Senior Legal Counsel -Tech company
hace 2 días
Newcastle upon Tyne
Senior Legal Counsel Newcastle (This role is based full time in Newcastle) A high-growth consultancy operating at the intersection of finance, data, and technology is seeking a Legal Counsel to join its Legal & Compliance team. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll sit close to the business and directly enable complex commercial and technical deals. The work is fast-moving, intellectually demanding, and commercially critical. You’ll be trusted to take ownership of key contracts from day one, working across data licensing, research arrangements, and cutting-edge technology and SaaS agreements that underpin real-time decision-making in global markets. Key responsibilities • Own drafting, negotiation, and execution of high-value commercial contracts across data, research, SaaS, cloud, and IT services, • Structure and negotiate market data, exchange, and alternative data agreements in a complex regulatory environment, • Provide clear, commercial advice on risk allocation, including liability, IP, confidentiality, indemnities, termination, and regulatory constraints, • Build and evolve templates, playbooks, and contracting frameworks to scale legal capability, • Improve contract lifecycle management (CLM), governance, and operational efficiency, • Partner directly with senior stakeholders across Data, Technology, and Compliance to unblock deals and drive outcomes, • Ensure contracts are robust, compliant, and aligned with internal risk appetite and regulatory expectations, • Qualified solicitor (England & Wales or equivalent) with 3–6 years’ PQE, • Strong track record in negotiating technology, SaaS, or data-driven commercial contracts, • Confident, commercially minded negotiator who can move deals forward without losing control of risk, • Able to operate at pace, managing multiple live negotiations simultaneously, • High attention to detail with the ability to distil complexity into clear, practical advice, • Background in financial services, fintech, or investment management, • Exposure to market data, research, or alternative data licensing models, • Immediate ownership of meaningful, business-critical work, • Exposure to sophisticated global markets and fast-evolving technology, • Close partnership with highly technical and commercial teams, • A culture that values autonomy, pace, and accountability, • The opportunity to shape how legal operates in a rapidly scaling environment