Legal Director – Commercial Technology

Taylor Root Dusseldorf; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology consultancy in London seeks a Legal Director – Commercial Technology to lead their in-house legal team. The role involves managing a team of 7 commercial lawyers and engaging with partners to influence contracting strategies. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of PQE, expertise in public sector agreements, and experience from a top-tier law firm. Hybrid working with competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Excellent salary

Hybrid working

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a commercial technology lawyer with over 10 years of PQE.
• Excellent knowledge of public sector agreements and procurement regulations.
• Experience managing a team of lawyers and engaging with technology businesses.

Responsibilities

• Lead Government and Public Sector legal work on complex commercial deals.
• Engage at Partner level to influence strategy and contracting.
• Provide substantive legal advisory work and negotiations.

Skills

Commercial technology legal expertise

Public procurement knowledge

Team management

Client engagement

Education

Over 10 years’ PQE

Job description

Overview

Leading global technology services consultancy seeks Legal Director – Commercial Technology to join their highly skilled in-house legal team.

This is a newly created position to join a supportive and dynamic team, in a strategic role to be the Government and Public Sector legal lead on complex commercial deals and manage a team of 7 commercial lawyers. It will be to engage at Partner level in order to influence strategy and approach to contracting on both the client and supplier side, in addition to substantive legal advisory work and negotiations.

Responsibilities

• Lead Government and Public Sector legal work on complex commercial deals and manage a team of 7 commercial lawyers.
• Engage at Partner level to influence strategy and approach to contracting on both the client and supplier side.
• Provide substantive legal advisory work and negotiations.
• Own a broad spread of project work including IT system implementation agreements, outsourcing/managed services agreements, engagement agreements, MSAs, framework agreements, cross-border complex tech, digital transformation, licensing, cloud and managed services.
• Handle government and public sector agreements, tenders, RFP responses, and supplier agreements.

Qualifications

• Over 10 years’ PQE and proven experience as a commercial technology lawyer.
• Excellent knowledge of public sector agreements and public procurement regulations.
• Experience from a top tier City law firm and/or in-house.
• Experience managing a team of lawyers and working with technology/T&T businesses.

About you / Attributes

• Self-starter with gravitas, commercial acumen, and ability to improve processes across the business.
• Calm and proactive attitude; versatile, efficient, credible, persuasive; able to prioritise and adapt to changing circumstances in a challenging, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• Hybrid working, excellent salary and benefits package on offer.

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