Senior Legal Counsel (Sustainability Business)

Schneider Electric; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company seeks a Senior Legal Counsel for its Sustainability Business in London. The role involves providing legal and compliance support, managing contracts, and acting as a business partner to help achieve sustainability goals. The ideal candidate will have a strong legal background, excellent communication skills, and experience in a dynamic environment, working closely with stakeholders across various functions.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunities for personal responsibility and career growth

Collaboration within global teams

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor authorized to practice in England.
• At least 5 years' relevant PQE in commercial law.
• Fluent in English with great technological skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver legal, regulatory and compliance services to the Sustainability Business.
• Prepare and review contracts, ensuring compliance with laws and policies.
• Provide strategic support and advice to business stakeholders.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Commercial Awareness

Education

Bachelor of Laws degree

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel (Sustainability Business)

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Senior Legal Counsel (Sustainability Business)

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Schneider Electric’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life is On. Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency. We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centres, infrastructure and industries.

We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems, and we are passionate about our shared values of Meaningful Purpose, Inclusion and Empowerment.

The role
We are recruiting a Senior Legal Counsel, to join our Global Legal Team and be responsible for providing legal and compliance support to our Sustainability Business.

As an organisation and individuals, we believe that trust is a foundational value and we put it at the heart of how we work at Schneider Electric. We build trusted teams through our leadership expectations, by creating equal opportunities, harnessing the power of all generations, championing well-being and new ways of working.

Mission
You will be responsible for delivery of legal, regulatory and compliance services to the Sustainability Business, which provides a range of goods and services to help companies transform their energy management and achieve sustainability goals. You will operate as a key business partner to provide strategic support and advice, working on a wide range of commercial and compliance matters.

Location
This role supports a flexible hybrid model, and it will allow some home working to be combined with office attendance. The role will be based at our London office in Victoria. You should expect regular travel within the UKI zone and occasional travel to other locations in Europe as business need is determined. Travel may include some overnight stays.

What will you do?
Preparing, reviewing and supporting negotiations of a number of contracts including industry standard contracts and contracts for the supply of software (stand-alone and SaaS)
Reviewing and preparing templates
Providing claims support and overseeing litigation
Helping to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Group policies
Supporting back office functions, where required
Providing training and facilitating our compliance programs
Other general legal support as reasonably required by Legal Management to service the UK operations.

What will help you to be successful?
A fully qualified solicitor authorized to practice in England with a Master’s/Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent and at least 5 years' relevant PQE in commercial law
Fluent in English (written and verbal) with great technological skills
Worked in an international company or major law firm and has a proven track record operating in a busy, fast-paced environment
Worked proactively and closely with business stakeholders to identify and analyse critical commercial and legal issues
Apply legal expertise to deliver solutions
Confident with fantastic interpersonal skills, commercially minded, highly organised, and able to work effectively in teams
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Able to work independently and manage large volumes of work

What do we offer?
We are offering an interesting job with a range of activities providing a high level of personal responsibility and broad prospects
Excellent opportunity to join a global company
Competitive compensation and benefits
Opportunity to develop based on clear career paths, to grow through experience and exposure
Collaboration within cross-regional and global teams

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Diversity is our heritage and our future. Be a part of it.
At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.

We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.

Let us learn about you! Apply today.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric - apply today!

€36 billion global revenue
+13% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
#1 on the Global 100 World’s most sustainable corporations

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here
Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.

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