Group Legal Counsel

Ericsson; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ericsson seeks a curious, business-minded lawyer to join the Group Function Legal Affairs team supporting EEWS. You will advise on commercial and technology transactions across EMEA and APAC, including SaaS, software, hardware, and licensing, while navigating data privacy and AI law.

You will collaborate with sales, marketing, operations and finance, develop playbooks and templates, train teams, and help scale EEWS's growth with a pragmatic, risk-aware mindset.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer admitted or licensed to practise law in a recognised jurisdiction.
• 5+ years post-qualification experience with at least 2 years in-house at a technology company.
• Experience supporting SaaS, hardware, and/or enterprise software transactions.
• Solid understanding of commercial contract law and experience negotiating commercial and technology transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and tackle unfamiliar legal issues.
• Excellent communication skills, business acumen, and organisational skills.
• A collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proactive, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to problem-solving with a sense of humour.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and technology agreements, including SaaS, software licence, hardware, strategic alliance, OEM, reseller, distributor, MSP, NDA, and marketing agreements.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on commercial contracting, data privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and regulatory compliance across EMEA and APAC.
• Develop, maintain, and improve legal playbooks, contract templates, and contracting processes to increase efficiency and support a growing organisation.
• Educate and train internal teams on legal, compliance, and contracting best practices to support informed and efficient decision-making.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that advance EEWS's global growth strategy, business objectives, and innovation agenda.
• Collaborate with legal colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders globally to align legal strategies with business priorities and key initiatives.
• Anticipate changes to, and advise on, relevant laws and regulations impacting EEWS's commercial activities.
• Build strong internal and external relationships while balancing needs of EEWS's business strategy, commercial objectives, and legal risk.
• Perform other legal responsibilities as requested from time to time.

Skills

Commercial contracts

In-house counsel

SaaS & software transactions

Data privacy & AI law

Regulatory compliance

Cross-border transactions

Job description

Grow with us

We are seeking a curious, creative, business-minded lawyer to join the Group Function Legal Affairs team at Ericsson, supporting the Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions (EEWS) business. You will play a key role in EEWS's commercial growth across EMEA and APAC, providing legal support to sales, marketing, operations, and finance teams. The role requires legal expertise in technology transactions across a variety of industries and markets, and we will value your experience with data privacy and AI law, as well as your knowledge of global SaaS, hardware, and software industry trends.

You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across the globe, supporting a wide variety of legal matters including commercial and technology transactions, commercial disputes, regulatory compliance, and strategic initiatives. You will also contribute to global initiatives, process improvements, and playbooks to help EEWS scale for growth. This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and is excited to both support and challenge the business across diverse legal domains.

What You Will Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial and technology agreements, including SaaS, software licence, hardware, strategic alliance, OEM, reseller, distributor, managed service provider, non-disclosure, and marketing agreements.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on commercial contracting, data privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and regulatory compliance matters across EMEA and APAC.
• Develop, maintain, and improve legal playbooks, contract templates, and contracting processes to increase efficiency and support a growing organisation.
• Educate and train internal teams on legal, compliance, and contracting best practices to support informed and efficient decision-making.
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that advance EEWS's global growth strategy, business objectives, and innovation agenda.
• Collaborate with legal colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders globally to align legal strategies with business priorities and key initiatives.
• Anticipate changes to, and advise on, relevant laws and regulations impacting EEWS's commercial activities.
• Build strong internal and external relationships while balancing the needs of EEWS's business strategy, commercial objectives, and legal risk.
• Perform other legal responsibilities as requested from time to time.

Your Qualifications

• You are a qualified lawyer, admitted or licensed to practise law in a recognised jurisdiction, with the ability to serve as in-house counsel advising on commercial transactions across multiple regions.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience as a fully licensed, practising lawyer (excluding training contracts, articles, pupillage, clerkships, or any other pre- or post-admission training period), with at least 2 years working in-house at a technology company, and substantial experience supporting SaaS, hardware, and/or enterprise software transactions.
• Solid understanding of commercial contract law and experience negotiating commercial and technology transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and tackle unfamiliar legal issues.
• Excellent communication skills, business acumen, and organisational skills.
• A collaborative mindset and strong interpersonal skills.
• Intellectual curiosity, a willingness to both support and constructively challenge the business, and a desire to grow across legal disciplines.
• A proactive, roll-up-your-sleeves approach to problem-solving, a bias toward action, and a good sense of humour.

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting a publicly traded company and/or a global, multinational organisation.
• Familiarity with privacy laws and/or experience doing business with government customers is a bonus.
• Experience with export controls, trade compliance, or sanctions regimes relevant to cross-border technology transactions.
• Familiarity with indirect sales channel programme structures, including reseller, distributor, and MSP arrangements.
• Exposure to telecom or wireless industry regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with hardware-related legal matters, including supply chain, product warranty, or manufacturing agreements.

Why join Ericsson?

At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organisation is core to our values at Ericsson, that’s why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realise their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

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