Purpose
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, effective legal risk management in line with Group risk profile and strategic and financial objectives and with a focus on Corporate, M&A, integration and general commercial.
Responsibilities
• Legal Team lead on M & A and integration queries associated M&A and pre and post completion matters
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, and advising on the management of associated risks and regulatory considerations, including:
- third party supplier agreements for all business areas (IT, data, services, outsourcing, People & Culture, Marketing);
- legal advice and deliverables for Change Management project delivery;
- day to day advice and support on all Group contracts, legal risks and resolution of queries and issues.
• Legal advice and support on Group governance and risk management associated with data protection, cyber security, and the protection of Group trademark and domain name portfolios.
• Actively contributing to embedding and enhancement of team risk management controls, reporting mechanisms and Legal operations management.
• Developing strong working relationships with all stakeholders in the business, working closely with Corporate Strategy team, and Risk and Compliance.
• Management of role’s direct reports within team.
• Maintaining working knowledge of Group product and service offerings, and relevant regulatory matters, in order to deliver tailored and effective legal advice and review.
• Identify and proactively escalate risks and issues appropriately to relevant stakeholders, challenge robustly as necessary, propose solutions.
• Ensure timescales for legal deliverables are consistently maintained, completing tasks in a timely manner and prioritising as necessary.
• Maintaining complete records in accordance with team procedures for ensuring the integrity of Group contracts repositories and Legal team matter management data.
• Take accountability for own work and its accuracy.
• Assist team members as required and work effectively with colleagues.
• Team support / other as reasonably required by General Counsel.
• While not directly interacting with customers, your actions should align with upholding the FCA's Consumer Duty principles, thereby contributing to fair and beneficial outcomes for our clients.