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Job description
This position will suit someone who thrives on variety, visibility, and responsibility. At its core, the role involves negotiating and structuring high-value outsourcing, managed services, and cloud infrastructure agreements (often exceeding £150m) with leading global consultancies and technology providers. It combines expertise in servers, data centres, hyper-cloud, and storage, with the ability to understand and advise on the financing aspects of large-scale hardware / software deals., * Lead on large-scale outsourcing, managed services, and infrastructure deals (£150m+)
- Advise on hardware / software sales and financing structures
- Partner with business leaders on new service development and delivery models
- Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal guidance to senior stakeholders
- Manage and develop contract managers, fostering visibility and collaboration
- Support cross-border transactions, primarily across EMEA with some APAC involvement
Requirements
We're working on an excellent senior opportunity for a seasoned deals / commercial Counsel to join a leading technology and services organisation. This is a role designed for an individual with a rare blend of deep infrastructure expertise and strong commercial contracting skills, ideally complemented by financial services knowledge, but not essential., * Qualified commercial contracts lawyer with strong infrastructure and cloud background, based in the UK but happy to be remote with meetings from time to time
- Proven experience in large-scale outsourcing and managed services transactions
- Strong understanding of financing mechanisms for technology deals (bonus)
- Skilled negotiator with experience in high-value, complex contracts
- Collaborative leader with experience managing and developing teams
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial goals This is a unique opportunity for someone who combines legal, technical, and financial expertise, and who enjoys operating at the intersection of law, business, and innovation. It's an ideal fit for a lawyer ready to take ownership of complex, transformative deals while shaping the way a high-growth organisation manages its commercial contracting function.