly team culture
  • Enjoy the ability to work autonomously, empowering you to drive your own success.
  • Convenient head office location close to public transport, cafes and restaurants
  • Opportunity to grow your career across all divisions within DBG Health
  • Ability to purchase additional leave to spend more time with family, travelling or study
  • Explore the option of paying for vehicle costs through novated leasing
  • DBG Health is committed to fostering a workplace culture that is safe and accessible for all. We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications regardless of cultural background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or neurodiversity. We strive to build a collaborative, inclusive workplace that is representative of the communities we work and live in.

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