Head of Legal and Commercial Contracts
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £90000 – £130000/annum
Radius is seeking Head of Legal and Commercial Contracts for a large Datacentre based in London.
The Head of Legal Corporate Counsel, UK will bring a proactive, business and solution-oriented mindset to legal matters, an enterprise lens and a proven ability to work collaboratively across the organisation.
You will be leading a team of 4 and also external Legal counsel, providing practical, business-focused and sound legal advice to the Design, Engineering & Construction, Finance, Sales and Operations teams.
Provide proactive and strategic legal advice that enables my client to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing legal risk.
Manage the legal work for complex business transactions and agreements with consultants, contractors, and customers.
Responsible for supporting legal matters involving the Design, Engineering & Construction and Operations teams, including negotiating agreements, governance and contract management, and assisting with the management of outside counsel.
Supporting the roll out and ongoing monitoring and conformity with group/ regional compliance policies covering key regulatory areas.
Structure, review, draft and negotiate various vendor agreements, including construction contracts and supply agreements.
Lead negotiations on complex commercial contracts, including commercial lease agreements, colocation agreements, repeatable lease templates.
Support legal strategy for commercial contracts with contractors and customers, including contract management and governance.
Responsible for legal work and supervision of outside counsel associated with development, engineering, and construction projects, including professional services agreements, supplier contracts, master agreements, and purchase orders.
Support the legal department in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives and standardization of working practices across the region.
5+ years of relevant post qualification legal experience.
Experience with commercial contracts.
Experience in supporting group compliance activities, including developing policies, providing training and monitoring.
Experience within the datacentre or construction or telecommunications industry preferred, but not required.
Well-rounded corporate and commercial lawyer who is also practical and business-minded.
Strong communication, negotiation and legal writing skills. Impeccable integrity, credibility, character and ethics
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