Head of Legal Affairs, EMEA

What you'll do

• Lead and support contract negotiations with strategic partners on complex commercial and technology matters
• Lead and support contract negotiations with vendors
• Structure, draft, negotiate, and advise on technology and commercial agreements including advertising technology solutions, platform vendor and data agreements, online terms of service, and other technology agreements
• Provide legal support to internal clients across the business, proactively identify issues and share potential concerns and solutions to support commercialization of products and services
• Provide legal support for privacy, data, and security initiatives related to technology and commercial agreements
• Improve contracting processes and management, including localizing agreement forms for EMEA markets
• Review, draft and negotiate vendor agreements for EMEA markets
• Assist with other legal responsibilities in EMEA including employment, real estate, marketing, and regulatory matters
• Handle ad-hoc legal projects as requested by senior legal team members

Requirements

• Minimum 5–8 years of practice in a top law firm and/or in-house legal department with relevant transactional experience
• Prior technology experience is a plus
• Experience in digital advertising, data/privacy, and intellectual property is useful
• Excellent business judgment and ability to assess legal risk while thinking strategically and providing practical advice under tight deadlines
• Proven ability to multitask and set priorities
• Strong work ethic
• Natural leadership qualities, comfortable making decisions and interacting with clients and colleagues at all levels
• Qualified UK lawyer

Benefits