Director & Senior Legal Counsel

Description

Legal Director in EMEA covering all aspects of EMEA Legal work, but main focus on commercial work, with corporate administration and compliance elements

Technology business in Bracknell that was recognised by Fortune as one of the world’s top 100 best companies to work for.

• Provide Legal support to our Sales teams to enable them to conclude licensing, services and other commercial contracts, including conducting negotiations with customers and their legal advisors.
• Collaborate with and coordinate closely with other members of the Legal, Sales, HR, Procurement and Marketing teams, and manage outside counsel, to drive desired outcomes.
• Occasional support to the HR team across EMEA region with policies, hiring processes, disputes, legislative changes etc. with assistance from outside counsel – no previous experience of this is necessary
• Handling corporate administration matters with assistance from outside counsel
• Assist in handling disputes, litigation, and questions relating to intellectual property and IT ownership.
• Partner with, and manage our obligations to, our distributors and other ecosystem partners.
• Manage employee processes to ensure compliance with our code of business conduct and related policies and provide training to staff on best practice in compliance matters.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and globally to anticipate and assess emerging legal risk areas across the company, resolve issues and mitigate risks.
• Prepare reports for our executive management team, board and board committees regarding contract escalations and the operation and status of our compliance programs.
• Handle other Legal matters as needed to help our EMEA business achieve its desired outcomes.

Profile

A successful Legal Counsel should have:

• Be a solicitor or EU qualified lawyer 6+ years qualified
• Proven experience in handling commercial contracts and legal matters.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to provide practical legal solutions.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• The ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.

Job Offer

• Bonus
• LTIPS
• Hybrid working – 4 days in the office with Fridays at home.
• 25 days holiday per year + 5 additonal reset days
• Private Medical and Dental plans, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme and gym subsidy
• 5 days of paid time to volunteer to give back to our communities

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