An exciting opportunity for a commercially minded Legal Director/ Head of Legal to join the team on a 12 Month contract.
Advising the company on a wide variety of legal issues, you will have as much exposure across the business as possible in a role with global reach where you will be the principle legal advisor across the business.
Main Responsibilities:
- Complete responsibility and escalation point for all aspects of commercial contracts globally.
- Provide legal advice for new products, new processes, new facilities etc as may be contemplated by the organisation
- Responsibility for corporate and co-sec legal matters, engaging external counsel where appropriate
- Provision of advice on disputes and mitigation of these across the organisation
- Manage and provide support to the legal team in an effective manner
- Create materials and conduct training and onboarding as required by the business
- Frequent engagement with exec stakeholders on wide variety of matters needing legal advice
- Key legal responsibility for group integration projects
- Key legal responsibility for business transformation projects across the business
- Manage appropriate escalations and communication with stakeholders as needed
- Manage and negotiate regulatory amendments as required
- Signing responsibilities as appropriate
- Other ad hoc responsibilities as may arise from time to time
Required Experience & Skills:
- 8 years PQE, in-house experience preferred
- IP/IT focused experience - commercial contract negotiation experience is key with focus on technology and B2C agreements an advantage.
- Strong Legal decision maker with people management experience
- Experience engaging with CSuite and Executive stakeholders
- Strong understanding of IT/ software contracting law as well as issues relating to data protection and intellectual property.
Benefits
- Strong salary
- Competitive company benefits, such as flexible working hours, work from home policy, bike to work scheme, private healthcare, pension, sports and social committee, weekly fitness and sports classes and much more
- Opportunity to work on a cutting-edge Fintech Product, using the latest of tools and technologies
- Defined training and role tracking to allow you see and assess your own career development and progress
- Active sports and social club
