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 a Digital Banking/Investments Commercial Contracts Lawyer – Assistant Vice President within ICB 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 contractsAdvise business and stakeholders on legal risk in connection with the negotiation of commercial agreementsProvide timely and pragmatic general corporate, transactional and commercial legal support relevant to a new digital businessSource and coordinate legal advice across legal functions outside of the ICBSupport strategic investments and acquisitions from a technology / commercial contracts viewpointEngage and instruct outside counsel when appropriateProvide support on other special projects, including payments. 

 Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Qualified lawyer with relevant PQE spent working in either in-house or in private practice handling a variety of commercial contractual mattersExtensive 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 agreementsFamiliarity with global regulatory issues relevant to the use of technology in financial services, including cloud, outsourcing and third-party risk managementExcellent stakeholder management, communication and engagement skills 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 caseloadExcellent 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 deadlinesExperience negotiating agreements in compliance with EBA/FCA/PRA Outsourcing rules

 Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Familiarity or willingness to learn cybersecurity, technology controls, information security, data privacy and protection and keep up to date with regulatory changes