SCUK Commercial Legal Counsel

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SCUK Commercial Legal Counsel

Country:
United Kingdom

Santander Consumer Finance UK (SCUK) is based in Redhill, Surrey and provides motor finance to a network of car dealerships throughout the United Kingdom.
We are pleased to share that we are looking for a  Commercial Legal Counsel  to join us on a permanent basis providing support to the Head of Legal. The role will require you to provide accurate and timely legal, regulatory and corporate governance advice to all areas of the business and ensure that strategic and business objectives are delivered with legal risks monitored and controlled.
As part of this important role, you will ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements with a 'Think Customer' approach. You will anticipate, review and implement new legislative requirements affecting SCUK, and ensure legal risk management remains a priority within the business. The role will also require the provision of support on corporate/internal governance matters, the review of commercial agreements and the general operation of the internal legal function.
Please note this role is a hybrid role with at least 3 days a week in the Redhill office. Remote workers will not be considered.
Responsibilities will include:
Acting as a point of contact for the business on legal matters and provide advice
Reviewing relevant laws and regulation and actively collaborate with other functions and stakeholders on the timely implementation of requirements or changes
Advice on interpretation and impact of relevant laws/regulation affecting the Company
Drafting/reviewing commercial contracts, partner arrangements, supplier agreements, and other documentation (from inception) and transact accordingly in a legally compliant manner in accordance with Company policies and business requirements and keep appropriate records
Assist in regulatory landscape horizon scanning.
Assist the Head of Legal in running and delivery of legal projects
Provide support to project initiatives and programmes, including reviewing requirements documentation and making recommendations from a legal advisory perspective
Raise the profile of legal services and risk management within the business by utilising various channels
Attend meetings / industry forums as directed by the Head of Legal
Manage and coordinate relevant external legal support
Dealing with/escalating identified risks in relation to SCUK risk policies and/or legislative and regulatory guidelines in accordance with the Santander UK group risk framework
Assist the Head of Legal, the Legal & Compliance Director & Compliance team in ensuring effective governance is in place, such as reviewing and drafting policies, procedures, committee terms of references, drafting relevant committee documents and minutes
Assist the Head of Legal, the Legal & Compliance Director or the Compliance team with any relevant corporate/internal governance matters
We're looking for someone who:
Is a UK Qualified Solicitor/Barrister/Attorney/FCILEX-2-5yrs PQE with relevant experience working for an in-house legal department of a large organisation or law firm
Has experience in reviewing and drafting commercial contracts including procurement, supplier and intermediary relationships
Has experience advising on legal compliance matters including GDPR, competition, anti-bribery and corruption, sanctions and money laundering regulations
Has the ability to analyse, evaluate and communicate issues
Has digital and ecommerce legal and regulatory knowledge/experience
Has excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build relationships internally (including senior stakeholders) as well as externally
Has well-developed report writing and I.T. skills
Has Corporate Governance experience
We have a range of benefits available which include:
A competitive salary of circa £80,000 (dependent on skills & experience)
30 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays
Annual bonus based on personal and company performance
Car allowance
Private medical cover
Generous pension contributions
Employee assistance programme
Sharesave scheme
Gym passes at a reduced rate for 3,000 gyms, leisure centres etc
Other things you need to know:
The working hours for this role are 09:00-17:00, across Monday - Friday
Inclusion
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Should you want to be considered for part time hours, please let us know and we can assess your…