Responsibilities
- Negotiations on major outsourcing, operational services and infrastructure agreements
- Drafting and negotiating a broad range of complex commercial contracts, including construction NEC/JCTs
- Advising on automation, software licensing, technology and infrastructure projects
- Managing vendor, supplier and asset leasing arrangements
- Corporate funding and M&A
- Providing legal guidance on TUPE, insurance and commercial risk matters
- Advising on public procurement, sanctions and regulatory considerations
- Identifying, assessing and mitigating contractual and operational risks
- Managing disputes and claims through robust legal analysis and commercial negotiation
- Monitoring legal and regulatory developments and providing practical business focused advice
Qualifications
- A solicitor or equivalent with 10+ years PQE
- Experienced in complex commercial contracts and negotiations
- Trained within a leading law firm and/or multinational in-house legal team
- Comfortable managing a demanding and fast paced workload
- Experienced advising senior stakeholders and executive teams
- Commercially minded with strong business judgement and risk awareness
- Skilled in drafting clear, practical and commercially focused agreements
- Able to influence stakeholders and build trusted business relationships
- Experienced managing large scale projects and cross-functional workstreams
- Collaborative, resilient and committed to continuous improvement
Benefits
Salary of £90-110k, £7k car allowance, and up to 20% bonus. The business offers 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to purchase additional holiday, a company pension, extensive wellbeing support, employee discounts, cycle to work schemes and access to a market leading internal learning platform focused on professional development and career progression. The organisation has a strong track record of promoting talent internally and provides genuine long term career opportunities within a global business.
