Job Description
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
We’re looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate to play a pivotal role within our UK&I Legal Team. Reporting to the Group Director of Legal (Sport, Connectivity & Other Strategic Partnerships), you’ll be a trusted adviser at the heart of Sky’s corporate operations. In this high‑impact role, you’ll partner with key corporate functions – including Finance, Tax, Compliance, and Company Secretariat – providing expert guidance across a broad spectrum of corporate and corporate finance matters. You’ll support the wider Legal Department, act as a strong delegate for the Group Director, and collaborate closely with Comcast’s Corporate Legal team on Sky’s M&A activity. Your work will ensure that business strategies are supported with sharp, commercially focused legal advice that enables Sky teams to move with confidence. Based in the UK, you’ll also have the chance to work across Sky’s international markets, connecting with legal teams across the group. This opportunity is ideal for a solicitor with 4+ years’ PQE (England & Wales or equivalent), bringing a strong corporate background from private practice or an in‑house environment.
What You’ll Do
- Support the Legal team on high‑profile, strategically significant deals and projects, running and coordinating large matters and independently managing smaller matters.
- Advise Sky group management on a range of corporate matters including general corporate issues (directors’ duties; restructurings, solvency, dormancy and liquidation of entities; corporate elements of commercial transactions, etc.) and corporate finance matters (intragroup and external debt management; recapitalisations; dividend payments).
- Provide support for joint ventures, advising on divestment, exit or renewal questions and ensuring alignment with commercial deals.
- Handle other investment matters (routine duties, preparation for board and shareholder meetings, corporate resolutions, investor consents, director/officer appointments, letters of support, etc.).
- Offer flexible support for new acquisitions and other M&A activity, working closely with Comcast corporate legal in London and Philadelphia.
- Instruct and manage external corporate legal support.
What You’ll Bring
- English‑qualified solicitor with a minimum of 4+ years’ PQE (or equivalent).
- Strong corporate background and experience in English corporate law (or equivalent) from private practice or in‑house work across a range of transactions (share and asset acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures).
- Excellent attention to detail, negotiation, drafting and analytical skills.
- Proactive attitude, willingness to help on a range of projects.
- Strong organisational skills and ability to adapt quickly, organise, prioritise and plan effectively in a fast‑paced environment with competing priorities.
- Strategic, creative and commercial thinking, able to advise stakeholders on legal and commercial risks.
- Strong communication skills with a proven track record of converting complex legal issues into concise summaries for commercial stakeholders, and a capacity for creative, customer‑focused solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, positive outlook, ability to build trust and rapport at all levels and collaborate across the Sky Group to deliver objectives.
- Experience in instructing and managing external legal counsel.
- Prior in‑house or secondment experience at a corporate with a well‑developed legal function is a plus.
How You’ll Work
Flexible working remains key. We want our people to enjoy the best of both worlds – time working at home and time in the office. The hybrid working expectations for this role are three days in the office per week.
Where You’ll Work
Our Osterley Campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Shuttle buses run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. The campus offers bike shelters, showers, subsidised restaurants, cafés, a Waitrose, a subsidised gym, a cinema, a car wash and a beauty salon.
Team Overview
Sky’s Legal department is a fantastic place to work. We comprise over 200 industry‑leading lawyers and legal and compliance professionals across the Sky territories, providing commercial, risk‑based advice to the wider business. We are recognised as trusted partners of the business functions we support and we employ the “Believe in Better” mantra in our day‑to‑day work. Our vision is to be one team, business partnering to deliver Sky’s Protect & Grow plan, empowered to be our best.
The Rewards
- Sky Q, bringing TV all in one place.
- A generous pension package.
- Private healthcare.
- Discounted mobile and broadband.
- Access to a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences.
Inclusion
We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We’re a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and we welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We’ll ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
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