Description
Main Area of Responsibility
· Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various software and ICT-related commercial contracts and other
agreements
· Supporting sales and procurement activity for an international business with offices in the UK, South
Africa, USA, Australia and New Zealand and sales activity into over 40 separate countries worldwide
· Managing and mitigating legal risks by contributing to and helping enforce company policies and
procedures
· Promoting and maintaining legal compliance and risk management best practice throughout the
company
· Maintenance of records including company books and contract databases
· Assisting the Data Protection Officer in ensuring data protection compliance across the business in
accordance with both the law and company policy
· Assisting the Head of Legal Counsel with group governance and compliance
· Liaising with customer and external auditors from a legal and compliance perspective
Accountability
· Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer and supplier contracts and other legal documents
· Providing internal legal advice to management and SSP business units, concerning contracts, data
protection, disputes and potential litigation and general legal advice
· Assisting with managing and ensuring compliance with SSP’s governance and compliance model and
procedures
· Liaison with group companies, external counsel, customers, suppliers, and regulatory authorities
· Assistance with completion of compliance duties
Qualifications & Experience
· UK solicitor qualification; current practising certificate
· 2 – 4 years’ post qualification experience (either as in-house counsel or in private practice) in:
o commercial and technology law, particularly software and SaaS
o intellectual property licensing and protection
o data protection compliance
o financial services experience including general insurance (highly desirable)
o PCI and ISO27001 experience (highly desirable)
o negotiation and structuring of commercial contracts
· Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills
Worker Type
Regular