Legal Counsel – Digital, Technology & Operations Legal
The Legal Counsel role sits within the Digital, Technology & Operations Legal team, advising on Digital, Technology, Operations, Infrastructure, Payments, Data Privacy and Intellectual Property. You will draft, negotiate and advise on outsourcing agreements and other technology contracts.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic advice to business teams supporting structuring and implementation of innovation and technology projects.
- Deliver expert, accurate, concise legal advice to senior stakeholders, ensuring it is understandable to non‑lawyers.
- Offer creative solutions on complex matters, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Share technical skills and best practice, supporting colleagues and other departments through training and development of legal templates.
- Monitor external legal developments and continuously seek to improve processes, practices and policies.
- Answer legal queries and manage external suppliers/stakeholders to deliver advice and projects on time.
Qualifications
- Experience providing legal advice that is readily understandable to non‑lawyers.
- Excellent knowledge and experience of outsourcing, digital, technology and commercial contract law.
- Strong knowledge of the regulatory regime impacting outsourcing in financial services (e.g., PRA SS2/21).
- Ability to manage and influence stakeholders.
- Experience managing a large volume of matters and competing demands (preferred).
- Excellent project management skills, managing multiple conflicting interests and deadlines (preferred).
- Right to work in the United Kingdom is required.
Benefits
- Competitive rewards reflecting your impact and value.
- Well‑being support across physical, mental, social and financial pillars.
- Enhanced family leave, childcare options and tailored wellbeing support.
- Volunteering opportunities.
- Global growth opportunities within our international network.
- 30 days of holiday plus bank holidays (31 days after 5 years).
- £6 000 car allowance per year.
- Company‑funded private medical insurance.
- Death‑in‑service and income protection benefits.
- Share plans.
Equal Opportunities
We are an inclusive organisation that provides equal opportunities for everyone – regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation.
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