Senior Corporate Counsel Disputes APAC

Senior Corporate Counsel Disputes (APAC)

Perth or Brisbane Permanent

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.

• Lead complex highvalue disputes across the AsiaPacific region in a senior enterpriselevel legal role

• Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders shaping disputes strategy and managing material legal and reputational risk

Were Finding Better Ways to provide materials the world needs now and in the future. Our values care courage and curiosity guide how we work and how we treat each other.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel Disputes (APAC) to provide senior legal leadership across Rio Tintos disputes portfolio in the AsiaPacific region.

Reporting to the Chief Counsel Disputes Closure & Sustainability this is a senior enterprisefacing role responsible for shaping and executing disputes strategy across APAC. You will oversee complex multijurisdictional litigation arbitration and regulatory investigations while managing significant legal commercial and reputational risk.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced disputes lawyer to operate at the forefront of highvalue and sensitive matters working closely with Product Groups and Functions across APAC and acting as a trusted adviser to senior executives.

You will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing disputes strategy across APAC in alignment with Group frameworks

• Leading complex highvalue litigation arbitration and regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions including managing class actions regulatory enforcement matters government investigations and other material disputes relevant to the region

• Ensuring consistent disputes strategy and alignment across Product Groups operating in the region including working and partnering with Product Group counsel

• Advising senior leaders on emerging dispute risks trends and mitigation strategies

• Setting litigation and resolution strategies including settlement and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate

• Managing and optimising external counsel relationships and legal spend across APAC

• Embedding strong governance reporting discipline and proactive dispute prevention practices

• Supporting the development of a highperforming regional disputes capability and mentoring legal team members

About you

• Significant senior legal experience in litigation and regulatory investigations gained in a leading law firm and/or multinational inhouse environment

• Proven experience managing complex crossborder disputes across APAC jurisdictions

• Strong strategic judgement with the ability to advise senior executives on material legal and reputational risk

• Demonstrated capability in formulating and executing disputes and litigation strategy in complex environments

• Experience leading and developing highperforming legal teams and managing external counsel effectively

What we offer

• Be recognised for your contribution your thinking and your hard work and go home knowing youve helped the world progress

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority

• A permanent position working directly for Rio Tinto

• A competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive program

• Comprehensive medical benefits including subsidised private health insurance for employees and immediate family

• Attractive share ownership plan and companyprovided insurance cover

• Extensive salary sacrifice and packaging options

• Career development and education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions

• Familyfriendly wellbeing support and leave for all of lifes reasons

Where youll be working

You will be based in Perth or Brisbane working as part of Rio Tintos Legal Governance & Corporate Affairs function. This role operates across the AsiaPacific region and will require travel as reasonably necessary.

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About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore copper aluminium critical minerals and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people communities and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental social and governance standards. But we cant do it on our own so were focused on creating partnerships to solve problems create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion

At Rio Tinto we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people women the LGBTI community mature workers people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race gender nationality ethnic origin religion age sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.