Legal & Commercial Manager - Maternity cover

Randalls Way, Leatherhead KT22 7TW, UK Req #47

14 November 2023

Established in 1982, Bytes has grown rapidly and now employs over 450 people across 5 locations in the UK and Ireland. Our turnover in Financial Year 2019 was in excess of £520M. We work with SME’s, corporates and public sector organisations to modernise and digitally transform their IT infrastructures.

We invest in our employees through on-going support, training and advice to help them achieve their career aspirations, rewarding success both financially and personally. There is opportunity to grow and move internally which can be seen through our long-standing employees who have developed existing and new skills to move into senior positions in the organisation leaving space for new team members to begin their journey.

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Here's a bit about us...

Over 550 staff (plans to double in size over the next 5 years)
Operating from modern, hybrid working environments with offices in Leatherhead, Reading or Manchester
Winners of an array of industry awards
Sunday Times Top 100 Best Places to Work
Excellent training and career prospects offered
Fantastic office with gym, canteen, open plan, smart casual dress code, regular incentives and company events
Supporters of 85+ charities with strong commitment to diversity and sustainability

POSITION DETAILS:
Position Title:	Legal & Commercial Manager (Maternity Cover)
Type	Fixed Term Contract - 6 Months
Reports to (POSITION):	Finance Director
Team:	BSS
Department:	Legal

PURPOSE OF JOB:

To work with the Legal and Compliance teams to provide leadership and guidance for the efficient and effective management of contracts and compliance issues within the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team management for both Legal and Compliance teams

Support in the drafting and negotiation of key customer and supplier contracts

Liaising with SLT and BSS Board on specific legal issues

Support the wider legal team with general legal tasks

INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Represent Bytes in negotiation with key customer contracts

Support and advise the SLT and Board on ad hoc legal matters

Support the legal and compliance teams in day to day work

WIDER TEAM NETWORK
Internal	Legal / Compliance Service Operations Non-Strategic Vendor Team Services Finance Sales Operations Sales
External	Customers Suppliers

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:
Educational Qualifications:
Degree	REQUIRED
Professional Qualifications
N/A	DESIRABLE
Years of Experience
Experience in a Legal management role within a corporate organisation (i.e. Legal Manager, Commercial Manager, Commercial Contracts Manager)	REQUIRED
Other Requirements
N/A

CORE Competencies & SKILLS – BASED ON POSITION AND GRADE

Outstanding communicator – articulate, succinct.

Ability to liaise with staff at all levels, particularly senior leadership

High attention to detail

Capable of working largely independently

Highly organised and able to plan and manage workload, and deliver excellent results

Proactive worker, focused and likes to see tasks through to completion

Other details

Job Family Management
Job Function Operations
Pay Type Salary
Required Education Bachelor’s Degree

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Randalls Way, Leatherhead KT22 7TW, UK