Legal Counsel - Commercial Contracting

Rolls-Royce; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private healthcare (LuxMed)

Group life insurance

Eyewear subsidy

Extracurricular subsidies (cafeteria,

Multisport card

Remote work allowance

PPK contributions

Extra vacation days

Hybrid work model

Office in Kraków Unity Tower

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Kraków Global Capability Centre is seeking a Legal Counsel (Commercial Contracting) to support supplier and customer contracting across the business. You will draft, negotiate and interpret agreements, applying templates and playbooks, and provide practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.

You will work with procurement and customer-facing teams, guiding junior colleagues and contributing to knowledge management and improved workflows, including responsible AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Fluent written and spoken English with legal drafting ability.
• Experience in procurement, supplier or customer contracting is desirable.
• Ability to manage matters independently and guide junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and interpret contracts across procurement and customer contracting.
• Support negotiations with suppliers and customers within scope and authority.
• Progress matters with commercial judgement and timely execution.
• Identify and escalate legal and commercial risks early with clear briefs.
• Collaborate with General Counsel, Procurement and Customer contracting teams and mentor junior staff.

Skills

English proficiency

Commercial contracting

Independent matter management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Law degree (Polish Magister Prawa or equivalent)

Job description

Job DescriptionLegal Counsel (Commercial Contracting)Kraków, PolandFull timeWhy join Rolls-Royce?At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.As Legal Counsel (Commercial Contracting), you will join a growing legal team in the Rolls-Royce Global Capability Centre in Kraków, working as part of our global General Counsel function. You will provide practical, timely legal support across supplier and customer contracting, including drafting and negotiation support and interpreting existing agreements. Your responsibilities will reflect your level of experience, with independent management of appropriate matters, guidance of junior colleagues and the opportunity to help shape a new technology-enabled way of delivering legal services.You will support contracting activity across Rolls-Royce businesses and functions, working with Procurement, customer-facing teams and General Counsel colleagues. The portfolio will include supplier and customer agreements, with exposure to international stakeholders and complex commercial contracting matters.What you will be doing:Draft, review and interpret contracts : Provide practical, timely and technically sound legal advice on procurement and customer contracting, including new agreements, renewals and amendments. Use approved templates and playbooks to produce clear drafts and mark-ups, explaining legal issues and options in a way that supports business decisionsSupport negotiations: Prepare legal positions, clause comparisons and workable fallback options, and negotiate within agreed scope and authority. Identify associated legal risks and issues and provide legal input to procurement and customer-facing colleagues, as part of a cohesive and collaborative Rolls-Royce teamProgress matters with sound judgement: Manage appropriate matters independently, within agreed scope and authority, seeking senior or specialist input when required. Establish the facts, commercial context, dependencies and deadlines, and apply the relevant contracting requirements to progress matters effectivelyIdentify and escalate risk: Recognise material legal and commercial issues, uncertainties and urgent deadlines early. Assess their potential impact and prepare or contribute to concise, decision-ready escalation briefs setting out the issue, options and recommendation. Propose practical ways to manage, minimise or mitigate risk while supporting the intended business outcome, seeking senior or specialist input when requiredCollaborate and develop: Build trusted relationships across General Counsel, Procurement and Customer contracting teams. Guide and review junior colleagues’ work, sharing practical advice and feedback to support their development. Contribute to training, knowledge management and the active sharing of contracting best practice across the legal function and the businessImprove how we work: Keep accurate matter and decision records, protect privilege and confidentiality, share learning and help improve templates, playbooks and technology-enabled workflows, including the responsible use of AIPosition requirements:A law degree (Polish Magister Prawa or equivalent international law degree), a sound foundation in contract law and qualification appropriate to the jurisdiction in which you qualifiedFluent written and spoken English, including legal English, with clear drafting, interpretation, analysis and communication skillsRelevant commercial contracting experience and the ability to manage matters independently and guide junior colleagues. Around +5 years’ post-qualification experience may be indicative of the level required, but applications will be considered based on the skills and experience demonstratedYou will bring sound commercial judgement and business acumen, using these to solve complex problems and prioritise competing demands to meet challenging deadlines. You will communicate and influence confidently across functions and levels, building collaborative relationships. You will also be motivated, adaptable and comfortable working with appropriate autonomy in a fast-paced environmentPreferred qualifications and experience :Experience with procurement, supply-chain, customer or complex industrial contracts, ideally within a multinational organisationExposure to English-law or other common-law commercial contracts; an England and Wales practising certificate is welcome but not essentialExperience in an in-house legal team, legal operations, shared services or a centre of excellenceCommercial curiosity, collaborative judgement and an interest in responsible technology-enabled legal deliveryExperience in either German or New York law contracting is welcome but not essentialWhat do we offer:Annual bonus based on financial results and employee performance evaluationEmployer financed private healthcare at LuxMed for employees. Additional packages can be purchasedGroup life insuranceSubsidy for glasses/contact lenses worn for work, up to the amount of PLN 600 gross, every two yearsSubsidy for extra-curricular activities within the cafeteria system on the myBenefit platform/subsidy for Multisport cards, up to the amount of PLN 100 gross per monthInternet and electricity allowance for remote work, in the amount of PLN 100 gross per monthIncreased funding for the Employee Capital Plans (PPK) program; Rolls-Royce Sp. z o.o. contributes 3% to this programAdditional vacation days based on length of serviceHybrid work model (min. 2 days from office)undefinedWork in a modern office located in the Krakow center – the Unity Tower (ul. Lubomirskiego 20)The Kraków Rolls-Royce Global Capability Centre represents an exciting new chapter in the growth of Rolls-Royce Group Business Services. Designed to support global operations and employee services, the Centre is a key hub for enabling operational efficiency and strengthening global business processes. It delivers exceptional services across finance, procurement, HR, Data Analytics and Service Management.Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.Job CategoryLegal CounselPosting Date09 Nov 2026; 00:11Posting End Date22 Nov 2026