Legal is at the heart of digital disruption and the new International Consumer Business (ICB). The ICB is home to many of the firm’s most innovative and cutting edge initiatives, including new products and services, acquisitions, investments, partnerships and collaborations. 

As an Strategic Growth and Digital Bank Commercial Contracts Lawyer – Vice President within Strategic Growth Office Legal team, you will support the ICB across all areas of commercial contracting, including agreements with third party suppliers both in the UK, Germany and globally. 

You will bring your experience in negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts to support some of the firm’s most exciting strategic digital and technology initiatives, including payments. You will be a solution-oriented, commercially minded, customer-focused Lawyer, used to working in an agile environment and passionate about being a part of building something new from the ground up within a diverse and inclusive team. 

Job responsibilities

Structure, draft and negotiate agreements and relationships with vendors, partners, customers and other third parties related to technology, including but not limited to supplier agreements, partnerships, reseller agreements, SaaS agreements, platform agreements, connectivity, API, and cloud services contracts Advise business and stakeholders on legal risk in connection with the negotiation of commercial agreements Provide timely and pragmatic general corporate, transactional and commercial legal support relevant to a new digital business Manage other lawyers within the team across varied PQE levels  Source and coordinate legal advice across legal functions outside of the ICB Support strategic investments and acquisitions from a technology / commercial contracts viewpoint Engage and instruct outside counsel when appropriate Provide support on other special projects, including payments. 

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years PQE spent working in either in-house or in private practice handling a variety of commercial contractual matters Extensive transactional experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements across geographies with focus in Europe, both supplier and customer facing, including complex global technology agreements, e.g., partnerships, reseller, software licensing/support, SaaS, PaaS, outsourcing, data and cloud agreements Familiarity with global regulatory issues relevant to the use of technology in financial services, including cloud, outsourcing and third-party risk management Excellent stakeholder management, communication and engagement skills  Experience managing other lawyers across varied PQE levels  Ability to work on complex legal issues and to function in a high volume / fast-paced environment with multiple and diverse responsibilities, managing a varied and changing caseload Excellent communication, negotiation, analytical and drafting skills, an organised approach with strong attention to detail and the ability to work independently on demanding legal issues and to tight deadlines Experience negotiating agreements in compliance with EBA/FCA/PRA Outsourcing rules Familiarity or willingness to learn  cybersecurity, technology controls, information security, data privacy and protection and keep up to date with regulatory changes