Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial Experian

Abundant Code; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus plan

Pension

Healthcare

Annual leave

Job summary

Experian is recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel to lead high-value commercial agreements and manage contracts across the lifecycle. The role partners with senior stakeholders to balance legal and commercial risk while enabling business growth.

The position offers a hybrid working pattern, a strong compensation package including a discretionary bonus plan, and core benefits such as pension and healthcare. Strong PQE and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with post-qualification experience in commercial contract law.
• Experience independently managing complex contracting programmes and negotiations.
• Experience leading large contracts and managing key client relationships.
• Experience designing governance frameworks and contracting systems.
• Excellent commercial judgement and senior-level influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-value commercial agreements with major clients.
• Manage contracts lifecycle from drafting to execution.
• Draft and negotiate technology, data, software licensing and services agreements.
• Improve contracting templates and playbooks to scale operations.
• Support business transformation initiatives including integration activities.

Skills

Commercial contracting

Negotiation leadership

Contract lifecycle management

Governance & process improvement

Senior stakeholder engagement

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial Overview

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

• Hybrid role - 40% office base
• Great compensation package and discretionary bonus plan
• Core benefits include pension, BUPA healthcare and more
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Internal Grade: C/EB7

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The role

At Experian, our Commercial Management Team plays a vital role in enabling business growth while ensuring legal and commercial risks are effectively managed. As Senior Legal Counsel, you'll be a trusted adviser to the business, leading negotiations on significant, high-value client contracts and helping shape how legal services are delivered through our innovative Legal-as-a-Product approach. You'll partner with senior partners to support strategic growth, transformation programs and continuous improvement across the organisation.

What you'll do

• 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.
• Optimise contracting processes, templates and playbooks to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Support business transformation programs, including M&A integration activities and legal service development.

What you'll need to bring to the role and Experian

• 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 that create operational excellence.
• Excellent commercial judgement, partner management and influencing skills, with the ability to operate at senior levels.

More about you

• You take ownership of complex matters and are comfortable leading negotiations.
• You enjoy creating structure, improving processes and advocating more efficient ways of working.
• You are commercially minded and can provide, legal advice and solutions that helps the business achieve its objectives.
• You excel in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and build trusted relationships across Legal, Sales, Compliance, Risk and Operations teams.

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