Head of Legal - Commercial Resolution & Disputes

Working at Transurban is different; it’s a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutions—building and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roads—to solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down.   

About the role 

As the Head of Legal – Commercial Resolution & Disputes, you will lead the legal team responsible for managing Transurban’s disputes, litigation, regulatory investigations, claims management and claims prevention. This senior leadership role is central to shaping the effectiveness, culture and strategic direction of the Legal function, while ensuring timely, value-adding advice across complex commercial and operational matters. You will partner closely with the Group General Counsel, Legal Leadership Team and senior business stakeholders to manage legal risk, drive consistency and maintain best-practice governance. Your work will directly influence business outcomes, stakeholder confidence and the evolution of Transurban’s legal capability. 

Day-to-day you will: 

• Lead the Commercial Resolution & Disputes (CR&D) legal team, ensuring high-quality legal advice, effective resource planning and strategic alignment with the broader Legal team. 

• Manage disputes and litigation matters, claims prevention and management, arbitration, expert determination and regulatory investigations. 

• Provide board and stakeholder reporting, identify and communicate emerging legal risks and relevant regulatory and legislative changes. 

• Partnering with the business, select and manage external legal advisors, counsel, experts and consultants to ensure fit-for-purpose support and cost-effective outcomes. 

• Lead and develop the CR&D legal team, driving a culture of high performance, wellbeing, inclusion and continuous improvement, aligned to Transurban’s leadership attributes.

• Participate as a member of the Legal leadership team, working to strengthen and improve the operation, innovation and performance of the legal function. 

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including: 

• Extensive legal experience in complex commercial environments and relevant industries, with deep expertise in disputes, litigation, investigations and claims management either in a private practice or in-house role. 

• Current practising certificate to enable the unsupervised interpretation of legislation and provision of legal advice. 

• Strong leadership capability, with experience in building high-performing teams, driving cultural alignment and influencing senior stakeholders 

• Exceptional communication, analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to interpret complex commercial concepts and provide strategic, risk-based advice. 

• A proactive and innovative mindset, including experience leveraging technology, data and modern legal practices to enhance efficiency, effectiveness and decision-making. 

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. 

With a career at Transurban, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:    
   

• A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year.  

• 16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well.  

• Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests.  

• Health and wellbeing support—access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more.  

• Share offers and insurance benefits.   

• Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days   

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.    
 

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience – whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns.   

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact us on [email protected].    

   
Ready to help us keep cities moving? Apply today.