Construction (Energy) Legal Director
Austen Lloyd Limited · London, England ·
## Senior Director, Commercial Legal - Public Sector EMEA (ii) partnering with legal and compliance teams, security operations, revenue recognition, sales operations, technology operations, and other stakeholder teams to ensure agreements are consistent with internal corporate policies and processes; and (iii) providing legal advice and counsel on a wide array of issues, including compliance matters.
The role involves managing a team of legal professionals based across Europe and Asia, engaging with senior executives, and ensuring that transactions are completed in a customer-centric, timely, and transparent manner. This is a senior role within the Legal team requiring in-depth experience in public sector commercial transactions, team leadership, and advising senior business executives.**Key Responsibilities*** Serve as a trusted adviser to senior leadership.* Commercial Transaction Management: Structure, draft, and negotiate complex commercial agreements for direct and indirect Public Sector sales routes across supported countries in EMEA and APAC.* Contract Negotiation: Lead negotiations of Main Services Agreements, Order Forms, Professional Services agreements, and related commercial documentation either on Salesforce paper or government paper.* Team Leadership: Lead a team of experienced and capable Public Sector commercial lawyers based across EMEA and APAC.
This includes direct and indirect management of a number of lawyers, plus supervising and supporting lawyers in other teams who also support public sector.* Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with other legal team members across EMEA, APAC and global teams, as well as with procurement, finance, and operations teams.* Stakeholder Management: Partner with executive leadership, senior sales teams and business stakeholders across EMEA and APAC to enable high-stakes deals and provide strategic legal guidance.* Public Sector Expertise: Navigate and respond to complex public and government procurement requirements, e.G., working on requests for proposals/information, ethical walls agreements, drafting clarification questions, and ensuring strict compliance with public sector procurement regulations.* Risk Management: Assess complex commercial and legal risks unique to public sector contracting, provide practical advice, and escalate matters appropriately to leadership when needed.* Identify and drive innovation legal process improvements, including through the use of AI, to support efficient deal closure.**Required Skills