In house Counsel

About us Procentia, part of the Brightwell Group, is an award-winning software and technology company specialising in the Pensions and Pension Risk Transfer/Bulk Purchase Annuities market. Established in 2002, the business is renowned for its web-based pensions administration and management system, IntelliPen. Procentia’s products and solutions help pension schemes and administrators of all types and sizes manage exceptional volumes of data, meet the demand for self-serve technology, and provide meaningful, consumer-like experiences that users expect from modern online financial platforms while minimising the need for administrator intervention and involvement. With offices in the UK and North America, Procentia supports some of the largest pension schemes, insurers and retirement plans across the private and public sectors, including BP, British Airways Pension Scheme, BTPS, Chicago Transit Authority, Legal & General Retirement America, Retirement System City of Detroit, Rolls-Royce, Royal London, and Universities Superannuation Scheme. The job: We are now seeking a commercially astute and proactive In-House Counsel to join our commercial team in Bristol. This is a pivotal role within the business, providing legal support across a broad range of commercial activities, with a particular emphasis on contract negotiation and management. The successful candidate will work closely with the Legal Director, Group Commercial Director, Chief Financial and Commercial Officer and cross-functional teams to ensure legal risk is effectively managed while enabling business growth. Here's what you'll be doing: · Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts with both clients and suppliers, including software licensing MSAs, supply of services agreements, DPAs and NDAs · Drafting and finalising a range of supplier agreement including software licensing, cloud computing, services and consultancy agreements. This is frequently in the context of incorporating flow-down and flow-up risks. · Provide strategic legal advice to internal stakeholders and senior leadership on contractual matters and commercial risk · Support the business in managing legal aspects of technology-related agreements, including intellectual property matters and data protection compliance · Assist in the development and implementation of internal policies and procedures to ensure legal and regulatory compliance · Liaise with external counsel when required, ensuring cost-effective and targeted legal support Monitor legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and advise accordingly Key skills and experience: · Qualified solicitor in England & Wales (or equivalent jurisdiction) · 5+ years PQE with a strong background in complex commercial contracts relating to either technology, FinTech or BPO · Proven experience of working autonomously in drafting, negotiating and finalising complex commercial contracts, ideally within a…