Role Introduction
OneAdvanced is seeking an accomplished lawyer or contracts manager to join our dynamic Commercial Legal Team to cover an impending maternity leave. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the business to deliver against its growth ambitions across the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA, encompassing all its commercial sectors. Your expertise will ensure compliance, mitigate risks, and drive the company's growth while maintaining our commitment to legal and ethical standards.
As Legal Counsel, you will drive legal excellence, manage complex contractual landscapes, and align legal strategies with OneAdvanced’s broader business objectives. The position offers a unique opportunity to lead in an agile, fast-paced environment and collaborate across functions to deliver impactful legal solutions.
Please note this is a 12-month FTC role working in a hybrid working pattern with our Birmingham Mailbox office.
What You Will Do
Reporting to the Head of Legal, Commercial, your responsibilities will include:
Deal Structuring and Closing:
Collaborate with Go-to-Market Teams to secure strategic agreements with customers and partners, managing multiple high-value projects under tight deadlines. Contractual Breadth:
Draft, review, and negotiate a comprehensive suite of commercial contracts for a SaaS provider, including MSAs, bespoke terms, RFP terms, supplier agreements, partner agreements, licensing agreements, escrow agreements, call-off contracts, and DPAs. Privacy and Data Protection:
A good grasp of privacy and data protection principles to adequately review and negotiate data processing agreements and support the legal commercial team with any privacy and data protection queries, escalating to the Data Protection Office and Senior Privacy Counsel as needed. Contractual Risk Management:
Offer strategic counsel on contractual risks and commercial parameters, maintaining an up-to-date legal risk register to proactively flag issues for executive action. Legal Operations:
Collaborate with the Legal Operations Director to enhance legal team efficiency, streamline processes, and implement cutting-edge legal technology solutions. Training and Development:
Deliver tailored training to internal teams on contractual law development, negotiation and drafting skills, data privacy, and best practices, while driving the development of standardized legal templates and precedents. Strategic Collaboration:
Partner with cross-functional teams, including sales, product development, and finance, to identify and mitigate legal risks throughout the SaaS lifecycle. Contentious Matters and Dispute Resolution:
Support the Head of Legal in managing contentious matters, providing strategic oversight and resolution expertise. What You Will Have We are looking for a legal professional with: Extensive SaaS Expertise:
3+ years of experience managing the full lifecycle of SaaS contracts. Privacy and Data Protection Knowledge:
In-depth understanding of GDPR and other global privacy regulations, with proven experience in negotiating data processing agreements and providing initial privacy and data protection advice. Qualified Legal Credentials:
UK-qualified solicitor with a strong grasp of public procurement law, government framework contracts, and commercial contracts. Negotiation Skills:
Exceptional negotiation and drafting skills with the ability to manage high-stakes agreements. Legal Operations Experience:
Demonstrated ability to partner with legal operations leaders to improve efficiency and adopt innovative legal technologies. Tech-Savvy:
Familiarity with legal tech tools and proficiency in leveraging them to streamline operations. Commercial Acumen:
A proven ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes with a business-focused, value-driven approach. Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement:
Strong interpersonal skills to manage and influence key stakeholders across varying levels of the business. Agility and Resilience:
A proactive, adaptable mindset to embrace continuous learning and change within a high-growth environment. Customer-Centric Focus:
A commitment to delivering excellence for internal and external clients, placing their needs at the core of decision-making processes. Innovative Problem-Solving:
A creative, solution-oriented professional with a strong work ethic and a pragmatic approach to achieving results. This role presents a rare opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking SaaS company operating on a global scale. If you are a seasoned legal professional ready to make a transformative impact, we encourage you to apply. Who We Are OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to
power the world of work
and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors. We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive, and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work but empowers the growth, ambitions, and talent of our people.
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Collaborate with Go-to-Market Teams to secure strategic agreements with customers and partners, managing multiple high-value projects under tight deadlines. Contractual Breadth:
Draft, review, and negotiate a comprehensive suite of commercial contracts for a SaaS provider, including MSAs, bespoke terms, RFP terms, supplier agreements, partner agreements, licensing agreements, escrow agreements, call-off contracts, and DPAs. Privacy and Data Protection:
A good grasp of privacy and data protection principles to adequately review and negotiate data processing agreements and support the legal commercial team with any privacy and data protection queries, escalating to the Data Protection Office and Senior Privacy Counsel as needed. Contractual Risk Management:
Offer strategic counsel on contractual risks and commercial parameters, maintaining an up-to-date legal risk register to proactively flag issues for executive action. Legal Operations:
Collaborate with the Legal Operations Director to enhance legal team efficiency, streamline processes, and implement cutting-edge legal technology solutions. Training and Development:
Deliver tailored training to internal teams on contractual law development, negotiation and drafting skills, data privacy, and best practices, while driving the development of standardized legal templates and precedents. Strategic Collaboration:
Partner with cross-functional teams, including sales, product development, and finance, to identify and mitigate legal risks throughout the SaaS lifecycle. Contentious Matters and Dispute Resolution:
Support the Head of Legal in managing contentious matters, providing strategic oversight and resolution expertise. What You Will Have We are looking for a legal professional with: Extensive SaaS Expertise:
3+ years of experience managing the full lifecycle of SaaS contracts. Privacy and Data Protection Knowledge:
In-depth understanding of GDPR and other global privacy regulations, with proven experience in negotiating data processing agreements and providing initial privacy and data protection advice. Qualified Legal Credentials:
UK-qualified solicitor with a strong grasp of public procurement law, government framework contracts, and commercial contracts. Negotiation Skills:
Exceptional negotiation and drafting skills with the ability to manage high-stakes agreements. Legal Operations Experience:
Demonstrated ability to partner with legal operations leaders to improve efficiency and adopt innovative legal technologies. Tech-Savvy:
Familiarity with legal tech tools and proficiency in leveraging them to streamline operations. Commercial Acumen:
A proven ability to navigate complex contractual landscapes with a business-focused, value-driven approach. Exceptional Stakeholder Engagement:
Strong interpersonal skills to manage and influence key stakeholders across varying levels of the business. Agility and Resilience:
A proactive, adaptable mindset to embrace continuous learning and change within a high-growth environment. Customer-Centric Focus:
A commitment to delivering excellence for internal and external clients, placing their needs at the core of decision-making processes. Innovative Problem-Solving:
A creative, solution-oriented professional with a strong work ethic and a pragmatic approach to achieving results. This role presents a rare opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking SaaS company operating on a global scale. If you are a seasoned legal professional ready to make a transformative impact, we encourage you to apply. Who We Are OneAdvanced is one of the UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to
power the world of work
and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors. We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive, and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work but empowers the growth, ambitions, and talent of our people.
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