Commercial and Legal Manager

Microtech Global Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hi-tech manufacturing company is seeking a Commercial and Legal Manager to provide strategic guidance across various commercial matters. This role involves drafting and negotiating a range of legal documents, managing intellectual property, and working with different teams to safeguard commercial interests. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are essential for this position. The ideal candidate will also engage external legal advisors as needed to ensure compliance and effective management.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, draft, negotiate, and implement a range of commercial and legal documents.
• Oversee patents and trademarks applications, renewals, and maintenance.
• Engage specialist legal advice and manage external legal advisors.

Job description

Role Overview :

A leading hi-tech manufacturing company is seeking a Commercial and Legal Manager to provide strategic guidance and support across all commercial matters up to board level. This role will work cross-functionally with Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, Procurement, and the Senior Management Team to safeguard the companys commercial and legal interests.

Key Responsibilities :

Commercial Contracts & Agreements :

• Evaluate, draft, negotiate, and implement a range of commercial and legal documents, including :
• International and national multi-party agreements
• R&D collaboration and consortium agreements
• Standard terms & conditions, sales contracts, frame agreements
• Representative, distributor, consultancy, confidentiality agreements
• External funding agreements (EU & Innovate UK)
• Complex quotations, tenders, licence agreements, settlements, assignment agreements
• Ancillary commercial documents (performance guarantees, bank guarantees)
• Supply agreements and software licences

Engage specialist legal advice as needed and manage external legal advisors.

Intellectual Property (IP) Management :

• Oversee patents and trademarks (applications, renewals, maintenance)
• Manage IP assignments, trade secrets, and confidenti...