POSITION: Head of Legal, UK Marketing & Sales

POSTING END DATE: 05/12/2024

LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK) (with some travel required)

SALARY: Competitive

At JLR, we're on a continual journey to reimagine the future of modern luxury, and we want you to be part of it. Through our exquisite and timeless house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar – we're defining a new approach to sustainability and providing exceptional experiences. As a leader here, you have the opportunity to influence the way we think, providing your unique insight and vision for a better future. It's time to become a proud creator.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Joining the Legal and Compliance function at JLR means becoming a critical part of the teams which enables us to create exceptional vehicles. We are a busy legal team who collaborate across the whole organisation on a wide variety of commercial, compliance and regulatory matters.

The role will provide an enthusiastic senior Solicitor, with strong commercial and consumer law experience, with a real opportunity to work with a cross-functional team to shape the future of JLR, as the Head of Legal, primarily supporting our UK Marketing and Sales team.

The role will involve taking the lead in making decisions about legal and compliance risks which affect the business, and it is expected that the right candidate will become a trusted and influential adviser to the JLR business, (including at board director level) and able to provide robust, quick and commercial legal advice. 

As a leader within the business, the successful candidate will be a role model of the Creators’ Code and demonstrate their ability to lead others to deliver best in class legal support. 

THE ROLE

Key Responsibilities

• Advising, drafting and negotiating on a variety of commercial and consumer law matters, many of which will be of high value and complexity
• Devising and delivering legal training for business partners and lawyers
• Managing a high and varied workload
• Agile and flexible understanding that no two days are ever the same
• Lateral thinking, analysing and challenging business decisions & influencing stakeholders
• Cross-functional collaboration, building a strong network of cross-functional stakeholders
• A key team player, being flexible to undertake any other work as required by the team in connection with their job and as may be requested from their manager from time to time

Key Interactions

• Commercial
• Other members of the wider global legal and compliance team
• Corporate Affairs
• Finance
• Financial Services

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential

• Qualified senior Solicitor who is registered to practice within England and Wales, with strong proven experience as a commercial and consumer law specialist
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to process information & present the output in a way which is easily understandable by non-lawyers at all levels of the business
• Good commercial acumen, with the ability to identify legal and commercial risks and provide solution driven advice
• Able to deliver quality, consistency & attention to detail in a demanding environment
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organisation and drive key decision making within the Commercial organisation
• Experience working collaboratively with other colleagues outside of legal functions
• Experience of working on consumer goods matters
• Ability to provide legal advice in a commercial context, considering risks of the business
• Strong experience in devising and implementing legal training, as required
• Ability to identify key legal and commercial risks and be confident and experienced to make decisions which have significant and critical impact to the JLR business

Desirable

• Experience in an in-house role
• Experience in the automotive and/or consumer goods sectors

Personal Profile

• Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact
• Strong communicator with a proven track record of demonstrating logic and analytical thinking, combined with business focused and pragmatic advice
• Comfortable challenging other members of the organisation with strong influencing and engagement skills - able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style
• An effective team player, actively leads, develops and supports team members

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.