Head of Legal

August 1

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Climate X

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Unlocking the power of climate data and analytics globally to build a better future for our planet.

Climate Risk Data • Climate Risk Reporting • TCFD Assessments • Climate Resilience • Climate Risk Assessments

51 - 200

💰 Seed Round on 2023-05

Description

• As Head of Legal, you will own and manage the entire legal and compliance risk function for Climate X, reporting directly to the co-founders. • Your role will include: • Managing the company’s compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, and developing appropriate risk-calibrated governance, policies and processes. • Provide agile strategic legal advice to the board and executive team on all compliance and key business matters. • Managing the legal side of funding rounds, interfacing with investors' lawyers and outside counsel including being responsible for transaction and shareholder documentation. • Managing the company’s compliance with employment law [and its stock option plan]. • Managing and protecting the company’s intellectual property portfolio. • Handling our commercial licensing agreements for the data we consume, ensuring our ability to use data commercially with confidence. This includes creating an inventory of Science and Data Science data sources and third-party suppliers to assess and confirm our rights to use the data.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor with at least five years of post-qualification experience, extensively in corporate law (either an in-house counsel role or at a law firm). • Strong experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, particularly commercial B2B contracts, and those that relate to IP and data, and the commercialisation of 3rd party data. • Experience of fundraising rounds. • Experience advising the executive level on legal strategy and ad-hoc matters, including generalist legal advice and decision-making. • Strong ability to define and own the legal risk mitigation strategy and decision-making for the company, knowing when to push back, when to accommodate to our customers, and when to seek specialist advice/external counsel.

Benefits

• 🌍 Contribute to a business making purposeful impact related to climate change • 💡 Monthly training & conference budget to help you upskill and develop your career (£1,000 per year) • 📈 6 monthly appraisals and 12 monthly pay reviews • 💰 Pension contribution scheme • 🏡 Flexible hours and hybrid working (3 days/week in office; core hours 10am-4pm) • 🏥 Mental Health and Wellbeing support via Oliva • 🏖 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays, annual 3-day Christmas-closure, and half day on your birthday (36.5 days total!) • 🏏 Optional quarterly socials, dinners, and fun nights out • 🥐 A fully stocked supply of snacks, fruit, and refreshments for the days when you are in the office