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Associate General Counsel

Employer
Hays Legal
Location
England, London
Salary
£90000.00 - £120000.00 per annum + bonus and excellent benefits
Closing date
26 May 2017
Reference
3012505

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Practice area
Company and commercial
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
6 years, 7 years+
Position
Head of Legal
Sector
In-house

Job Details

Legal jobs London, General Counsel jobs London, in-house counsel jobs London, technology lawyer jobs London

Your new company
An exciting and growing technology and data infrastructure business headquartered in the US, with operations services delivered across over 120 countries. The company has offices in over 18 countries, employs over 1,000 people, and still retains a start-up feel as it operates at the forefront digital transformation and data infrastructure innovation. Clients range from established global companies to young start ups across the energy, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, technology and other sectors. With a strong leadership team in place, this is a successful enterprise with a fast-moving, international working environment.

Your new role
You will be the Associate General Counsel, and sole lawyer for the EMEA region, reporting into the Group General Counsel in the US. You will take on both a legal and business role, within which you will negotiate business-crucial technology and commercial contracts, as well as advising on outbound technology licensing, service agreements and various data protection, data transfer and generalist matters. You will be visible as a business advisor, supporting and building key relationships with busy sales teams, HR, compliance and senior management. You will work fairly autonomously in your role, and will thrive in a professional but less corporate environment.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a UK qualified senior technology lawyer, ideally with strong in-house experience in a position of responsibility. Sole counsel or General Counsel experience would be excellent, as would an understanding of US headquartered technology companies. You will have a strong commercial background, with sound technical skills, excellent negotiating ability, but also a demonstrable ability to manage senior stakeholders and stand fast in the event of challenge from the business. Supporting demanding sales teams, you will be a business facilitator, with the ability to propose solutions and not just identify problems. You will be able to advise on data protection, privacy and and GDPR issues, as well as working autonomously on ad hoc generalist matters. Fluency in European languages including French or German would be a bonus.

What you'll get in return
An autonomous leadership role in a fantastic technology organisation, access to senior leadership and a fantastic journey to take with a growing company that retains its start-up, fast-paced feel.

What you need to do now
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