Legal Counsel

The Company

Sacco Mann is working alongside an international intranet software innovator, that connects over three million employees to leading global names. Their team of customer-focused problem solvers are passionate about helping organizations to communicate better, doing so by constantly working to improve every service and product on offer.

The Role

This is a brand new role, reporting to the CFO and supporting the review and approval of commercial / corporate contractual agreements covering existing and new customers and suppliers.

The successful candidate will manage the insurance arrangements for the whole Group, providing input and suggestions and ensuring they are fit for purpose, cost effective and managed from inception through to renewals. You'll also review and update the contracts and related policies (New Business, Customer, Renewals, Data Protection, Privacy, Interco licence agreements etc) and provide advice and guidance to the business, where appropriate on a wide range of legal matters and ensure the Legal function gets included in relevant document updates etc.

The Person

• Qualified lawyer with commercial contracts experience of c3 - 7 years PQE.
• UK legal experience essential; US experience desirable.
• Familiarity with managing insurance arrangements.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Pragmatic and commercial attitude.
• Used to working in a busy, pressurised environment with tight turn-around times on contracts.
• Strong focus on commercial risk management and risk mitigation to Protect Group interests.
• SAAS experience desirable but not essential.

This is a business with offices in New York, Tulsa, and Manchester which operates across North America, EMEA, and Australia. The ideal arrangement would be for this person to be based from the UK's HQ in central Manchester 3 days a week.

A competitive salary and benefits package are included - For a confidential discussion, please contact steve.shakespeare@saccomann.com or call his DL 0113 467 9789.