Our Telco Partner is in search of a UK-qualified lawyer with a background in either in-house or private practice, the team is expanding and the company is seeking an experienced lawyer with expertise in compliance, corporate governance, commercial contracts, and/or corporate M&A to join their supportive in-house legal team.
The postholder will be responsible for managing corporate governance and compliance within the UK business as well as providing general commercial and corporate advice as required for business need and dependent on experience. The role will report to the Director of Legal within the Commercial legal team and will work alongside the UK Strategy & Regulatory team and the corporate and compliance teams in the Global Head Office.
Leading the UK workstreams on prevention of corporate crime, including anti-fraud, anti-tax-evasion and anti-bribery, providing appropriate briefings to the directors and senior management and developing and implementing controls within the UK
Leading the UK data privacy approach, including advising on relevant legislation; advising on process for data privacy impact assessments and collating information from the business, working closely with local and Group information security teams; manage and advise on personal data incidents, maintaining appropriate records; lead on management of data subject access requests; carry out audits of internal processes to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements
Leading the UK Telecommunications Security Act working group, providing guidance on and advising on implementation of applicable requirements, working alongside Information Security and other business teams and external industry bodies
Managing and developing a paralegal working on Corporate Governance & Compliance
Owning and updating all existing UK compliance policies, updating annually or more frequently as required
Building a network of external contacts in similar roles within relevant organisations to share understanding of our industry sectors
Managing corporate governance for the UK entities, including Delegated Authority documents and powers of attorney, with associated local procedures
Managing the relationship with Group Treasury and Group Tax, including ensuring appropriate updating of bank mandates and implementation of and reporting on financial controls
Able to work proactively and independently with diverse teams including at Executive Committee/ Board and Senior Management, as well as with, external lawyers and advisors, escalating decisions to Head of Legal where required
Demonstrable knowledge of and interest in standard legal & compliance matters within a non-listed UK corporate, particularly data protection and security, and the ability to use standard resources such as Practical Law to create template documents/ approaches
A particular interest in data privacy and information security and willingness to develop skills further to become subject matter expert within the UK business
Experience of/ interest in commercial contracts/ corporate M&A/ competition would be desirable