Senior Legal Counsel

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What you'll do

Partner Markets Legal is a professional and approachable legal team that facilitates the strategic objectives of Partner Markets by providing pragmatic, solutions-focused and innovative legal advice whilst at all times identifying and appropriately managing risk. We are part of the Strategic Transactions Team in Legal & Business Integrity, together with Corporate, Investments, Brand & IP, Patents and Technology & Outsourcing legal teams. This Senior Legal Counsel will report to the Lead Counsel, Partner Markets and will assist them in providing high quality legal support to the business on all legal aspects of its commercial operations. The lawyer will have the accountabilities and competencies set out below.

• Negotiating complex contracts for new partnerships, renewals, amendments and the offering of in-life products and services. Advising on new legal structures for alliances.
• Advising on strategic and legal issues, including providing clear and constructive advice on a range of queries from the business, such as on commercial, IPR and regulatory matters.
• Resolving disputes, protecting Vodafone's position by proactively enforcing contractual rights and settling disputes in Vodafone's favour.
• Implementing compliance controls, undertaking legal assurance activities and advising on risk mitigation, particularly for Vodafone branded Partners and those operating in high risk jurisdictions. Driving a culture of good contract management, striving for continuous improvement in compliance, brand protection and legal innovation.
• Proactively building effective legal, compliance and external affairs relationships within the organisation. Developing a strong mutual understanding of respective strategies and objectives to resolve internal differences, to ensure that Partner Markets can represent Vodafone appropriately and to ensure smooth deal governance.

Who you are

• Legally qualified with significant experience gained in-house and/or at a leading law firm. You will have an expert knowledge of contract and commercial law, with experience in at least some of the following areas: dispute resolution, corporate, compliance, telecommunications law and regulation.
• Excellent communicator, fluent in written and spoken English with a strong track record of handling complex negotiations with senior external stakeholders. Experience in structuring legal transactions and protecting core assets through legal and commercial mechanisms. Excellent drafting skills.
• High emotional intelligence with ability to flex style in order to influence, persuade and resolve conflict at all levels, both internally at Vodafone and externally with Partners working in different cultures.
• A clear understanding of the structure of a large international organisation and how it functions with previous exposure to complementary areas of business operations (e.g. enterprise, consumer, procurement, roaming, group functions vs. operating companies).
• A strong team player with an innovation mind-set - comfortable working in areas which are undefined or unclear from a legal perspective with an ability to bring structure and clarity to a given situation. Comfortable both contributing to particular initiatives and working autonomously as required.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

What's in it for you

We want you to feel happy and fulfilled at work, without compromising the other things in life that matter to you. There are lots of ways we support this, including hybrid working and generous parental leave. You'll also get four Spirit Days a year to focus on your personal development and wellbeing, plus a host of other great benefits too.

• Discretionary yearly bonus: 20%
• Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630 per month.
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private medical family plan: fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone.

As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status.

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Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.