Head of Legal

Overview

In this role, you will lead and develop the legal function to enable business growth with commercially focused advice. You will partner with the Executive Team on governance, complex negotiations, and strategic projects, shaping risk management and process improvements. As a trusted adviser, you’ll support senior leaders and drive a high-performing legal team across key commercial and technology agreements. This is an opportunity to influence how the merged Daisy-O2 Business operates at executive level and impacts scale and efficiency.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (up to 30)
• Extra day per year of service
• Birthday or wedding day off
• £500 referral bonus
• Professional development
• Eye care vouchers and Medicash membership

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing legal team of solicitors and contract managers
• Act as trusted adviser to the Executive Team and senior leaders with pragmatic, commercially focused legal guidance
• Lead legal support for key customer, supplier, technology and strategic commercial agreements
• Oversee complex contract negotiations and manage legal risk across the business
• Support General Counsel on corporate governance, strategic projects and Board-level matters
• Drive continuous improvement in processes, best practices and technology within the legal function

Key requirements

• Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales) or equivalent
• Experienced commercial lawyer with strong negotiation skills
• Proven leadership of legal teams and people
• Trusted adviser to senior stakeholders and executives
• Commercially astute with sound risk judgement
• Ability to simplify complex legal issues into practical solutions
• Pragmatic, proactive and results-focused

• trusted adviser to senior stakeholders
• pragmatic
• proactive
• negotiation skills
• contract negotiations
• risk management

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