Senior Legal Counsel - Technology

at  Penneys

In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Delivering high quality and timely legal advice to get the best outcome both legally and commercially on all technology-related matters, including business critical digital transformation initiatives.
• Negotiating, drafting and reviewing a broad range of ICT and outsourcing contracts, in partnership with relevant stakeholders and with the support of external counsel where necessary.
• Building strong relationships and collaborating across a range of business functions, including retail, technology, marketing, finance, people & culture and supply chain.
• Influencing strategic and operational decision making by stakeholders at all levels of the Primark business.
• Participating in the development of a high performing legal team with specific responsibility for managing direct reports.
• Staying abreast of emerging technologies (AI, blockchain etc.) and their legal implications for Primark’s business and ambitious expansion plans.
• Effectively collaborating with outside law firms when needed and coordinating advice for a non-legal audience. Managing timelines and budgets for this as required to ensure maximum value for the Primark business

Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:

• Qualified lawyer with at least 7-10 years PQE from a leading law firm or in-house legal department
• Strong technology and commercial contact drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience coordinating and managing large projects and contributing to their success.
• History of developing effective working relationships and influencing across all levels of a busy organisation
• Familiarity preparing a legal strategy and navigating complex issues.
• International experience or experience working in the fashion or retail sectors is a plus.
• Enthusiastic and commercially savvy legal adviser with a reputation as a problem solver
• Team player with strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strategic thinker who can facilitate business decisions that are grounded in a practical application of law and business goals.
• Prioritises and manages a busy workload whilst maintaining consistently high standards and meeting deadlines.
• Capable of applying a rigorous legal interpretation and challenging when necessary, while helping drive business objectives