Manager, Commercial/ Technology Lawyer, QRS in Cardiff

As a commercial lawyer within the Technology & Transformation Quality & Risk Management team you will have the exciting opportunity to work alongside practitioners as a business enabler with direct involvement in innovation and transforming businesses. Our team is truly supportive and collaborative offering excellent scope for personal and career development with diversity and inclusion being a core principle in growing our team.

We have an exciting opportunity to work as in-house legal counsel and risk manager within Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation business to support contractual and commercial deals which will require experience of leading/supporting negotiations within the consulting, advisory and technology & AI space. We have an opportunity in our team of more than 20 commercial/technology lawyers to support our growing T&T business, for a lawyer at Manager level with technology experience.

You will deliver high-quality, business-focused solutions in a challenging, dynamic and demanding marketplace – you will be a strategic legal and risk advisor and partner directly with our business and are expected to assess and understand how business risks can be managed and mitigated, whilst advising on a range of legal issues and contracts.

Your role will involve:

• Supporting with a view to leading negotiations for material complex consulting and technology-based contracts, including regularly facing off with client legal teams and their external counsel.
• Advising our Business on potential risks and challenges in relation to opportunities and engagement as they arise.
• Providing support to our business during the sales cycle from supporting the engagement teams with their responses to tenders and bid response development to negotiating contracts for services.
• Review and negotiation of engagement contracts across Technology & Transformation and MSAs/framework agreements including leading direct discussion with clients and their legal advisors.
• Working closely with the business to discuss and develop commercial offerings to client as we move to a more innovative way of pricing our services e.g. risk/reward deals, value based billing.
• Drafting and negotiating ancillary commercial contracts, including alliance agreements, product/asset licences, engagement letters, sub-contracts and teaming agreements.
• Co-ordinating with other functions within Deloitte and globally on risk management matters (e.g. data privacy, security, compliance).
• Developing practical commercial solutions and risk mitigation strategies for Deloitte’s business and client service teams – enabling them to provide excellent client service while managing Deloitte’s risk.
• Advising Deloitte’s partners and practitioners on general legal and risk management issues, based on an understanding and appreciation of the key business risks that need to be managed.
• Embracing and supporting the adoption of Generative AI across the team AI as part of the QRS Legal transformation activities.

We are seeking a qualified lawyer (or individuals with similar experience) with proven in-house experience in negotiating complex commercial and technology contracts and professional service framework agreements.

Experience of contracting for the use of AI tools/products as part of delivery projects.

In-house experience with a technology or consulting business.

Use of AI tools to accelerate and support day to day workload and functions.

Ability to manage a demanding workload effectively and to be both proactive and responsive.

Experience of dealing with and managing senior and multiple stakeholders.

Strong PMO skills to drive negotiation teams (and collate SME input) which you will lead to close deals in a timely fashion to give us competitive edge.

Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact.

We ensure we manage our business with integrity. This includes developing and managing assurance and business risk frameworks, anti-money laundering, addressing any potential conflicts of interest amongst clients and maintaining our independence from them, ensuring we’re compliant and managing the security of our people.

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm.

Our hybrid working policy allows you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely.

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So, we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see.