Senior Legal Counsel, Commercial - Belfast (Hybrid)
Remote working within the UK considered
About the company
Our client is a growing technology business that develops specialist software and services.
About the role
This is an opportunity for an experienced commercial lawyer to take a senior position within a collaborative, growing in-house legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will act as a trusted adviser to the executive leadership team. You will lead on the business’s most complex and high-value commercial matters and help shape how the legal function supports the business as it grows.
The role is based in Belfast on a hybrid basis. For the right candidate, fully remote working from elsewhere in the UK will also be considered.
The role suits someone with strong technology sector experience, gained either in-house or in private practice, and a solid understanding of software and IT solutions, including bids, licensing, procurement, frameworks, renewals, and sales and supply.
What’s on offer
- A senior role with real influence on the business and regular exposure to executive leadership.
- Hybrid working from Belfast, with remote working from elsewhere in the UK considered for the right candidate.
- Openness to flexible working patterns.
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
- Ongoing professional and leadership development.
- A supportive, inclusive culture that values collaboration and open communication.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the drafting, review and negotiation of high-value and complex commercial agreements. These include professional services, client contracts, supply agreements, software licensing, framework contracts, data privacy and other technology agreements.
- Act as the senior legal point of contact for executive management, giving clear and pragmatic advice on legal and commercial risk.
- Advise on, and help the business understand, matters relating to competition, compliance, finance, data protection, intellectual property, international law, employment and real estate.
- Own and develop the business’s contract templates, playbooks and internal legal resources, setting standards for the wider team.
- Lead legal support on corporate and commercial projects, including due diligence, compliance reviews, and support on acquisitions and other corporate transactions.
- Advise on information security policies and protocols, governance, and delegated authorities.
- Design and deliver legal training to commercial, sales and operational teams.
- Mentor and supervise more junior lawyers, reviewing their work and supporting their development.
- Build strong relationships with leaders across the business and with colleagues in finance, HR, procurement and information security.
- Identify opportunities to improve legal processes and ways of working, including the use of legal technology.
- Manage external counsel where needed, keeping work on scope and on budget.
About you
- A qualified solicitor in any UK jurisdiction, with substantial post-qualification experience in commercial and technology law (typically 6+ years).
- A strong background in technology, software or IT contracts, ideally including procurement and frameworks.
- Confident advising senior stakeholders and presenting complex legal risks clearly and concisely.
- Strong commercial awareness, with a good understanding of the legal and reputational issues that affect a technology business, including sales and marketing, advertising, consumer and data privacy laws, competition law, finance issues and commercial contracts.
- Able to manage a demanding, varied workload and prioritise competing requests from different stakeholders under tight deadlines.
- Experience of supervising or mentoring junior lawyers, or a clear wish to take on that responsibility.
- Flexible, resilient and comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment.
- Willing to travel occasionally to meet colleagues and stakeholders across the business.
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