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Commercial counsel position focused on revenue and procurement contracting. You’ll be the go-to partner for deal flow, helping to streamline negotiations, reduce friction, and coach non-legal stakeholders so they feel confident engaging Legal early and often.
Job Responsibility:
Lead negotiation and drafting of customer and commercial agreements to enable faster deal closure while maintaining appropriate risk protections for hx
Shape and streamline the procurement contracting process by introducing clear approval thresholds, standard fallback positions, and playbooks that help stakeholders self-serve
Partner with Sales, Procurement, and Finance to embed Legal earlier in deal cycles, providing practical guidance and training that build confidence in engaging Legal as a strategic partner
Modernise and standardise core commercial templates (including customer agreements, procurement contracts, NDAs, DPAs, and order forms) so they are robust, scalable, and easy for the business to use
Manage end-to-end deal flow for a high volume of commercial and procurement contracts, triaging effectively, tracking progress, and ensuring timely resolution of negotiations
Identify recurring risks and friction points across contracts and processes, and translate them into simple policies, playbooks, and process improvements that make commercial contracting more efficient and consistent
Requirements:
Acted as a commercial counsel (in-house or seconded) with primary responsibility for negotiating and drafting complex commercial and/or SaaS customer agreements and procurement contracts
Led contract negotiations directly with counterparties’ legal and commercial teams, demonstrating the ability to balance legal risk with commercial outcomes and to secure pragmatic compromises
Designed or materially improved contracting processes or legal operations (e.g. template suites, playbooks, approval matrices, clause libraries) that reduced cycle times or increased self-serve
Built strong cross-functional relationships with Sales, Procurement, Finance, and other stakeholders, influencing decision-making and helping teams understand acceptable risk and negotiation boundaries
Juggled a high-volume contract portfolio, using clear prioritisation and structured ways of working to keep deals moving while maintaining quality and consistency
Proactively identified legal, commercial, and operational risks in agreements and proposed proportionate mitigation strategies aligned to a defined risk appetite
What we offer:
£5,000 training and conference budget for individual and group development
25 days of holiday plus 8 bank holidays (33 days total)
Company pension scheme via Penfold
Mental health support and therapy via Spectrum.life