Legal Counsel, Technology

Key Responsibilities

• To review, advise, draft and negotiate multi-country technology and commercial procurement contracts to ensure they meet the Group’s third-party contract standards and applicable law. This will include software, SaaS, market data and subscription licences, escrow agreements, hardware, equipment/device purchases and support/maintenance services, business process outsourcing, proof of concepts and other general goods and services agreements, including intragroup arrangements. • To provide helpdesk support for the Group’s Supply Chain Management team and Country Legal teams. • To analyse potential risks involved with specific contract teams and other risk owners. • To keep up to date with relevant policies and procedures and applicable law. • To provide stakeholders with accurate and timely information and advice regarding the status of technology and commercial contract matters. • To support with continuous improvement initiatives in relation to contract processes, workflow, guidance, playbooks and templates and provide training on contract legal issues. • To collaborate and coordinate with other legal teams across the Group to ensure appropriate overall matter management. Where external counsel is appointed, to manage the engagement, oversee the quality of work and effective delivery of legal support and to manage external legal costs. • To support on team management and administration tasks where required. • Responsible for adhering to the Group Contracts Policy, the Group process for supplier contracts and the Group’s third-party risk management framework.

Skills and Experience

• Good knowledge and understanding of technology and commercial contract requirements including intellectual property and data protection. Experience of outsourcing is preferred but not essential • Good knowledge in current technology and innovation trends as well experience in traditional technology procurement topics such as IP, Cloud, e-commerce, data privacy, information security. • Experience in the banking industry (whether through in-house or private practice) is preferred but not mandatory. • Experience in leading, structuring, and executing a wide variety of technology and innovation transactions with a strong emphasis on internal and external stakeholder management. • Ability to negotiate contract terms with third parties

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified lawyer in a common law jurisdiction (solicitor, attorney or barrister) with 8+ years’ post qualification experience

About Standard Chartered

What we offer

• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.