Head of Commercial and Corporate

Ideas | People | Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them. We'll broaden your horizons The Quality and Risk Management Team (QRM) provides leadership, guidance, and tools to help partners and staff manage quality and risk matters. The team is comprised of an Advisory and Compliance Team, a Chief Information Security Office Team, an Economic Crime Team, a Legal Team including a Commercial & Contracts Team, an Ethics Team plus the Quality Monitoring Team. The team works closely with the firm's Technical Standards Group and the firm's leadership. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. Overview: The Legal Team sits in QRM and is a highly experienced team. It provides dedicated legal support to the entire BDO firm in the UK (‘the Firm'), advising on all legal matters including contentious and non-contentious issues. The Commercial and Corporate Team sits in the Legal Team and there are currently 8 lawyers in that team. Its remit includes client and supplier contracting, as well as matters relating to the Firm's operations including mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property and other corporate law matters. The Firm is seeking a Director, Head of Commercial and Corporate, to lead this team of lawyers and, where appropriate, deputise for the Head of Legal (General Counsel). The role involves significant interaction with Partners in the Firm, including its Leadership Team, and with external law firms. The Head of Commercial and Corporate will work closely with the QRM Partners, reporting to the Head of Legal (General Counsel), and supporting the delivery of the Firm's quality and risk management objectives. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Proactively leading the Commercial and Corporate Team ensuring that the structure and team are appropriate for the Firm's needs and workloads are balanced, matters are progressing and costs are being controlled and kept within budget. Ensuring that staff development is prioritised and team members are appropriately coached and developed. Taking the lead on more complex matters, including negotiating and drafting high-value contracts, framework agreements and master service agreements, and reporting to the relevant Partner as appropriate. Act as a point of consultation on complex contractual and data protection matters for members of the Commercial and Corporate Team, and for Partners and staff in the Firm. Influencing the firm's commercial strategy and approach to contracting on clients and suppliers. Define best practice on contractual matters and work with the business to support them in execution, including identifying trends in the risks that the firm faces and how best to mitigate them. Collaboration with the BDO Global umbrella organisation and other international member firms of the BDO Global network regarding commercial legal matters. Lead in the development and delivery of commercial legal related training. Special projects as determined by the Head of Legal (General Counsel), QRM Partners or the Firm's leadership. In addition to being a qualified lawyer with experience managing direct reports, the role requires the following competencies: Business thinking : Connect the Firm's strategic framework with meaningful measures of success for the Commercial and Corporate Team for the commercial benefit of the Firm as a whole. Demonstrate high-level project management skills to deliver the Firm's initiatives, ensuring our operations stay resilient and evolve with changes in the legal environment. Communicating : High-level interpersonal skills and the ability to articulate complex issues clearly and credibly to a range of audiences. Collaborating : A team player and relationship builder who enjoys supporting colleagues and has the ability to build relationships across the firm and to build rapport, gaining the trust of partners and colleagues. Decision making: Identify and drive the use of best practice in legal strategy and tools to deliver improvement and development in the firm's practices. Developing self and others : An awareness of and an interest in deepening your own legal knowledge, together with enthusiasm for sharing your knowledge and experience with others. A positive attitude with a strong work ethic and excellent attention to detail. Innovating and change: The ability to think creatively and connect ideas and insight from other businesses and industries to improve the Firm's quality and manage risk. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to our business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better. #RD-LM1 #TJ-LM1 #LI-LM1 TPBN1_UKTJ