[Hiring] Managing Counsel @Kingfisher

Role Description

Reporting into B&Q’s Head of Legal, this role supports the Head of Legal in leading B&Q’s Commercial Legal Team in partnering and protecting the business. As trusted strategic partners, the Legal team play a critical role in delivering business goals in the right way, aligned with B&Q’s Purpose and Behaviours.

The role is exciting, hugely varied and fast paced. No one day is the same, but you will:

• Manage legal risk, advise and support the Business on all manner of commercial contracts and new projects.
• Provide advice on competition law, intellectual property, insolvency, data protection, litigation and much more.
• Help lead the Legal Team to partner our business and drive growth, whilst protecting B&Q, Kingfisher, our colleagues and our assets.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Solicitor (in England and Wales) with significant relevant experience, ideally in-house.
• Excel at providing commercial, legally sound, strategic advice.
• Broad and extensive legal knowledge with sound experience in commercial law in a retail or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of data protection law and competition law.
• Excellent technical skills and ability to give clear, simple, pragmatic advice to all levels of stakeholder.
• Management skills and an ability to create and manage a culture to motivate the Commercial Legal Team within Kingfisher's/B&Q’s culture and objectives.
• Strong judgement and communication skills (both written and verbal).
• Ability to focus on commercially and legally important matters.
• Ability to find effective, legally compliant and Business focussed solutions to legal and commercial issues.
• Ability to negotiate with external and internal parties to ensure B&Q’s and its customers’ best interests are protected.
• Be experienced in leading projects including complex negotiations and regulatory matters.

Requirements

• Be an effective influencer.
• Have a proven track record in building excellent stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple matters concurrently and to work to tight deadlines.
• Resilience to handle high volume/multiple deadlines and evolving environment.
• Problem solver and decision maker - able to find solutions to support the Head of Legal drive the Legal Team and its work forward positively.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Award-winning pension scheme.
• Bonus.
• ShareSave options.
• 6.6 weeks holiday.
• Payroll giving.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Shopping discounts.
• Colleague wellbeing benefits.
• Access to a range of networks that represent our colleagues and allies.