Purpose Reporting directly to the General Counsel, effective legal risk management in line with Group risk profile and strategic and financial objectives and with a focus on Corporate, M&A, integration and general commercial. Responsibilities • Legal Team lead on M & A and integration queries associated M&A and pre and post completion matters • Reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, and advising on the management of associated risks and regulatory considerations, including: - third party supplier agreements for all business areas (IT, data, services, outsourcing, People & Culture, Marketing); - legal advice and deliverables for Change Management project delivery; - day to day advice and support on all Group contracts, legal risks and resolution of queries and issues. • Legal advice and support on Group governance and risk management associated with data protection, cyber security, and the protection of Group trademark and domain name portfolios. • Actively contributing to embedding and enhancement of team risk management controls, reporting mechanisms and Legal operations management. • Developing strong working relationships with all stakeholders in the business, working closely with Corporate Strategy team, and Risk and Compliance. • Management of role’s direct reports within team. • Maintaining working knowledge of Group product and service offerings, and relevant regulatory matters, in order to deliver tailored and effective legal advice and review. • Identify and proactively escalate risks and issues appropriately to relevant stakeholders, challenge robustly as necessary, propose solutions. • Ensure timescales for legal deliverables are consistently maintained, completing tasks in a timely manner and prioritising as necessary. • Maintaining complete records in accordance with team procedures for ensuring the integrity of Group contracts repositories and Legal team matter management data. • Take accountability for own work and its accuracy. • Assist team members as required and work effectively with colleagues. • Team support / other as reasonably required by General Counsel. • While not directly interacting with customers, your actions should align with upholding the FCA's Consumer Duty principles, thereby contributing to fair and beneficial outcomes for our clients. About You Skills • Solid foundation of highly developed contract review, drafting and advice skills. • Adapts review proportionately to nature of arrangement, risks and objectives. • Confident with complex drafting and committed to high standards of drafting. • Takes pride in work. Can be relied on to proof as needed to control risk of errors, and to proactively facilitate ease of review by others. • Strong analytical skills. • Proactively verifies against drafting or fact-finding methods as appropriate. • Excellent communication skills – written and verbal. Tailored to relevant audience and their needs. • Confident, clear, accurate. Concise. Plain English – no legal jargon. • Highly organised. • Prioritises appropriately. Willing and able to report effectively on same. • Remains productive and a team player under pressure. • Plans, anticipates and manages issues and workload to achieve priorities, timelines and objectives. • Solution-oriented. Proactive and pragmatic in risk and stakeholder management. • Consistently reliable in attention to detail and thoroughness • Working with and training other teams (including legal professionals). Knowledge • Previous experience in corporate/M&A, including transaction exposure and due diligence/review projects, together with integration experience, from a strong corporate/commercial firm and in-house Financial Services experience • Prior relevant industry experience in FCA regulatory framework highly desirable. • Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (especially Word) features – including expertise with tracking features and automated cross-references for ensuring quality control in work. Qualifications and experience • UK qualified lawyer with strong academic background. • At least 10 years post qualification experience. Other Relevant Information • As part of a small Legal team, flexible and adaptive. • Displays understanding of the needs of clients and colleagues. • Applies skills and expertise to achieve desired outcomes. • Takes responsibility for developing links to wider team. • Enthusiastic, professional, highly motivated team player. • Strives for continuous improvement. • Culture carrier of 7IM vision, purpose, values and personality About Us Not Specified