Interim Senior Commercial Counsel - Part Time

Commercial Contracts

• Lead the review, negotiation and management of commercial agreements.
• Support customer contracts with large international technology businesses.
• Advise on manufacturing, supplier and supply chain agreements.
• Develop and implement contract templates.
• Improve contract governance and approval processes across the organisation.

Legal Function Development

• Establish scalable legal processes, policies and governance frameworks.
• Create practical legal procedures appropriate for a fast-growing business.
• Build legal risk management capabilities.
• Implement contract management and record-keeping processes.
• Work closely with leadership to identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks.

Corporate & Strategic Support

• Support future international expansion and subsidiary creation.
• Assist with legal aspects of fundraising, investment and corporate transactions.
• Advise executive leadership on governance and strategic matters.
• Oversee external legal counsel and coordinate specialist advice when required.

Intellectual Property & Innovation

• Partner with external IP advisers and patent attorneys.
• Support protection and management of the company's extensive patent portfolio.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with the CFO, CEO and wider executive team.
• Provide practical, commercial and business-focused legal advice.
• Work collaboratively across Engineering& Research, Commercial, HR and Finance functions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.