About Us
Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at
www.sophos.com.
Role Summary
As Senior Contracts Manager in the commercial legal team at Sophos your key responsibilities will include working with the rest of the team and independently to draft, review, negotiate and finalize contracts that will include vendor agreements, customer contracts, and complex channel agreements. A key part of this role is managing the wide variety of legal queries received from the business using our Jira ticket system, promptly responding to these and solving these as efficiently and helpfully as possible.
You will also be responsible for enabling the business to follow the processes that we have set up to help them by ensuring that appropriate and helpful training and materials are available to push them in the right direction, responding in a positive and helpful manner to any queries to keep them on track. We welcome people who can see opportunities for improvement in all aspects of our processes and are willing to drive those improvements forward!
Success in this role requires a proactive mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to navigate complex, high-stakes contracts whilst maintaining productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
What you will do
- Be part of a dynamic global commercial legal team providing legal support and advice to the business.
- Provide legal support on commercial transactions in varying jurisdictions globally. This will include drafting, reviewing and negotiating supplier, customer and channel agreements and related commercial legal documents.
- Help to manage and respond to the wide variety of legal queries received from the business using our Jira ticket system, promptly responding to these to solve them as efficiently and helpfully as possible taking a measured, risk-based approach.
- Explain existing processes to the business and develop and implement training and procedures for the business to mitigate legal risks and enhance operational efficiency.
- Establish and maintain relationships with various departments, including finance, HR, channel, sales, support and operations, to provide holistic legal support and ensure alignment with business goals.
- Be an active team member, engaging in team meetings and thriving on healthy debate and an atmosphere where we all strive to learn from each other.
- Monitor and complete contract execution and use Sophos' contract management tools for record keeping.
What you will bring
- A minimum of 7 years of commercial legal experience, with at least 4 years of that experience in an in-house counsel role, ideally in an IT environment.
- A solid legal academic background which has given you a deep knowledge of contract law and a strong understanding of legal terms and regulatory requirements
- Proficient drafting skills with excellent attention to detail and the ability to listen to the business and take their needs into account as well as the legal considerations taking a risk based, pragmatic approach.
- Excellent analytical and communication skills together with a proactive, problem solving, solutions driven outlook and a growth mindset.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Business friendly approach with a demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Familiarity with contract management software/tools
- An awareness of data privacy requirements
- Experience dealing with tender responses
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At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.
What's Great About Sophos?
· Sophos operates a remote-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. Please refer to the location details in our job postings for further information.
· Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit
· Employee-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy
· Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities
· Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint
· Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp
· Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge
· Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing
Our Commitment To You
We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.
Data Protection
If you choose to explore an opportunity, and subsequently share your CV or other personal details with Sophos, these details will be held by Sophos for 12 months in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used by our recruitment team to contact you regarding this or other relevant opportunities at Sophos. If you would like Sophos to delete or update your details at any time, please follow the steps set out in the Privacy Policy describing your individual rights. If you have any questions about Sophos’ data protection practices, please contact
[email protected].
