Senior Legal Counsel, The Adaptavist Group
£70-85k
Digital transformation technology provider
Job no longer available
Digital transformation technology provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£70-85k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To deliver innovative software, tailored solutions, and quality services across some of the world’s most trusted technology ecosystems.
Role
Who you are
- You are a legal professional who can deliver clear and decisive counsel in a fast-paced, dynamic global technology environment
- Qualified Solicitor with PQE across a range of areas, including employment, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and corporate Law
- Strategic mindset with the ability to align legal strategies and business objectives
- Strong interpersonal, communication and management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
- Commercially aware and pragmatic approach to risk management
- Ability to handle sensitive matters discreetly and sensitively
- Confidence to negotiate legal contracts and documentation
What the job involves
- As Senior Legal Counsel, you will support our current Head of Legal Operations in managing the Legal Operations department on an interim basis for The Adaptavist Group
- This role will also deputise for the Head of Legal Operations from time to time, providing strategic and commercial legal guidance, overseeing corporate governance, and ensuring global compliance during this transitional period
- You will work closely with the CEO, COO, and other senior executives, as well as cross-functional teams including finance, HR, and product, to align legal strategy with the company’s business objectives
- Also, you'll oversee legal aspects of company operations, including governance of a complex global entity structure, risk management, employment law, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance
- Finally, you'll temporarily manage a legal team of two direct reports, supporting the company’s growth and innovation while safeguarding its reputation and mitigating risks
- Periodically deputising for the Head of Legal Operations, offering strategic vision, direction, and temporary oversight for all legal matters across the group. This also includes interim line management for a team of two
- Acting as a key advisor to the CEO and executive leadership on legal, governance and risk issues
- Supporting the development and implementation of the company’s global legal strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Building and managing a high-performing legal and compliance team over time
- Overseeing the corporate governance for The Adaptavist Group’s global entity structure, ensuring compliance with local and international regulations
- Managing the company’s company secretarial responsibilities, including drafting and maintenance of board minutes, appointments and resignations, handling shareholder matters and the company’s share option scheme
- Ensuring regulatory filings and compliance are up-to-date for all global entities, working with outsourced providers and regional offices as needed
- Monitoring and advising on changes to laws and regulations impacting the company’s global operations
- Providing legal advice across departments including intellectual property, employment law and regulatory compliance
- Managing legal risks, balancing the company’s ability to be innovative with its exposure to liability
- Handling crisis management and providing guidance on sensitive matters with HR on all aspects of employment law
- Developing and maintaining legal policies and procedures to mitigate risk and promote consistency across the group company
- Providing ad hoc assistance with contracts, company leases, and preparation of legal documents or templates
- Leading and supporting mergers and acquisitions if required, including due diligence, contract negotiation and post-acquisition integration
- Collaborating with product and marketing teams to ensure compliance with data protection and intellectual property laws
- Working collaboratively to ensure global compliance with data protection regulations, including GDPR, CCPA and other applicable frameworks
- Drafting policies and processes for managing data breaches and compliance in collaboration with the Office of the CIO and People Operations
- Collaborating with HR and PEX to promote awareness and training for employees on legal and compliance matters, including data privacy, intellectual property and anti-bribery
- Providing leadership in developing and executing the company’s corporate social responsibility initiatives with the AdaptaKind team, aligning them with legal and ethical standards
Our take
The Adaptavist Group is a leading player in the Atlassian ecosystem, which provides software for software developers. Adaptavist helps companies develop modern, adaptive approaches to development, deployment, and application lifecycle management to augment the Atlassian experience.
Back in the mid-noughties, The Adaptavist Group firmly established itself as a key player in helping companies utilise Atlassian's industry-leading tools. Adaptavist has subsequently developed similar optimisation products and tools for Amazon Web Services, GitHub and Monday, as well as consultancy services for companies wanting to maximise their use of these platforms. Adaptavist’s reach is global, and it was named Atlassian's Partner of the Year 2024. It services over 75% of the Fortune 500.
The Adaptavist Group is leveraging the global boom in software development. Its strategic expansion into the growing DevSecOps market, for example, through partnering with Sonatype, sees it unlock involvement in an industry that reached a $6.5 billion valuation by 2025. With this expansionist approach, The Adaptavist Group has aligned many leading brands under its umbrella and has been consistent in its launch of tools. Its reputation as a leading industry player propels a dynamic and hugely lucrative upward trajectory.
