Legal Counsel - APAC

At The IRONMAN Group, our purpose is clear: to inspire people to unlock their greatest potential through sport, pushing beyond limits to become the fullest expression of human achievement. Through our BE ICONIC vision, we are building the most loved brands, producing the world’s most inspiring events, and fostering deeply engaged communities that change lives. We aim to empower over a million athletes to cross a finish line each year and inspire a billion people worldwide through the power of the human spirit.

As part of our team, you’ll join a high-performance, caring culture where innovation thrives, communities are uplifted, and every achievement, big or small, is celebrated. You’ll help shape experiences that fill hearts, consume minds, and enrich souls. This is more than a job. It’s a chance to be part of a global movement, to lead from the front, and to leave a legacy. Together, we create moments that last a lifetime. The IRONMAN Group is the world's largest operator of mass participation sports, delivering over 200+ events a year across 55+ countries thanks to a passionate global team. For more information, visit .

The Opportunity:

The Legal Counsel (APAC) provides practical, commercially focused legal support to The IRONMAN Group across Australia, New Zealand and key Asian markets. The role partners closely with operational, commercial, marketing, customer service, technology, finance and people teams, while coordinating with the wider global Legal and Compliance functions and external counsel.

The position manages a broad portfolio of business-as-usual and project work, with particular focus on commercial contracting, consumer and privacy matters, intellectual property, event and athlete-related issues, legal operations and regional risk management. This is a hands-on mid-level role suited to a lawyer who can manage competing priorities autonomously, build trusted stakeholder relationships and escalate appropriately.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide timely, solutions-oriented legal advice to business teams across Oceania and Asia, balancing legal risk with operational and commercial objectives.
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including sponsorship and partnership agreements, event services and supplier agreements, government and host funding arrangements, event licence agreements, leases, technology and platform arrangements, employment agreements, media and broadcast agreements, ambassador agreements and other operational contracts.
• Support contracting and legal issues for major mass-participation events and endurance sport brands, including IRONMAN and IRONMAN 70.3 triathlons, road running events and trail running events.
• Advise on consumer law issues, including athlete terms and conditions and escalated customer complaints or regulatory matters; prepare and review customer-facing responses where matters are escalated.
• Advise on privacy and data protection matters across the region, including customer data handling, marketing consent, CRM and registration processes, sensitive information, data incidents, privacy policy updates, data retention and new technology or AI-enabled tools.
• Manage and support regional intellectual property matters, including trade mark applications and portfolio reviews, brand-use guidance, infringement issues, social media and digital brand use, and liaison with global trade mark counsel and local external advisers.
• Provide or coordinate external legal support for Asia-focused projects where required, including event licensing, office and property matters, and local regulatory issues in markets such as Malaysia.
• Advise on practical workforce and employment matters arising from event operations, in coordination with the People and Workforce teams and external specialists where needed.
• Support corporate and M&A work, including due diligence coordination and the preparation or maintenance of transaction templates and completion materials, with escalation as appropriate.
• Develop, improve and maintain legal templates, standard form agreements, guidance materials, policies, playbooks and precedent resources to improve consistency and enable appropriate business self-service.
• Build and maintain legal workflows and matter-management processes, including (where possible) automation and workflow development, and any practical improvements to intake, review, approval and record-keeping processes.
• Support corporate governance and entity-management activities, coordinate local filings and advisers, and assist with onboarding and administration of external legal suppliers.
• Collaborate with the global Legal, Privacy, Compliance and Trademarks teams on matters that cross regions or require global alignment.
• Provide clear legal training and guidance to business stakeholders and contribute to a strong culture of compliance, early risk identification and practical escalation.

Key Working Relationships:

• APAC business leaders and functional teams, including Operations, Business Development, Partnerships, Marketing, Customer Service, Technology, Finance, People and Health & Safety.
• Global Legal, Compliance, Privacy and Trademarks teams.
• External legal counsel, corporate secretarial providers and other specialist advisers across APAC.

Culture:

• Contribute to a positive, inclusive, and respectful team environment by demonstrating professionalism, accountability, and collaboration in all interactions.
• Embrace IRONMAN’s BE ICONIC mindset by bringing an athlete-first perspective, taking ownership of work, and showing pride in delivering exceptional experiences.
• Communicate openly and constructively with teammates and cross-functional partners to support efficient execution and problem solving.
• Demonstrate adaptability and a continuous improvement mindset, learning from each event and contributing ideas to improve processes and experiences.
• Act as a culture carrier onsite and offsite, recognizing that individual behaviors directly shape the athlete, volunteer, and team experience.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Juris Doctor or equivalent recognised legal qualification. Admission to practise in an Australian or New Zealand jurisdiction and eligibility to hold a current unrestricted practising certificate.
• A minimum of four years’ post-qualification experience, ideally in the four-to-six-year range, in corporate and commercial law gained in-house and/or in private practice.
• Right to work in the relevant employing jurisdiction.
• Strong drafting, review and negotiation skills, with the ability to translate legal issues into clear and practical business advice.
• Sound judgement and a pragmatic, business-minded approach to risk.
• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work autonomously, take ownership of matters and identify when escalation or specialist advice is required.
• Attention to detail, reliability and a collaborative, service-oriented approach.
• Experience in sports, events, media, technology, consumer law, privacy, intellectual property or cross-border commercial work will be highly regarded.
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to obtain First Aid/ CPR certification and Working With Children Check.

Role Attributes:

• Commercial and solutions-focused.
• Calm, responsive and able to prioritise effectively.
• Curious and willing to learn new areas of law and the business.
• Comfortable working in a small regional legal team within a global organisation.
• Interested in sport, live events, technology and consumer-facing businesses.

Application Information:

Please submit a current CV and cover letter (no more than 1 page). The cover letter should state the applicant’s date and jurisdiction of admission.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to any protected characteristic under applicable law. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the hiring process and employment in accordance with applicable law.

The above job description is not intended to be an “all inclusive” list of duties, responsibilities, skill and abilities, required to do the job. Rather, it is intended only to describe the general nature of the job and is a reasonable representation of its activities. Duties and responsibilities may evolve over time.