Senior Legal & Governance Lead

Hartford Care Ltd.; Basingstoke; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Hartford Care Group is seeking a senior, standalone Legal & Governance Lead to own the group’s legal, governance and corporate compliance. This hands‑on role has no direct reports and will control contracts, company secretarial, insurance and data protection, with authority to challenge senior stakeholders.

You will oversee the contract register, overseeing entities, filings, and board approvals while coordinating external advisers and legal spend. The role reports to the CFO/Executive Team.

Competenze

• Law degree or closely related qualification, or substantial senior legal/governance experience.
• Strong track record drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts with attention to risk.

Mansioni

• Owns legal, governance and corporate compliance framework across all entities.
• Reviews and negotiates commercial, supplier, service and property-related agreements.
• Maintains contracts register with renewal dates, obligations and risk areas.
• Oversees legal entity structure, Companies House filings and board approvals.
• Manages disputes with external advisers and legal spend.
• Leads insurance governance including renewals and claims oversight.
• Acts as or supports the UK GDPR Data Protection Officer function.
• Supports governance policies and board/exec level reporting.
• Supports acquisitions, restructures and strategic projects.

Conoscenze

Contract review & negotiation

Governance & compliance

Data protection (GDPR)

UK company & commercial law

Stakeholder challenge & risk awareness

Formazione

Law degree or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

Hartford Care Group is seeking a senior, standalone Legal & Governance Lead to own the group’s legal, governance and corporate compliance. This hands‑on role has no direct reports and will control contracts, company secretarial, insurance and data protection, with authority to challenge senior stakeholders.

You will oversee the contract register, overseeing entities, filings, and board approvals while coordinating external advisers and legal spend. The role reports to the CFO/Executive Team.