Head of Legal & Compliance

BCL Legal is delighted to be working with an established international business delivering a high-profile, technology-led programme of global significance. As a key member of the project leadership team, you will shape the legal, compliance and governance framework, influence strategic decision-making, and work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation and its JV partners.


Role - Head of Legal & Compliance:

Operating as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, as Head of Legal & Compliance you will lead the UK legal and compliance function of a complex, long-term and fast-developing international engineering programme.

You will operate as a trusted adviser on strategic, commercial, compliance and regulatory matters, and you will be expected to provide pragmatic legal guidance, ensuring robust frameworks are embedded across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading all legal, governance and compliance activities
- Advising senior stakeholders on commercial contracts, strategic projects and corporate matters
- Overseeing ethics, compliance and data protection frameworks
- Managing external legal advisers
- Supporting the protection and commercialisation of intellectual property
- Leading trade compliance and export control matters
- Working closely with international colleagues to align legal and governance standards across multiple jurisdictions

This is a highly visible Head of Legal & Compliance role with genuine board-level exposure and significant influence, and there is genuine scope to progress, develop and grow your skills and career within the company.


About You:

You will be a qualified Solicitor with substantial post-qualification commercial experience gained either in-house, in private practice, or through a combination of both.

For those already in-house, it is likely that you will currently be operating at Senior Counsel level within a large organisation, or you will be an existing Head of Legal or Sole Counsel in a smaller organisation.

In addition to strong commercial and corporate legal experience, you should have a broad understanding of compliance, governance and regulatory matters, and you should have knowledge and experience of international contracts and cross-border issues. Experience advising and influencing senior leadership teams is also a must.

Experience within sectors such as defence, aerospace, engineering, manufacturing, technology and/or other regulated industries would be advantageous, although this is not essential.


What's on Offer?

In addition to your the remuneration package (c.£90-110k basic + car allowance + bonus + generous pension contribution + healthcare), our client offers hybrid working (Lancashire office plus c. 1-2 days home working), high-quality and complex international legal work, strong long-term career development prospects, and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of a globally significant business.

If you're looking for a role where you can become a key architect of a company's future, we'd be delighted to tell you more.