Vice President (VP) Technology & Commercial Lawyer in Manchester

Opportunity to join a global financial services company as a Vice President (VP) - Technology & Commercial Lawyer. This role can be based in Glasgow, Birmingham or Manchester with hybrid-working on offer.

Role Profile:

• You will work as part of the Global Commercial, Innovation and Technology (CIT) Legal team providing a range of legal services at the cutting edge of law, innovation and regulation.
• You will ensure that the commercial, innovation, technology, real estate, sponsorship, data licensing and service activities (CIT Areas) are conducted in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with these activities.
• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the business on CIT Areas, including regulatory advice and advocacy, innovation and technology strategy, and contract drafting, review and negotiation.
• Representation of the bank in legal proceedings related to CIT Areas, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Creation and review of legal documents including agreements and licenses for commercial services, technology, software, data, real estate, and sponsorship to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank across the CIT Areas.
• Developing and delivering training programmes to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to the CIT Areas.
• Pro-active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs).
• Keeping up to date with regards to changes to LRRs in the relevant coverage area; ensuring that LRRs are effectively allocated to, and adequately reflected within, the relevant policies, standards and controls.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
• In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

Candidate Requirements:

• Solutions-focused senior qualified lawyer with relevant post-qualification experience advising on a range of commercial and technology agreements, supplier, client and partner facing – including, software licenses, hardware and software maintenance, SaaS and cloud services, sponsorship, professional services, data and index licensing and PoCs.
• Experience advising on and managing legal risk arising in compliance with organisational policies and standards, including advising on ways to embed better risk management across the organisation.
• The ability to work independently and manage your own workload, partnering with a variety of stakeholders, including Barclays’ Procurement and Technology teams and front-line business teams.

On Offer:

On offer is a highly competitive salary and benefits package including: bonus, pension and discounted financial products.

To Apply:

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