Head of Legal

RVU; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus 10%

Hybrid work 2 days in Cardiff

Pension up to 7.5%

Home budget £300

Maternity/Paternity leave

25 days + 2 my time

Private medical cover

Free gym access

Employee discounts

Training budget

EV and cycle to work

Team events

Job summary

RVU Limited, with Confused.com, seeks a Head of Legal to lead our Cardiff-based legal team. You will provide strategic, commercially minded advice and steer standards that protect integrity and drive business goals. The role requires guiding executives on complex, multi-party issues with a focus on risk, compliance, and in‑house leadership.

You will shape policy, influence senior stakeholders, and foster a culture of ethical decision-making within a fast-growing fintech environment in Cardiff.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction) with a current practising certificate and an extensive legal track record that includes relevant in-house experience.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating and concluding complex commercial transactions.
• Strong expertise in data protection and e-privacy law.
• Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on complex matters involving multiple parties.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal leadership across the business and lead the legal team.
• Deliver proactive, commercially minded advice to key stakeholders.
• Set standards and processes that reinforce integrity, quality and ethical behaviour.
• Advise on regulated issues and risk across multiple jurisdictions.

Skills

Qualified Solicitor

Commercial Expertise

Data Protection Knowledge

Leadership and Influence

Tools

AI tooling in legal processes

Job description

Head of Legal

Department: Business Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cardiff

Description

Hybrid: 2 days per week in our Cardiff office

Confused.com is the UK’s first comparison platform for car insurance. We’ve been helping customers since 2002 by empowering them to make better decisions around insurance and financial services.

We’re part of RVU, a group of online brands that include: Uswitch, Tempcover, money.co.uk, and Mojo Mortgages.

We're at the cutting edge of the FinTech industry, so we’re always looking for extraordinary talent.

We're looking for a Head of Legal to join us at Confused.com, based in our Cardiff office. Reporting into our Group Head of Legal, you’ll provide legal leadership across the business, working with key stakeholders and leading our legal team. You'll give proactive, commercially minded advice, and you'll set the standards and processes that reinforce a culture of integrity, quality and ethical behaviour. We move quickly, challenge the way things have been done in the past and set the highest expectations, so in this role you'll have a real commercial and strategic impact on how we deliver our goals.

What we’re looking for

Essentials:

• Qualified Solicitor: Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales (or another common law jurisdiction) with a current practising certificate and an extensive legal track record that includes relevant in-house experience.
• Commercial Expertise: Proven experience drafting, negotiating and concluding complex commercial transactions
• Data Protection Knowledge: Strong expertise in data protection and e-privacy law
• Leadership and Influence: Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on complex matters involving multiple parties.

Desirable:

• Experience of using AI tooling within legal processes
• A practical understanding of intellectual property and competition law issues
• Experience of the insurance sector or other regulated sector

Our commitment to you

We are dedicated to developing valuable, inclusive, and user-friendly products and services that deliver positive outcomes for all of our customers. To achieve this, it’s essential that our teams reflect the diverse range of people in our community. We believe in being the change we wish to see in the world, by embracing our differences and holding ourselves accountable to being open and inclusive teammates and wider community members.

What we offer

We want to give you a great work environment, support your growth both personally and professionally, and provide benefits that make your time at RVU even more enjoyable. Here are some of the benefits you can look forward to:

• 10% discretionary yearly bonus and yearly pay reviews (based on RVU and personal performance)
• A hybrid working approach with 2 in-office days per week and up to 22 working days per year to \"work from anywhere\"
• Employer matching pension contributions up to 7.5%
• A one-off £300 “work from home” budget to help contribute towards a great work environment at home
• Excellent maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption leave policy, for those key moments in your life
• 25 days holiday (increasing to 30 days) + 2 days “my time” per year
• Private medical cover, critical illness cover, dental plans, and employee assistance programme
• Free gym access
• Employee discounts programme
• A healthy learning and training budget to support your development
• Electric vehicle and cycle to work schemes
• Regular events - from team socials to company-wide events with insightful external speakers, we want to make sure our colleagues continue to feel connected.