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About the Role
The Senior Commercial Counsel (Technology) will provide senior legal support for Janus Henderson’s commercial contracting activity, with a particular focus on technology, software, SaaS, cloud, data, outsourcing, AI-enabled solutions and other emerging technology arrangements. The role will partner closely with various departments to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice and support efficient, consistent and commercially effective contracting outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of 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, including outsourcing and fund services agreements and those involving access to Janus Henderson systems, confidential information, personal data, ICT services, critical business processes, AI/ML functionality or regulated outsourcing considerations.
- Provide practical legal advice on key contractual issues, including 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 trademark registrations, renewals, clearances, brand protection matters, enforcement support and coordination with external counsel where required.
- Support alignment of supplier contracts with applicable data privacy and protection requirements, including GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA and other relevant privacy and data protection regulations, as well as Janus Henderson data privacy standards and privacy-by-design expectations.
- Support DORA-related contracting and governance requirements for ICT third-party service providers, including review of contractual provisions relating to 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 to support consistent contracting positions and scalable legal review.
- Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching and escalation support to Contract Managers and other contracting support resources, including guidance on issue spotting, drafting quality, negotiation strategy and appropriate escalation thresholds.
- 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 are reviewed and managed in accordance with applicable governance requirements.
- Help 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 considerations 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.
Skills
- Commercial contracts
- Technology contracting
- Outsourcing
- Financial services
- Privacy
- Procurement legal support
- Drafting complex commercial agreements
- Negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Technology agreements
- Software agreements
- SaaS agreements
- Cloud agreements
- Professional services agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- Fund services agreements
- Data processing agreements
- Confidentiality agreements
- Commercial contracting principles
- Limitation of liability
- Indemnities
- Warranties
- IP ownership
- IP licensing
- Confidentiality
- Data protection
- Service levels
- Audit rights
- Termination
- Exit assistance
- Dispute resolution
- Data privacy regulations
- Data protection regulations
- GDPR
- UK GDPR
- DORA
- Operational resilience
- ICT third-party risk
- Regulatory access
- AI contracting
- Machine learning contracting
- Automation contracting
- Cloud contracting
- Data analytics contracting
- Emerging technologies contracting
- Legal playbooks
- Contract templates
- Clause libraries
- Fallback positions
- Training materials
- Process guidance
- Supervising paralegals
- Coaching Contract Managers
- Quality review for junior lawyers
- Negotiation
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Stakeholder management
- Communication
- Organization
- Judgment
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Asset management
- Investment management
- Banking
- Insurance
- Fintech
- Regulated financial services
- Global contracting
- US contracting
- UK contracting
- EMEA contracting
- APAC contracting
- Procurement platforms
- Contract lifecycle management platforms
- Vendor risk management
- E-signature platforms
- Workflow platforms
- Reporting platforms
- Agiloft
- DocuSign
- Coupa
- SAP Ariba
- Ironclad
- OneTrust
- Power BI
- Third-party risk management
- Vendor onboarding
- Information security reviews
- Privacy reviews
- Business continuity reviews
- Audit-readiness
- AI governance
- AI procurement
- AI vendor diligence
- Model risk
- Data governance
- Cybersecurity
- Information security
- Outsourcing
- Operational resilience
- Intellectual property
- Copyright
- Patents
- Trademarks
- IP protection
- Technology deliverables
- Scalable commercial contracts function
- Contracting operations
- Procurement discipline
- Technology-enabled workflows
Location
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior
- Post-qualification experience
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
Salary/Compensations
- 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.