Senior Corporate Counsel: Strategic Contracts & Growth

CDW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CDW seeks a senior corporate solicitor (8+ years PQE) to support a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. You will lead negotiations on supplier, partner, and customer contracts, advise on strategic initiatives, and help manage legal risk while partnering with sales teams.

The role also involves mentoring junior team members, supporting acquisitions and divestitures, and guiding on regulatory/compliance issues across data protection, competition, and governance, enabling business

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales with around 8–10 years of relevant legal experience.
• Strong contract negotiation skills across supplier, partner, and customer contracts.
• Experience with public sector procurement and TUPE transactions.
• Ability to assess risk pragmatically while aligning with business objectives.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influence at senior levels.
• Autonomy and initiative in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations of global agreements with customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Manage a small legal team and provide practical, business-focused advice.
• Advise on procurement tenders and IT public sector frameworks.
• Support acquisitions, divestitures, and strategic transactions.
• Stay ahead of legal and regulatory developments like data protection and competition.
• Develop scalable, multi-jurisdictional processes for transactions.
• Mentor junior lawyers to develop commercial acumen.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial transactions

Public sector procurement

TUPE transactions

Data protection basics

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales

Job description

CDW seeks a senior corporate solicitor (8+ years PQE) to support a broad range of corporate and commercial matters. You will lead negotiations on supplier, partner, and customer contracts, advise on strategic initiatives, and help manage legal risk while partnering with sales teams.

The role also involves mentoring junior team members, supporting acquisitions and divestitures, and guiding on regulatory/compliance issues across data protection, competition, and governance, enabling business