We are looking for a Senior Counsel to join Quantinuum’s legal team on a temporary basis. Our company is in a period of significant growth. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Corporate Counsel to play a vital role in managing corporate contracts and legal activities for the company.
The Senior Counsel is an important role in the business that will be based in London or Cambridge. You will be working closely with the legal team to manage corporate contracts and transactional activities, focusing on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, technology licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, scientific research and collaboration agreements, trademark and branding agreements, employment contracts, and providing support on various compliance functions, including technology control, import and export laws, data protection and regulations. In addition, you will develop and codify policies and standard operating procedures and support their rollout and related training.
Key Responsibilities
* Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology licensing, SaaS, scientific research and collaboration agreements, brand and marketing contracts, employment agreements, and other corporate transactions.
* Provide pragmatic, business‑focused legal advice to internal stakeholders across commercial, technical, scientific, and operational teams, enabling the company’s growth and innovation strategy.
* Partner closely with the wider legal team to manage corporate legal activities and transactional workflows across multiple jurisdictions.
* Support compliance programmes relating to technology controls, import/export regulations, data protection, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring legal and operational risks are effectively managed.
* Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, templates, and standard operating procedures to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk management across the business.
* Deliver legal training and guidance to internal teams to support awareness of contractual obligations, compliance requirements, and best practices.
* Collaborate cross‑functionally with business leaders, scientists, product teams, HR, and commercial functions to provide timely and strategic legal input on new initiatives and partnerships.
* Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes, improve contract lifecycle management, and support scalable legal operations during a period of significant company growth.
* Support brand protection activities, including trademark‑related matters and marketing/legal reviews.
* Assist with corporate governance, risk mitigation, and broader legal projects as required.
Required Qualifications
* Minimum 12–15 years of post‑qualification legal experience.
* US or UK Law Degree.
* Admitted and registered as a solicitor in the UK or to practise in the US.
Desired Qualifications
* Excellent research, writing and drafting skills.
* Exceptional communication skills (oral and written).
* Strong organisational skills.
* Incisive analytical thinker and a self‑starter.
* Energetic and dynamic.
* Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
* Ability to work under tight timeframes.
* Company secretarial experience.
* Experience of working in scientific, software engineering or computer science industries.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an inclusive equal opportunity employer. You will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status.
This role may use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of the hiring process, but final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
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