The application of competition and regulatory law is fundamental to how BT does business, influencing nearly every aspect of our operations. As a Senior Competition Lawyer at BT, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our legal strategy and ensuring compliance across a dynamic and evolving regulatory landscape.
In this role, you'll provide expert legal advice on complex competition and regulatory matters to senior stakeholders in the UK, while also supporting BT Group's activities in other jurisdictions. You'll lead on delivering risk-aware, solution-focused input across a range of commercial initiatives, working collaboratively with colleagues in business, finance, strategy, regulatory affairs, and legal. You'll also partner closely with BT's Regulatory Affairs team and, where appropriate, lead interactions with Ofcom and other regulatory bodies, ensuring robust compliance with the Commitments between BT, Openreach, and Ofcom.
What you'll be doing
1. Lead strategic legal projects and provide expert UK and EU competition and regulatory law advice, acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across BT.
2. Identify legal risks and opportunities to support BT's strategic agenda, ensuring compliance and implementing corrective actions where needed.
3. Engage with external stakeholders including Ofcom, competition authorities, and customers, and lead on contentious legal matters including litigation and appeals.
4. Deliver training and develop best practice guidance on competition and regulatory law, while mentoring junior team members and managing cross-functional project teams.
5. Support the Commitments Assurance Office in monitoring BT and Openreach's adherence to regulatory commitments.
6. Champion BT's values and collaborate across the business to drive positive outcomes.
7. Qualified Solicitor with relevant PQE experience.
8. Deep expertise in UK and EU competition and regulatory law, with broad legal knowledge and commercial awareness.
9. Significant experience in legal practice, ideally gained in law firms, in-house teams, regulatory bodies, or relevant courts.
10. Proven track record in leading competition and regulatory litigation, including proceedings before UK and European authorities.
11. Strong commercial acumen with the ability to assess complex markets and deliver creative, risk-aware legal solutions.
12. Experience presenting legal issues to senior stakeholders, including at Board level.
BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands - BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet, we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.
Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project - connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Alongside our significant investment in 5G, we are revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, we are focused on organizing ourselves to serve our customers better, including simplifying systems, structures, and processes at a large scale. Through the application of AI and technology, we aim to create the UK's best telco, reimagining customer experience and relationships with one of the country's biggest infrastructure companies. The upcoming years will bring unprecedented change, and BT Group is committed to improving connectivity for millions, making this an exciting time to join our leadership team.
* 15% on target bonus
* Health Care
* Car Allowance
* BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
* From January 2025, equal family leave: 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay, and 26 weeks at statutory rate. Open to all parents, regardless of family structure.
* Enhanced women's health support, including menopause, cancer screenings, and period care.
* 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), increasing with service
* 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
* 2 weeks carer's leave
* World-class training and development opportunities
* Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes
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