Accepting applications until: 

14 November 2024

Job Description

Senior Counsel, Technology, Adtech & Data (Maternity Cover) 

Reporting of the Role

This role reports to the Director of Legal, Outdoor & Group

Overview of job

As Senior Counsel, Technology, AdTech & Data, you will be the go-to legal expert for technology, AdTech, and overseeing data protection matters. You will work closely with teams across the business to support critical projects, from drafting and negotiating technology agreements to ensuring compliance with data protection regulations and negotiating podcast agreements. 

Reporting to the Director of Legal, Outdoor & Group, you will collaborate with the data privacy team and have external support from Global’s DPO in working on a broad range of strategic initiatives. 

This fixed-term role (4 days/week) is perfect for a highly skilled lawyer with at least 5 years PQE, seeking to make an impact in a dynamic and fast-evolving environment.

3 best things about the job

• Work in a fast-paced, innovative business that reaches millions of people every week.

• Help shape the future of Global’s cutting-edge technology and AdTech products like Global Player, DAX, and gPlan.

• No two days are the same - every project brings fresh challenges and opportunities.

Responsibilities of the role
 

• Provide senior level legal support to Global’s Tech & Digital, Workspace and Data teams. 

• Be the legal specialist and trusted advisor on contracts, legal and compliance issues relating to:

• Technology - including Software as a Service (SaaS), PaaS, software licensing, applications development, systems integration, agile development and technology consulting agreements and IP licensing agreements and artificial intelligence

• AdTech – the tools and software used by Global (including on DAX and Global Player) to reach audiences, buy and sell ads programmatically and deliver and measure digital advertising campaigns, including agreements with supply side platforms, demand side platforms, agency trading desks, ad servers, data management providers, AdTech tool vendors and partners, DAX partnership agreements (e.g. streaming service contracts), listener insight ID (DAX Audiences and DAX ID), cross device matching and other analytical issues, CRM and SEO agreements, IAB and TCF advice 

• Personal Data – use of personal data across all Global’s technology, AdTech, digital products and business, including Global’s customer data platform 

• Support the Legal & Business Affairs Director with podcast agreements, enterprise agreements and supporting Captivate; Global’s podcast business.

• Work with and support the Data Privacy team to ensure compliance with data protection laws, including DPIAs, ROPAs, DPAs, DSARs and Data Sharing Agreements, data matching Agreements, data protection compliance across the business, dealing with data breaches, managing the data privacy inbox, cookie and privacy policies. 

• Develop solutions to complex legal issues.

• Contribute to evaluations of new products and features for compliance with applicable laws.  

• Ensure business activities are conducted in conformity with all applicable laws, regulations, internal policies and procedures, including those related to privacy, data security and processing, customer profiling, targeted advertising and data matching.

• Keep up to date on the latest developments in laws, regulation and industry trends applicable to AdTech, digital media and technology.

• Take decisions as to how to resource and prioritise the work in consultation with other stakeholders as needed.

• Prepare templates, processes and policies for technology and digital legal matters and deliver training to the business. 

• Manage external legal spend for your matters in line with budget. 

• Live and breathe the Global values: Keep it simple, Think big, Own it, Better together.

What you will need

• Experience as an in-house legal advisor used to working in a fast paced, dynamic and evolving environment, providing proactive, in depth, concise, clear and commercial advice to the business.

• Expertise in technology and AdTech contracts and strong commercial contracts drafting and negotiation skills.

• The skills and experience necessary to advise on a broad range of the legal issues related to technology and digital advertising business, including intellectual property, data protection, consumer protection and privacy issues in the context of advertising related technology (e.g., use of cookies and cookie alternatives across devices, programmatic technologies and matching of datasets to target ads to various audience segments).

• The ability to identify and remedy complex legal issues with limited assistance from external legal counsel, possessing foresight, intuition, and a confident approach to managing legal risk. 

• A commercial interest in and understanding of the workings of Global’s technology and advertising business.

• Insights about the current marketplace, through maintenance of strong formal and informal network/relationships and training.

• A high degree of accuracy and exceptional attention to detail.

• The ability to influence and build the trust of senior management.

• Great communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to work in a collaborative and interactive capacity with a variety of stakeholders. The ability to challenge in a compelling and tactful manner where necessary.

• Confidence, the ability to work independently and be a ’team player’.

• The ability to set and maintain pace on projects, respond quickly to legal queries, handle multiple simultaneous (and potentially conflicting) tasks and meet tight deadlines.

• Experience of delivering training to the business and developing other legal knowledge tools.

• Strong interpersonal skills with a good sense of fun and humour

• A practical, calm and common sense nature

• Professional and efficient working practices with integrity and diplomacy.

• The ability to be flexible and adapt, not just in working hours but also in approach.

Qualification requirements

• Qualified legal practitioner admitted to practice law in England and Wales with a current practising certificate or a qualified foreign lawyer who can be admitted to practice in England and Wales.

• 5+ years PQE with a focus on technology and commercial law since qualification. 

• Good academic qualifications in England and Wales or other common law jurisdiction.

• A strong degree, at least 2:1, or equivalent.

Everyone is welcome at Global  

Just like our media and entertainment platforms are for everyone, so are our workplaces. We know that we can’t possibly serve our diverse audiences without first nurturing and celebrating it in our people and that’s why we work hard to create an inclusive culture for everyone. We believe that diversity will set us apart, so no matter what you look like, where you come from or what your favourite radio station is, we want to hear from you.   

We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to the recruitment process and workplace to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you require us to make any reasonable adjustments for you or to disclose a condition, please email [email protected]