Senior Legal Counsel (f/m/d)

The role

The Senior Legal Counsel advises the group on legal rights and obligations across a global affiliate and partnership network. You will lead complex negotiations, support M&A and strategic transactions, and act as a partner to commercial, product, and leadership teams.

What you will do

• Leading the drafting, review and negotiation of complex, high-value commercial agreements
• Acting as the go-to legal partner for commercial teams across regions
• Advising on cross-jurisdictional corporate, commercial, competition, intellectual property and regulatory matters
• Supporting M&A and strategic transactions end to end
• Managing disputes, litigation and third-party information requests
• Working with the Privacy team on the commercial and contractual side of data protection
• Shaping how Legal uses AI by introducing tools and workflows
• Improving templates, playbooks and legal processes
• Delivering practical training to non-lawyers

Required qualifications

• Qualified as a solicitor or barrister in England and Wales and/or admitted to practise as an attorney in a US state
• 5+ years' post-qualification experience
• Strong track record in complex commercial negotiations
• Solid M&A experience, including due diligence, transaction documentation and post-closing integration
• Native or native-level English
• Pragmatic, hands-on and open-minded approach
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills

Nice to have

• experience in affiliate or performance marketing, or in a related sector such as tech, SaaS, AdTech or e-commerce
• experience with US commercial contracts, litigation, subpoenas and dispute resolution
• Working knowledge of data protection laws such as GDPR, UK GDPR and US state privacy laws
• additional languages such as Spanish, French or Portuguese
• knowledge of AI regulation and governance, such as the EU AI Act
• experience with contract management systems, Asana or other legal tools

Benefits

• Four-day Flexi-Week with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week at full pay
• Hybrid working model
• Monthly allowance to cover part of running costs
• Furniture package for home workspace
• Pension contributions
• Private Medical Insurance covering health, vision and dental
• Electric Vehicle & Cycle to Work Schemes
• Workplace Nursery Benefit via salary sacrifice
• Learning and development via Awin Academy
• Peer-to-peer recognition programmes

About the company

Established in 2000, Awin is a company with a dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.