Legal Counsel - Birmingham - OneAdvanced

Description

Role Introduction

OneAdvanced is seeking an accomplished lawyer or contracts manager to join our dynamic Commercial Legal Team, covering an impending maternity leave. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the business to deliver against its growth ambitions across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA, encompassing all commercial sectors.

As Legal Counsel, you will drive legal excellence, manage complex contractual landscapes, and align legal strategies with OneAdvanced's broader business objectives.

This position offers a unique opportunity to lead in an agile, fast-paced environment and collaborate across functions to deliver impactful legal solutions.

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Head of Legal, Commercial, your responsibilities include:

• Deal Structuring and Closing: Collaborate with Go-to-Market Teams to secure strategic agreements with customers and partners, managing multiple high-value projects under tight deadlines.
• Contractual Breadth: Draft, review, and negotiate a comprehensive suite of commercial contracts for a SaaS provider, including MSAs, bespoke terms, RFP terms, supplier agreements, partner agreements, licensing agreements, escrow agreements, call-off contracts, and DPAs.
• Privacy and Data Protection: A good grasp of privacy and data protection principles to adequately review and negotiate data processing agreements and support the legal commercial team with any privacy and data protection queries, escalating to the Data Protection Office and Senior Privacy Counsel as needed.
• Contractual Risk Management: Offer strategic counsel on contractual risks and commercial parameters, maintaining an up-to-date legal risk register to proactively flag issues for executive action.
• Legal Operations: Collaborate with the Legal Operations Director to enhance legal team efficiency, streamline processes, and implement cutting-edge legal technology solutions.
• Training and Development: Deliver tailored training to internal teams on contractual law development, negotiation, and drafting skills, data privacy, and best practices, while driving the development of standardized legal templates and precedents.
• Strategic Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams, including sales, product development, and finance, to identify and mitigate legal risks throughout the SaaS lifecycle.
• Contentious Matters and Dispute Resolution: Support the Head of Legal in managing contentious matters, providing strategic oversight and resolution expertise.

What You Will Have

We are looking for a legal professional with:

• Extensive SaaS Expertise: 3+ years of experience managing the full lifecycle of SaaS contracts.
• Privacy and Data Protection Knowledge: In-depth understanding of GDPR and other global privacy regulations, with proven experience in negotiating data processing agreements and providing initial privacy and data protection advice.
• Qualified Legal Credentials: UK-qualified solicitor with a strong grasp of public procurement law, government framework contracts, and commercial contracts.
• Negotiation Skills: Exceptional negotiation and drafting skills with the ability to manage high-stakes agreements.
• Legal Operations Experience: Demonstrated ability to partner with legal operations leaders to improve efficiency and adopt innovative legal technologies.
• Tech-Savvy: Familiarity with legal tech tools and proficiency in leveraging them to streamline operations.
• Commercial Acumen: A proven ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes with a business-focused, value-driven approach.
• Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to manage and influence key stakeholders across varying levels of the business.
• Agility and Resilience: A proactive, adaptable mindset to embrace continuous learning and change within a high-growth environment.
• Customer-Centric Focus: A commitment to delivering excellence for internal and external clients, placing their needs at the core of decision-making processes.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: A creative, solution-oriented professional with a strong work ethic and a pragmatic approach to achieving results.

This role presents a rare opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking SaaS company operating on a global scale. If you are a seasoned legal professional ready to make a transformative impact, we encourage you to apply.

What We Do For You

We are committed to ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work.

• Annual Leave: 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First.
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer: We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace.

We invest in personal and professional growth, regardless of where you are at in your career.

• Development Programmes: From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go.
• Performance Bonus: Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success.

We also prioritize financial wellbeing.

• Pension Scheme: Our plan with Scottish Widows offers a 5% matched contribution by the company.
• Income Protection Insurance: Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most.
• Discounted Parking: We have partnered with QPark to provide an exclusive discounted rate for OneAdvanced employees when purchasing digital season tickets.

Recognition is also a key aspect of our culture.

• Performance & Talent: Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations, and goals to help you become your best self.

Making a Difference: We provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about.

• MatchIt: Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding.
• Volunteering Time: Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it.
• Pennies from Heaven: Donate the pennies from your paycheck to help make a difference without lifting a finger.

Who We Are

OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services, serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more.

We strive to be a diverse, inclusive, and engaging place to work that empowers the growth, ambitions, and talent of our people.