Head of Legal, Regulatory

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

M&S is seeking a Head of Legal, Regulatory to lead a high-performing team and advise on regulatory matters. The role involves overseeing compliance frameworks, managing investigations, and acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership. This position offers significant responsibilities within an inclusive and dynamic environment, with various employee benefits.

Benefits

20% colleague discount on products

Competitive holiday entitlement

Discretionary bonus schemes

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Dedicated induction and training programs

Industry-leading parental and family policies

24/7 Virtual GP access

Charity volunteer day

Qualifications

• Extensive post-qualification experience in Regulatory Law.
• Proven experience handling regulatory investigations and prosecutions.
• Track record of developing and implementing compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Leading regulatory investigations and litigation.
• Managing and developing the Regulatory Legal team.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory law and risk appetite.

Skills

Regulatory Law

Competition Law

Anti-bribery Compliance

Leadership

Team Management

Education

Qualified solicitor (England & Wales)

Job description

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We’re looking for a strategic, commercially minded, and highly experienced legal leader to join M&S as our Head of Legal, Regulatory. This is a pivotal role, responsible for advising on a wide range of regulatory matters and related investigations and litigation, and ensuring M&S operates within its legal and compliance risk appetite.

You’ll lead a high-performing team, manage external counsel, and act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and the Board on regulatory risks and legal strategy.

To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.

What you’ll do

Your key accountabilities will include

• Ensuring M&S complies with regulatory law and operates within its legal risk appetite.
• Leading on regulatory investigations, enquiries, litigation and enforcement actions (civil and criminal).
• Leading M&S’ relationship with the CMA and other regulators.
• Partnering the Plan A team on ESG.
• Designing and maintaining compliance frameworks in collaboration with business teams. Horizon scanning for new and emerging regulatory developments.
• Managing and developing the Regulatory Legal team, including lawyers and paralegals. Overseeing external legal counsel and ensuring cost-effective legal support.
• Chairing the Mandatory Training Group and overseeing company-wide compliance training. Maintaining strong relationships with key regulators (CMA, GCA, FCA).

What’s in it for you

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, service to every customer, whenever, wherever and however they want to shop with us.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• After completing your probationary period, you’ll receive 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third-party brands for you and a member of your household.
• Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days!
• Discretionary bonus schemes awarded based on how you achieve your personal objectives and our performance as a business.
• A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• A dedicated welcome to our teams with a tailored induction and a wide range of training programmes to develop your skills.
• Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices portal to maximise your financial and personal wellbeing.
• Industry-leading parental, adoption and neonatal policies, providing support and flexibility for your family.
• Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support for all colleagues including access to our 24/7 Virtual GP and PAM Assist to support you and your family.
• A charity volunteer day to support a charity or cause you're passionate about through a dedicated day away from work.

Who you are

Your skills and experience will include

• Qualified solicitor (England & Wales) with extensive post-qualification experience in Regulatory Law, including competition law and anti-bribery and sanctions compliance.
• Proven experience handling regulatory investigations and prosecutions.
• Track record of developing and implementing compliance frameworks.
• Strong leadership, team management, and delegation skills.

Everyone’s welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.