Legal Counsel

Entrust Datacard; London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job description

Career Growth, Flexibility and Collaboration!

Entrust is an innovative leader in identity-centric security solutions, providing an integrated platform of scalable, AI-enabled security offerings. Headquartered in Minnesota, we offer our colleagues the ability to work globally, in a flexible and collaborative environment. Our team makes an impact!

The Company: Entrust relies on curious, dedicated and innovative individuals whom anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust’s technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers.

We Believe: Securing identities is most effective when we value all identities. We are committed to ensuring that, through diversity and inclusion, the many voices that make up our communities are heard. Entrust expects and encourages all individuals to accept and respect one another.

Position Overview

Entrust is looking for an experienced and dynamic Legal Counsel to join our customer-focused legal team in London, UK. As a key member of our global legal team, you will support the sales and growth of Entrust across EMEA and APAC regions, with a focus on the recently-acquired Onfido identity verification business. Your role will involve working with senior management to close strategic sales transactions with key customers of the business. You will work closely with the product teams developing contract templates for new solutions.

This role is perfect for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment while partnering with diverse teams, to support the sale of cutting-edge AI-powered digital identity solutions. The specific areas of focus and responsibilities will change based on company priorities, new legal issues and the competitive ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts in support of the Entrust business segments, primarily digital identity solutions, including software and cloud-based agreements, services agreements, consulting agreements, data protection agreements and other technology related agreements in line with corporate policies and risk tolerance and advise executive management on deal risk reviews;
• Review and advise the business on complex and high value government and private tenders and provide legal support to the business in responding to RFPs, RFQs;
• Provide legal support and guidance to the global organisation on a broad range of other transactional, regulatory, compliance and ad-hoc matters as required;
• Lead legal team priority projects as may be assigned from time to time while effectively collaborating with other business and legal colleagues;
• Collaborate with internal clients at all levels to effectively minimise legal risk to the business while supporting and assisting in the achievement of the company’s business and strategic objectives;
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the company’s business and business practices in order to best serve the business;
• Maintain high visibility within the business and gain the trust of senior management;
• Work in collaboration with other in-house attorneys located globally and outside counsel.

Required Qualifications

• Professional Background: LLB (or equivalent) from an accredited law school; an LLM is a plus. Must be authorised and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Right to Work: Must have unrestricted work authorisation and be willing to travel domestically and internationally.
• Experience: Minimum five years’ of relevant post qualified experience, with at least 3 years in an in-house corporate environment.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English (written and spoken) is required; proficiency in additional languages such as French, Spanish, Dutch, or German is a significant advantage.
• Commercial Acumen: Proven experience in interpreting, drafting and negotiating complex software and cloud/managed services technology agreements across multiple jurisdictions throughout EMEA and APAC.
• Communication & Leadership: Exceptional communication, leadership, and organisational skills, with the ability to think strategically and give practical and business-oriented advice.
• Time Management: Superior prioritisation skills to efficiently manage a large volume and variety of commercial transactions in a fast-paced global environment.
• Flexibility: Approachable, adaptable and comfortable dealing with uncertain and ambiguous situations, with a creative problem-solving mindset and ability to work with cross-functional teams.

About Entrust

Our growing company relies on curious, dedicated and innovative colleagues to anticipate the future and provide solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure world. Entrust technologies and expertise help government agencies, enterprises and financial institutions in more than 150 countries serve and safeguard citizens, employees and consumers. Each year, our solutions secure billions of transactions— and every day, our technologies issue and manage more than 10 million secure identities. How do we do all of this? Together. Join us. Together we’ll create solutions for a more connected, mobile and secure life.

Recruiter: Claudia Vernon [e-mail]

Entrust is an EEO/AA/Disabled/Veterans Employer

Entrust values diversity and inclusion and we are committed to building a diverse workforce with wide perspectives and innovative ideas. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds, and we strive to provide an accessible experience for candidates of all abilities.

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