Lead Counsel

The purpose of this role is to support the AGC in advising and supporting a wide range of legal matters across the global ICE Data Services business units, with a special emphasis on commercial data licensing transactions and strategic agreements.

This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for executing on a variety of work including review and negotiation of complex commercial licensing and strategic contractual arrangements. These include data and software licenses, service agreements, market data licenses, financial product licenses, redistribution arrangements, and data vendor contracts; creation of form templates; working closely with the business to determine efficient and consistent contracting processes; and providing some legal support to Marketing, Finance, HR and product development departments.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and negotiate various agreements for ICE Data Services globally (primarily customer agreements and data sourcing agreements).
• Assist in the preparation and review of external requests for information (RFI’s and RFP’s).
• Help identify risk implications of business strategies and plans.
• Ensure that advice provided is consistent with the relevant regulatory requirements and ICE policies.
• Liaise with ICE business areas and provide advice and assistance as requirements might arise.
• Collaborate closely with business, sales and product teams in the context of commercial negotiations and client discussions/issues.
• Support the wider Legal team in the US and APAC on legal matters with cross-jurisdictional impact.
• Be an enthusiastic and professional member of the legal department.

Knowledge And Experience:

• Qualified lawyer in UK jurisdiction.
• 5+ years PQE, but candidates of other PQE will be considered with applicable experience.
• Experience working in-house and understanding financial services/markets with an ability to work across a broad range of product areas.
• Experience working at a financial services or financial data/technology company would be viewed very favourably.
• Experience in commercial data licensing transactions, commercial contracting and contract negotiation/providing legal advice across a variety of products and services.
• Some knowledge and understanding of the details and practical application of the global regulatory frameworks and requirements impacting the data services and exchanges, including, but not limited to MiFID II, SEC, CFTC, EU General Data Protection Regulations, US export control laws and OFAC requirements.
• Strong communication and proven negotiating skills; ability to draft, analyse, review and translate complex legal concepts and a variety of contractual documents.
• Comfortable building strong trusted relationships with non-legal stakeholders and executive management, providing clear, commercially minded advice that enables stakeholders to make informed decisions.
• Ability to work autonomously and adapt effectively in frequently changing working environments.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple competing projects and clients simultaneously and effectively, and work in a fast-paced environment; comfortable operating across global time zones and engaging with international stakeholders as needed.
• Desire and ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyse legal and business risks, and propose creative, business-oriented solutions within appropriate risk parameters.
• Ability to give pragmatic, high-quality and timely legal advice across all levels of the organisation, contributing meaningfully to commercial and technical discussions.