Commercial Legal Counsel
Endava, a global technology services company, is seeking an experienced Commercial Legal Counsel to join its dynamic legal team. This role, reporting to the Head of Legal in London, involves leading negotiations on complex, high-value client contracts and supporting transactions across Endava's global operations. The ideal candidate will have a background in both private practice and in-house settings, with a strong focus on technology transactions.
In this position, you will draft and negotiate various commercial contracts, including Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, outsourcing arrangements, SaaS and cloud services agreements, and technology licensing agreements. You will act as the legal lead on strategic and enterprise deals, advising on negotiation strategy, risk allocation, governance, and approvals. Collaboration with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Compliance, and Security teams is essential to align legal advice with commercial objectives and delivery models. Additionally, you will provide clear, pragmatic advice to senior stakeholders on legal and commercial risks, develop and refine contract templates, and contribute to the evolution of legal operations, including contract lifecycle management and the adoption of legal technology and AI tools.
The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor with approximately 6–10 years of post-qualified experience. A strong foundation in commercial, technology, or outsourcing law from a recognized law firm is preferred, along with subsequent in-house experience within a technology, IT services, consulting, or digital business. Proven experience in negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts, particularly in IT services, managed services, SaaS, or digital transformation arrangements, is essential. A strong understanding of key contracting risk areas, including intellectual property, data protection, information security, and emerging technologies such as AI, is required. The candidate should be commercially astute and pragmatic, with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders on risk appetite and strategic trade-offs, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, international environment while managing multiple complex negotiations simultaneously.
Endava offers a competitive salary package, share plan, company performance bonuses, value-based recognition awards, and a referral bonus. Career development opportunities include career coaching, global career opportunities, non-linear career paths, and internal development programs for management and technical leadership. Learning opportunities encompass complex projects, rotations, internal tech communities, training, certifications, coaching, online learning platform subscriptions, workshops, and conferences. The company promotes work-life balance with hybrid work and flexible working hours, an employee assistance program, and a global internal wellbeing program with access to wellbeing apps. Community engagement is encouraged through global internal tech communities, hobby clubs, interest groups, inclusion and diversity programs, events, and celebrations.
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