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What we're looking for
We're looking for a commercial contracts counsel with extensive experience in working on ICT contracts across the contract lifecycle - someone who enjoys getting into the detail, thrives on negotiating, reviewing, and drafting agreements, and is comfortable working directly with business stakeholders. You'll be joining a collaborative team and will have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of contracts that underpin Howden's operations and growth.
What you'll be doing
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, with a particular but non-exclusive focus on ICT contracts
- Support supplier onboarding and end-to-end contract lifecycle processes
- Develop and maintain contract templates, toolkits, and playbooks
- Advise on vendor relationships, contract renewals, and service agreements
- Deliver practical and business-friendly guidance to internal teams
- Collaborate with legal and commercial teams across the UK and internationally
- Support integration and commercial contracting activity post-acquisition
- Respond to ad hoc queries relating to contracts, commercial risk, and governance
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- Strong track record in commercial contracts - whether from legal, commercial, or procurement background
- The ability to demonstrate experience in working on a broad range of ICT contracts such as SaaS, EULA, Professional Services, Data Centres, Telecommunications, Infrastructure, ICT Escrow and more
- Comfortable reviewing and negotiating complex contractual provisions
- Experience in advising on and redlining the regulatory aspects of commercial contracts (for example FCA, DORA, DPA/GDPR etc)
- Experience in professional or financial services is a plus, though not essential
- Excellent communicator with the ability to work independently and manage deadlines
- A UK-qualified solicitor is welcome, but this is not essential - we're open to experienced Contract Managers or Legal Specialists with relevant expertise
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