At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead legal support for tech agreements and manage regulatory risks in a dynamic environment.
- Company: Join DAZN, a global leader in sports entertainment transforming how fans watch sport.
- Benefits: Enjoy 25 days annual leave, private medical insurance, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Mentor junior colleagues and collaborate across multiple jurisdictions for innovative solutions.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact while shaping the future of sports technology and operations.
- Qualifications: Qualified Solicitor with 4-6 years' experience in corporate or technology law.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
DAZN is transforming the way the world watches sport, delivering live and on-demand content to millions of fans globally. Behind this experience is a complex and innovative technology ecosystem spanning streaming platforms, broadcast operations, content delivery infrastructure, enterprise systems, and digital products.
As part of our Legal Team, you'll play a critical role in enabling business growth while ensuring legal and regulatory risks are effectively managed. Working alongside senior stakeholders across technology, operations, product, and commercial functions, you'll help shape strategic decisions, support innovation, and contribute to the continued success of one of the world's leading sports entertainment platforms. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where commercial impact and legal expertise go hand in hand, DAZN offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
As Senior Legal Counsel – Technology & Operations, you will provide expert legal support on complex, high-impact, and strategically significant matters across DAZN's global technology and operations functions. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, you'll deliver pragmatic and commercially focused legal guidance while supporting business growth, innovation, and operational excellence. You will lead negotiations on critical technology agreements, manage legal risk across key projects, and help shape governance frameworks and legal best practices. In addition, you'll mentor junior colleagues, manage external legal counsel where required, and collaborate closely with stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions to ensure legal considerations are effectively integrated into business decision-making.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Leading the drafting, negotiation, and management of complex technology and operational agreements
- Providing strategic legal advice on business initiatives, projects, and commercial transactions
- Identifying, assessing, and mitigating legal and regulatory risks across technology and operations activities
- Advising on contracts relating to software, applications, infrastructure, connectivity, platforms, and enterprise systems
- Supporting legal matters relating to broadcast operations, product development, and strategic business systems
- Managing relationships with external legal advisors, including scope, performance, and cost control
- Contributing to the development and implementation of legal policies, templates, and governance frameworks
- Mentoring Legal Counsel and Paralegals while promoting collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
What You'll Bring:
- Significant experience in corporate, commercial, technology, or telecommunications law
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience advising on complex technology agreements and operational matters
- Working knowledge of GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and wider privacy compliance requirements
- Qualification as a Solicitor with approximately 4–6 years’ PQE gained in a leading private practice or in-house legal team
Benefits:
- Access to DAZN
- 25 days’ annual leave (increasing by 3 days after 3 years)
- Private medical insurance
- Life assurance
- Pension contributions up to 5%
- Family friendly community including enhanced parental leave
- Electric vehicle benefit option
- Learning and development resources
- Opportunity for flexible working
- Access to our internal speaker series and events
Senior Legal Counsel in London employer: DAZN
DAZN is an exceptional employer that thrives on a vibrant work culture, where sports enthusiasts can channel their passion into impactful CRM campaigns. Based in London, employees benefit from a dynamic environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, with ample opportunities for professional growth and development in the fast-paced world of sports and subscriptions.
