Legal Director

eBay; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global tech company is seeking a Legal Director for its UK Marketplace team. This role involves leading a team of lawyers, developing legal strategies, and ensuring compliance for eBay’s operations. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in technology law and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of post-qualification experience in technology.
• Ability to manage a team of legal professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of UK Lawyers supporting general legal matters.
• Develop and support the legal strategy for compliance.

Skills

Communication

Analytical

Problem-Solving

Education

UK qualification as a lawyer

Job description

At eBay, we're more than a global ecommerce leader — we’re changing the way the world shops and sells. Our platform empowers millions of buyers and sellers in more than 190 markets around the world. We’re committed to pushing boundaries and leaving our mark as we reinvent the future of ecommerce for enthusiasts.

Our customers are our compass, authenticity thrives, bold ideas are welcome, and everyone can bring their unique selves to work — every day. We're in this together, sustaining the future of our customers, our company, and our planet.

Join a team of passionate thinkers, innovators, and dreamers — and help us connect people and build communities to create economic opportunity for all.

Legal Director, Marketplace UK

This could be your chance to practice pioneering law for an innovative global tech company! eBay seeks an agile and creative senior attorney to join the legal team leading eBay’s UK Marketplace Legal team.

We are looking for leaders who want to build a marketplace that brings people together to spark unexpected joy. Does this sound like you? If so, we’d love to talk to you.

What you will accomplish:

• Lead a team of talented UK Lawyers who support and guide the business team in general legal matters, developing and inspiring them.
• Develop and support the legal strategy for key areas, ensuring compliance as a major ecommerce platform.
• Work as part of a global leadership team, sharing best practices and fostering a strong and cohesive culture across regions and teams.
• Enable internal teams to deliver an outstanding buyer and seller experience, embracing appropriate levels of smart risk.
• Build strong collaborations with functional groups within the company on transactional work and policy review, including Finance, Accounting, Corporate Development, Marketing, Tax, Information Security, Privacy, Trust, and Risk.

What you will bring:

• 12+ years of post-qualification experience in the technology space, preferably with multi-jurisdiction platform-based business models.
• Ability to develop, inspire, and manage a team of legal professionals.
• Proven ability to think strategically and work across a complex matrix of global collaborators, providing strong legal analysis and practical business recommendations.
• Experience managing and delivering multiple top-priority projects independently.
• Ability to build positive relationships quickly and interact comfortably with junior to senior business leaders.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible and agile problem solver, capable of navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
• Passion for innovation, being a change maker, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to handle a variety of projects with scope for flexibility.

Experience in the following areas is desired:

• Privacy/data protection
• Regulatory compliance
• Intellectual property
• Consumer protection
• Commercial structuring, drafting, and negotiation
• UK qualification as a lawyer

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