Head of Legal

Lead the Legal Function Driving Our Next Chapter of Growth

Youve seen the headlines. Youve heard the momentum building. The Reject Shop is now part the Dollarama Group one of the worlds most successful value retailers and 2026 marks a turning point in our journey. With an expanding national footprint evolving customer experience and a bold push toward 700 stores were building a futureready organisation.

Thats where you come in.

Were seeking a talented hands-on commercially minded Head of Legal to lead our Legal function and serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO and the Executive Leadership Team. This is a senior position with real impact: strategic in scope operational in execution and designed for someone who is ready to lead influence and build from shaping legal frameworks to mentoring a small team.

If youre a trusted legal advisor with strong commercial instincts leadership capability and a passion for enabling business growth through clear pragmatic legal counsel this is your opportunity to shape the future of one of Australias most recognisable retailers.

About the Role

As Head of Legal you will lead the Legal function out of our Head Office and act as the principal inhouse advisor for The Reject Shop across a broad range of legal regulatory and risk matters. You will partner closely with executives and operational leaders offering clear pragmatic guidance that balances risk and pace in a highgrowth environment.

This role is ideal for a wellrounded commercial lawyer with toptier training who is comfortable drafting advising negotiating and rolling up their sleeveswhile also influencing strategy and building the frameworks we need for the future. You will be supported by and collaborate with the legal team at Dollarama in Canada.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial & Corporate Advisory

• Draft review and negotiate commercial agreements supply contracts service arrangements and strategic partnerships.
• Support business units on consumer law product claims regulatory reviews and operational initiatives.

Litigation Disputes & Regulatory Engagement

• Manage litigation disputes regulatory interactions and investigations engaging with external counsel where required.
• Act as a key point of contact for regulators and industry bodies.

Governance Risk & Compliance

• Oversee corporate and regulatory compliance frameworks including consumer law product safety privacy and retailspecific regulations.
• Support certain corporate secretarial filings and governance processes (with additional corporate support provided by Dollarama).
• Lead the Quality & Product Compliance team to ensure strong product governance safety regulatory alignment and proactive risk management.

CrossFunctional Business Partnering

• Provide proactive advice to key functions including Finance People & Culture Merchandise and Operations.
• Support and advise the Property team on lease negotiations store openings renewals and landlord engagement.

Strategic Projects & Growth Enablement

• Advise on major commercial initiatives and transformation projects.
• Contribute legal and risk insights to Executivelevel decisionmaking.

About You

You will thrive in this role if you are a pragmatic energetic solutionsfocused lawyer with strong commercial instincts and the confidence to advise across a wide variety of subject areas.

The candidate will bring:

• Several years of postqualification experience with strong commercial and corporate exposure with private practice training highly regarded.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical businessoriented advice in a fastpaced environment.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements with ease and precision.
• A generalist mindset comfortable handling everything from consumer law to property to compliance to disputes.
• Leadership capability including the ability to set direction build capability influence senior stakeholders and develop a highperforming function as the business grows.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders.
• Strong judgment resilience and the ability to balance operational needs with sound legal risk management.
• Knowledge of Australian Consumer Law product safety and regulatory frameworks.

What we can offer you

• A careerdefining opportunity to lead the Legal function of a major national retailer entering a highgrowth phase.
• A highvisibility role partnering closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team.
• Access to the global legal expertise of Dollarama.
• A chance to shape governance product safety and legal frameworks across a national organisation.
• Employee benefits including paid parental leave wellbeing initiatives and EAP support.
• A valuesdriven culture where simplicity accountability and a customerfirst mindset guide our work.

Be part of something bigger.

This isnt just another Head of Legal role its a chance to lead a pivotal function powering the next era of growth for The Reject Shop as part of Dollarama.

If youre ready to make a lasting impact wed love to hear from you.Apply now!