Senior Legal Counsel (Tech Company) in Nottingham

Senior Legal Counsel - Contracts Capital One is excited to have a new opportunity for an experienced in-house commercial contracts solicitor within the UK Legal Team. Our Contracts team within Legal plays a key role in managing risk when we are engaging suppliers who work for Capital One. As a financial institution, ensuring robust supplier contracts is essential. To complement our existing team, we are looking for a strong team player with great communication skills, contract drafting and negotiating experience and commercial acumen. Reporting to the head of UK Contracts, you'll provide legal advice to Capital One's business teams on a range of supplier contracts, such as outsourcing contracts, SaaS and other technology agreements, as well as other commercial matters. Prepare and negotiate contractual arrangements, including services agreements, outsourcing agreements, software licences, terms and conditions of purchase, NDAs, variation agreements, termination agreements and renewals partner with the relevant supplier management and business contacts to integrate legal considerations into initiatives at the appropriate point and ensure timely execution in line with business priorities Advise on legal and regulatory risks as well as strategic considerations in relation to third party contracting, including in relation to outsourcing requirements and data protection, and collaborate with other legal specialists where necessary Supervise and mentor junior team members in relation to contract negotiation and drafting, legal research and advice Identify and assess the impact of new laws, training other business areas where appropriate, and provide advice on legal risks for new initiatives Ensure contracts procedures and policies are followed and risks escalated appropriately Own your own development and support the development of others within the business through feedback, coaching and mentoring. Extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts, with a strong understanding of data protection law, and ability to navigate other risk areas such as AI terms, IP, and TUPE In house experience strongly preferred, ideally with financial services context, although this is not essential Confidence in written and verbal communications, tailoring content and style to the audience as needed Great relationship building and team working – across our supplier and sourcing managers and our broader Legal department and throughout our business’ multi-functional teams Forward thinking on maximising use of digital opportunities as part of providing legal advice and contract drafting Genuine focus on delivering a best in class legal service to our business This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham office. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work-from-home days. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on-site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar. In addition to career development, our comprehensive benefits package is designed to grow with you, ensuring your wellbeing is prioritised at every stage of your career: Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance-based bonus schemes Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance. We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at our core. Our associate-led Business Resource Groups were created to help support our diverse population and include over 10 groups across our offices. Because each Business Resource Group is as unique as the population it serves, they offer a range of activities, networking opportunities, special events and learning programmes to associates Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. Capital One Financial is made up of several different entities. At Capital One, we're building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.