Company Description
ABOUT LGC:
LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Its high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality, and range.
Job Description
Join our team, as a Head of Legal Strategy & Transformation!
We're looking for someone to support strategic and transformation programmes across the LGC Group, both Business Unit specific and Group. Lead a team of lawyers, working both within transformation programmes and supporting activities within Business Units (working with BU General Counsels)
You will prepare and support LGC through shareholder value creation (around restructure and/or exit options). Working closely with the General Counsel, you'll provide leadership in relation to the legal function, to improve the operations of both the team and the wider LGC group, whilst providing oversight and mentorship to data privacy matters.
You will also provide legal mentorship and negotiation of corporate and commercial agreements. Working with finance, business development and other LGC teams to prepare for shareholder changes and structural developments and support the execution of these changes.
You will be responsible for the legal team, ensuring coordination and flexibility of resourcing across BUs and Group activities. Motivate change and efficiency in the function, including via the use of technology and data, whilst being a privacy legal policy champion – working with the ERM team, train the wider legal community and advise all parts of the group on privacy matters. Providing legal advice and enabling others in the legal team to provide practical legal and commercial solutions.
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Qualifications
- Lawyer (UK or US) with >10 years PQE
- Track-record of delivering transformation programmes within an organisation.
- Team leadership experience with proven track record to mentor and develop a team.
- M&A experience, including carve-outs and re-structuring.
- Experience implementing and working with legal technology and data.
- Working privacy knowledge crucial, extensive privacy advisory experience desirable
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Evidenced ability to engage with and influence C-suite partners.
- Experience in advisory capability across a broad range of legal matters, including corporate, commercial, regulatory, and disputes.
- Experience within a private equity environment preferable but not essential!
Additional Information
OUR VALUES
- PASSION
- CURIOSITY
- INTEGRITY
- BRILLIANCE
- RESPECT
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.
For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com
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