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About the Role
The Senior Commercial Counsel (Technology) will provide senior legal support for commercial contracting activity, focusing on technology, software, SaaS, cloud, data, outsourcing, AI-enabled solutions, and other emerging technology arrangements. This role partners with various departments to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice and ensure efficient, commercially effective contracting outcomes. The successful candidate will lead complex negotiations, advise on legal and regulatory risk, develop playbooks and templates, and guide contracting support resources.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements including software, SaaS, cloud, AI-enabled technology, market data, professional services, consulting, outsourcing, managed services, fund services, data processing, confidentiality, statements of work, order forms, amendments, and renewal documentation.
- Lead negotiations on complex and higher-risk supplier arrangements involving outsourcing, fund services, and access to Janus Henderson systems, confidential information, personal data, ICT services, critical business processes, AI/ML functionality, or regulated outsourcing.
- Provide practical legal advice on contractual issues such as liability, indemnities, warranties, intellectual property, data protection, confidentiality, information security, audit rights, service levels, exit assistance, subcontracting, assignment, regulatory access, resilience, and termination rights.
- Advise on emerging technology contracting risks, including AI governance, responsible use, model/output risk, vendor use of customer data, training data restrictions, explainability, human oversight, IP ownership, confidentiality, cybersecurity, bias, operational resilience, and vendor accountability.
- Manage Janus Henderson’s trademark portfolio, including oversight of registrations, renewals, clearances, brand protection, enforcement support, and coordination with external counsel.
- Support alignment of supplier contracts with data privacy and protection requirements (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA) and Janus Henderson data privacy standards.
- Support DORA-related contracting and governance requirements for ICT third-party service providers, including review of contractual provisions for access, audit, information security, subcontracting, incident notification, service continuity, exit, termination, and regulatory cooperation.
- Develop, maintain, and improve legal playbooks, fallback positions, clause libraries, templates, guidance notes, risk matrices, and training materials.
- Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and escalation support to Contract Managers and other contracting support resources.
- Partner with Strategic Sourcing to support sourcing strategy, negotiation planning, supplier due diligence, renewal management, and commercially effective outcomes for material vendor relationships.
- Collaborate with Information Security, Data Privacy, Compliance, Business Continuity, Records Management, Architecture, and Technology teams to ensure supplier arrangements meet governance requirements.
- Triage contracting requests, prioritize legal support based on risk and business impact, and improve workflow discipline across intake, review, negotiation, approval, execution, and repository processes.
- Identify recurring negotiation issues, process gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities for standardization, automation, or improved stakeholder experience.
- Support internal training for Legal, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Managers, and business stakeholders on contracting standards, privacy, DORA, AI contracting, and third-party risk issues.
- Carry out other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in good standing in an appropriate jurisdiction with strong post-qualification experience in commercial contracts, technology contracting, outsourcing, financial services, privacy, procurement legal support, or a related practice area.
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including technology, software, SaaS, cloud, professional services, outsourcing, fund services, data processing, and confidentiality arrangements.
- Strong understanding of commercial contracting principles, including limitation of liability, indemnities, warranties, IP ownership and licensing, confidentiality, data protection, service levels, audit rights, termination, exit assistance, and dispute resolution.
- Strong knowledge of data privacy and protection regulations and contracting requirements, including GDPR, UK GDPR, and other relevant privacy regimes.
- Working knowledge of DORA and related operational resilience, ICT third-party risk, outsourcing, and regulatory access requirements relevant to financial services firms.
- Demonstrated ability to advise on legal and contractual risks associated with AI, machine learning, automation, cloud, data analytics, and other emerging technologies.
- Experience developing legal playbooks, templates, clause libraries, fallback positions, training materials, or process guidance for legal, procurement, or contracting teams.
- Experience supervising, coaching, or providing quality review for paralegals, Contract Managers, junior lawyers, or contracting support teams.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical, and risk-based advice.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to engage senior business partners, influence outcomes, and communicate complex legal issues in plain English.
- Highly organized and able to manage multiple matters, deadlines, and stakeholder priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Sound judgment, integrity, and professionalism when handling confidential legal, commercial, supplier, client, employee, and business information.
- Experience in asset management, investment management, banking, insurance, fintech, or another regulated financial services environment.
- Experience supporting global contracting activity across the US, UK, EMEA, and APAC.
- Familiarity with procurement, contract lifecycle management, vendor risk, e-signature, workflow, or reporting platforms such as Agiloft, DocuSign, Coupa, SAP Ariba, Ironclad, OneTrust, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Experience supporting third-party risk management, vendor onboarding, information security reviews, privacy reviews, business continuity reviews, or audit-readiness activities.
- Experience advising on AI governance, AI procurement, AI vendor diligence, model risk, data governance, cybersecurity, information security, outsourcing, or operational resilience.
- Experience advising on intellectual property matters, including copyright, patents, trademarks, IP ownership, licensing, and protection of technology-related deliverables.
- Interest in helping build a scalable commercial contracts function that combines legal expertise, contracting operations, procurement discipline, and technology-enabled workflows.
- Expected to understand the regulatory obligations of the firm and abide by regulated entity requirements and JHI policies applicable for your role.
- Willingness to adhere to the provisions of our Investment Advisory Code of Ethics related to personal securities activities and other disclosure and certification requirements, including past political contributions and political activities.
Skills
- Commercial Contracts
- Technology Contracting
- Outsourcing
- Financial Services Law
- Privacy Law
- Procurement Law
- Drafting Agreements
- Negotiation
- Risk Assessment
- Legal Advice
- Contract Management
- Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA)
- DORA
- AI Contracting
- Trademark Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem-Solving
- Analytical Skills
- Communication Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Judgment
- Integrity
- Professionalism
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
- Post-qualification experience
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
Salary/Compensations
- Annual Bonus Opportunity: Position may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus award from the profit pool.
Benefits
- Hybrid working and reasonable accommodations
- Generous Holiday policies
- Excellent Health and Wellbeing benefits including corporate membership to Wellhub
- Paid volunteer time
- Support to grow through professional development courses, tuition/qualification reimbursement and more
- Maternal/paternal leave benefits and family services
- All employee events including networking opportunities and social activities
- Lunch allowance for use within our subsidized onsite canteen
- Competitive compensation
- Pension/retirement plans
- Various health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits
About the Company
- A career at Janus Henderson is more than a job, it’s about investing in a brighter future together.
- Our Mission at Janus Henderson is to help clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service.
- Our Values are key to driving our success, and are at the heart of everything we do: Clients Come First - Always | Execution Supersedes Intention | Together We Win | Diversity Improves Results | Truth Builds Trust
Equal Opportunity
- Janus Henderson Investors is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
- We believe diversity improves results and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
- If you need any reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process, please get in touch and let us know at recruiter@janushenderson.com.