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Head of Legal - Indirect Supply Chain, Digital and Enterprise, Warwick
Client: Jaguar Land Rover
Location: Warwick, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: a304b87351d2
Job Views: 3
Posted: 25.08.2025
Expiry Date: 09.10.2025
Job Description:
Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK) / Hybrid
SALARY: Competitive
At JLR, we're on a journey to reimagine modern luxury. Our brands include Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar. We aim to lead in sustainability and provide exceptional experiences. Join us to influence our future with your insight and vision.
WHAT TO EXPECT
You will be a senior qualified Solicitor with significant experience to provide strategic legal and commercial advice, leadership, and direction for the global JLR business. You will be a key adviser, offering practical legal guidance across various business matters, and demonstrate leadership in managing a team of qualified solicitors to deliver excellent legal services.
This role involves delivering high-volume and complex legal advice, managing a team effectively, and supporting strategic objectives of JLR.
You will lead in making commercially astute decisions regarding legal and commercial risks affecting JLR.
Key Responsibilities
* Handle legal issues related to JLR’s Indirect Supply Chain, Digital, Trading Division, and Research departments, among other commercial matters
* Advise, negotiate, and approve various commercial agreements
* Collaborate with stakeholders across borders to shape and implement business strategies
* Lead review and streamlining of processes
* Monitor legislative and sector-specific developments
* Manage high-volume, complex work while leading a team of solicitors
* Build a network of stakeholders through cross-functional and cross-border collaboration
Key Performance Indicators
* Provide legal advice considering business risks
* Manage high-volume, complex matters within deadlines
* Lead a team of skilled solicitors effectively
* Identify key legal and commercial risks and make impactful decisions
* Challenge and be challenged appropriately
* Advise confidently at all organizational levels, including the board
* Be adaptable and proactive
* Think creatively and solve problems effectively
Key Interactions
* Legal & Compliance
* Industrial Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing
* Senior management and Board
* Finance, IT/Digital, Research, Engineering, Commercial
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
* Qualified Solicitor with extensive experience in commercial contracts, especially Supply Chain, IT, sales, research, engineering
* Experience in a large multinational as a senior in-house lawyer
* Proven leadership of legal teams
* Strong prioritization skills and attention to detail
Desirable
* In-house experience
* Experience with high-value, complex contracts globally
Personal Profile
* Aligns with our Creators' Code: Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth, Impact
* Team-oriented, responsible, supportive leader
* Detail-oriented, logical, business-focused
* Confident communicator, influential, credible
* Resilient, enthusiastic, flexible, willing to travel
* Capable of working under pressure with competing priorities
JLR supports flexible, hybrid working arrangements. We value inclusivity and are committed to equal opportunity. Please discuss any needs for accommodations during the recruitment process. Applications may close early if filled quickly, so apply early.
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