Senior Legal Counsel

Our client, a leading telecoms organisation are currently recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel to join their in-house team.

This role will be supporting the business during a period of rapid transformation and change and will be required to advise and influence senior managers on the network regulatory aspects of a technical and business transformation programme, to ensure that the clients chosen solution delivers a regulatory compliant outcome.

The ideal candidate must be/have:

• Prior UK in-house experience in a telecoms or communications company working on network regulation.
• Proven advisory, problem solving and drafting skills to deliver compliant business focused outcomes.
• Ability to operate at a strategic level and be able to engage with, delegate to and hold to account SME's when required.
• Successful track record of advising a consumer facing organisation on regulatory matters.
• Familiar with mobile, telecoms and cloud products and technology
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills - able to communicate with, and influence people at all levels (both internally and externally) in a clear, succinct and persuasive way.
• An approachable and friendly attitude, excellent organisational skills and the ability to use own initiative.
• The ability to cope under pressure and switch between different tasks.
• Adaptable, flexible and a team player able to manage own workload and to contribute effectively to team initiatives.
• Experience of working with regulators and government agencies
• Experience of managing multiple projects in a fast paced environment
• Typically circa 7- 10 years' PQE and qualification at a top-tier law firm in the UK.
• Prior experience of an extensive transformation programme
• Ability to absorb and retain significant volume of information

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