Senior Commercial Counsel: Contracts, Negotiations & Growth

Experian; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Experian is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to act as a trusted adviser and lead negotiations on high-value client contracts. You will partner with senior leaders to shape the Legal-as-a-Product approach and drive improvements across contracting processes, governance, and scoping of strategic initiatives.

You will manage contract lifecycles, support transformation programs including M&A integration, and deliver practical legal solutions that align with business objectives in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with solid post-qualification experience in commercial contract law.
• Experience independently managing complex commercial contracting programmes and negotiations.
• Experience leading large-scale contracts and supporting important clients and commercial relationships.
• Experience designing and implementing process improvements, governance frameworks and contracting systems.
• Excellent commercial judgement, partner management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate at senior levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex, high-value commercial agreements for important clients and business opportunities.
• Manage contracts throughout their lifecycle, driving transactions through to successful execution while balancing legal and commercial risk.
• Draft, review and negotiate technology, data, software licensing, services and framework agreements.
• Optimize contracting processes, templates and playbooks to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Support business transformation programs, including M&A integration activities and legal service development.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Negotiation leadership

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Legal advisory

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Experian is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to act as a trusted adviser and lead negotiations on high-value client contracts. You will partner with senior leaders to shape the Legal-as-a-Product approach and drive improvements across contracting processes, governance, and scoping of strategic initiatives.

You will manage contract lifecycles, support transformation programs including M&A integration, and deliver practical legal solutions that align with business objectives in a fast-paced