Senior Legal Counsel

Vodafone Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international telecommunications company seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join the Vodafone IoT team in London. This role requires a qualified solicitor or barrister with over 10 years of experience, specifically in negotiating complex commercial agreements. Responsibilities include providing legal advice on strategic projects and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions. The role offers a collaborative environment with opportunities for hybrid working and generous benefits including a discretionary bonus and extensive leave policies.

Benefits

Discretionary yearly bonus: 20%

Car allowance

Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Work from abroad up to 20 days a year

Charity days

Quarterly Spirit Days for personal development and wellbeing

Maternity leave: 52 weeks with various payment options

Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid

Private pension with matching contributions

Voluntary Private Medical and Dental insurance

Additional discounts on retail, gym, cinema, and more

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ post-qualification experience required.
• Experience in a fast-paced, evolving environment essential.
• Ability to manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on strategic projects and agreements.
• Negotiate bespoke partnership contracts.
• Support transformative initiatives and compliance.

Skills

Qualified solicitor or barrister (UK or European jurisdiction)

Drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements

Project management

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving and analytical skills

Fluent in English

Job description

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

Joining Vodafone IoT’s team means being part of a growing, purpose-driven organisation at the forefront of innovation. Our teams are made up of curious minds, problem-solvers, and forward-thinkers across the world who thrive in a collaborative, high-performing, inclusive environment.

What you’ll do

Join Vodafone IoT as a Senior Legal Counsel and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of connected technology. You’ll work at the heart of our IoT business, providing pragmatic and business-focused legal advice on strategic projects and complex commercial agreements. From negotiating bespoke partnership contracts to supporting transformative initiatives, you’ll be a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Vodafone Group. This is a dynamic role where you’ll navigate multi-jurisdictional challenges, manage risk proactively, and help develop innovative legal practices and templates. Your expertise will enable us to deliver cutting‑edge solutions while ensuring compliance and protecting our business interests.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who brings a mix of experience, curiosity, and drive to make a real impact:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (UK or European jurisdiction) with 10+ years’ post‑qualification experience
• Strong background in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritising effectively under tight deadlines
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders
• Resilient and adaptable, thriving in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Commercially astute with proven problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 20%
• Car allowance
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays
• Enjoy working up to 20 days a year from abroad
• Charity days
• Wellbeing: Quarterly Spirit Days to focus on wellbeing and personal development
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months – working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Voluntary Private Medical and Dental insurance plans.
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

With more than 200 million device connections around the world, Vodafone IoT is a global leader in managed IoT connectivity – connecting people, places and devices. We help create a smarter, more sustainable, and more connected world – from enabling smart cities and autonomous vehicles to transforming healthcare, agriculture, and logistics. Our work shapes the digital future of businesses – allowing them to effectively manage and monitor their operations using IoT. As a global leader in IoT connectivity – operating in more than 180 countries across the globe – we empower individuals, businesses, and entire industries to unlock their potential through technology that’s secure, scalable, and future‑ready. Vodafone IoT is a subsidiary of Vodafone Group.

Vodafone Group is a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people’s lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn’t a concept; it’s lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You’ll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. We’re committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to the Application adjustments section of our careers website for guidance.

Together we can.

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