Contracts Counsel

What you’ll be doing

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, with a particular but non-exclusive focus on ICT contracts
• Support supplier onboarding and end-to-end contract lifecycle processes
• Develop and maintain contract templates, toolkits, and playbooks
• Advise on vendor relationships, contract renewals, and service agreements
• Deliver practical and business-friendly guidance to internal teams
• Collaborate with legal and commercial teams across the UK and internationally
• Support integration and commercial contracting activity post‑acquisition
• Respond to ad‑hoc queries relating to contracts, commercial risk, and governance

Qualifications

• Strong track record in commercial contracts – whether from legal, commercial, or procurement background
• Ability to demonstrate experience in working on a broad range of ICT contracts such as SaaS, EULA, Professional Services, Data Centres, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, ICT Escrow and more
• Comfortable reviewing and negotiating complex contractual provisions
• Experience in advising on and redlining the regulatory aspects of commercial contracts (for example FCA, DORA, DPA/GDPR etc)
• Experience in professional or financial services is a plus, though not essential
• Excellent communicator with the ability to work independently and manage deadlines
• A UK‑qualified solicitor is welcome, but this is not essential – we’re open to experienced Contract Managers or Legal Specialists with relevant expertise

What do we offer in return?

• A career that you define – a focus on work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering, and a culture that promotes doing something new and supporting each other
• Reasonable adjustments – we are committed to providing accommodations such as software, IT and office setups, flexible hours* or hybrid working*
• *Not all positions can accommodate changes to working hours or locations. Reach out to your Recruitment Partner for details