Senior Legal Counsel Commercial -UK

Role Description

You will provide high‑quality, commercially‑aligned legal support to FNZ’s UK business, with a focus on enabling customer‑focused, scalable, compliant, and innovative solutions across FNZ’s platform, technology, and outsourced service offerings. This role acts as a senior legal advisor supporting strategic client relationships and complex commercial arrangements within the UK wealth management ecosystem.

Specific Role Responsibilities

• Leading the negotiation, drafting, and management of complex commercial agreements with FNZ’s key clients, including large financial institutions, asset managers, platforms, and distribution partners.
• Supporting end‑to‑end contracting for FNZ’s technology, SaaS, data, and outsourced services, ensuring alignment with FNZ’s global operating model, risk frameworks, and regulatory obligations.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders across Commercial, Finance, Compliance, Risk, Delivery and Technology teams to support the design and launch of new products, digital solutions, and service offerings.
• Advising on large‑scale transformation programmes, client migrations, and long‑term strategic commercial partnerships.
• Supporting governance activities, including internal policy development, contract standards, legal risk management, and escalation processes across the UK business.
• Managing external counsel effectively, ensuring value and alignment with FNZ’s business priorities.
• Contributing to the legal team’s continuous improvement agenda, including template development, contracting efficiencies, playbooks, and legal operations initiatives.

What you will need

• 8+ years of PQE experience.
• Background in complex technology, outsourcing, financial services, or regulated business environments, ideally with both private practice and in‑house experience.
• Understanding of key UK regulatory frameworks impacting FNZ’s operations, including FCA rules on outsourcing, operational resilience, governance, consumer duty, and data protection.
• Demonstrated ability to support major commercial negotiations with large institutions and drive balanced, pragmatic outcomes.
• Skilled at simplifying complex legal and contractual positions into clear, business‑friendly advice.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams in fast‑moving, high‑scale environments.
• Strong judgement, senior stakeholder management, and the ability to navigate ambiguity with confidence.

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