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Autonomy
"Autonomy is one of the core Adaptavist values. We are all treated as responsible adults from day one and continuously demonstrate that placing trust..."
Company benefits
- Flexible working, suit your personal needs while maintaining your job responsibilities
- Enhanced parental leave - 26 weeks at full pay for birthing partners, and 13 weeks at full pay for non-birthing partners
- Employee donation scheme with AdaptaKind, making an impactful change in the world through company-matched charitable giving, fundraising and volunteering
- Online streaming service - Whether you're a Disney fanatic, an Audible enthusiast or a Netflix nut, there should be something for all!
- Calm app subscription. Calm is the number 1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation
- Extended leave for adoption, IVF, surrogacy, elective egg freezing, and women's health needs such as menopause, menstruation, endometriosis, and PCOS
- Aviva pension scheme with company's contribution up to 5% on your basic pay
- Private medical insurance with BUPA inclusive of dental and mental health care benefit
- Employee assistance programme to support personal issues like health, family, money, work and most importantly, you!
- Eyecare vouchers for free eyes test from day one onwards
- Unum income protection scheme covering up to 60% of your monthly salary (plus pension contributions) after 26-weeks of disability
- Unum life assurance, paying a death in service benefit of a multiple of your base annual salary
- Adaptavist rewards - save and receive cashback whilst you spend with our rewards system
- Unlimited holiday! That's right, there's no cap on the number of days that you can request off in our holiday year
- Green Commute Initiative, cycle to work scheme allows you to get a brand new bike and safety equipment for your commute to work, all of which is tax free
Company values
- Trust from day one - At The Adaptavist Group, trust is at the core of everything we do. We believe in our team's ability to work flexibly from anywhere, and we deeply value the trust that forms the foundation of our relationships with clients. Our commitment to privacy and security is unwavering, ensuring that we create a safe and supportive environment for everyone
- Teamwork - We admire individual talent, but we believe it’s even more powerful when combined with teamwork. With a global team of over 1,000 people, we know that every single person at The Adaptavist Group plays a vital role, and that nothing we accomplish happens in isolation
- Pragmatism - We value being practical, confident, and flexible over being rigid or stuck in our ways. Trust is key to how we work—we don't rely on strict rules or processes, but focus on what matters: achieving great results and getting the job done well
- Humility - We’re proud of what we do, but we stay grounded and let our work speak for itself. We approach everything with quiet confidence and, when we make mistakes, we own them and see them as chances to learn and grow
- Curiosity - We know we don’t have all the answers, and we understand there’s more than one way to get things done. We’re always open to fresh ideas and welcome the changes they might bring. Curiosity and a passion for innovation have fuelled our growth
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Worked as a Senior Security Consultant for Barclaycard, and was Director of WTG. First joined Adaptavist as a Board Advisor, and was made CEO in 2010.
People progressing
Reece joined TAG as an Associate Software Engineer in May 2019. Within 5 months, they advanced to Software Engineer, then to Senior in under two years, and by September 2024, became Staff Engineer.
Sarah joined TAG as a Project Manager in 2017 in the Toronto office. They found their true calling in Sales and made an internal move a couple of years later and have since advanced to become a Strategic Sales Executive.
Rodrigo initially worked with TAG as a Contractor before joining the UK team permanently as a Commercial Operations Analyst. Since then, they moved to the Madrid office as a Business Operations Manager.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at The Adaptavist Group
Emma Weston (Head of People Experience)
- We know that, historically, the tech sector has felt out of reach or even unwelcoming to many people. At The Adaptavist Group, we're committed to changing that. It's our people who make our success, and we believe that a diverse community—one where everyone feels respected, included, and valued—makes us stronger, more innovative, and more creative as a whole.
- We have created an environment that accommodates and supports people from all backgrounds, offering flexible ways of working and workplace benefits that are genuinely helpful, as well as keeping an open dialogue and welcoming feedback on these topics.
- Whether you've worked in tech for your whole career or this is a brand new direction for you, your experience and skills are valuable to us. We need fresh perspectives, forward thinkers, and problem solvers. We see the whole person, and we hire people who we believe will make a positive contribution to our community.
- We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, and particularly those who are often underrepresented in our industry, such as women and people of colour.
- We want to level the playing field for all those that interview with us. That's why we have created guidance on our careers page on what to expect as part of our interview process, typical questions we may ask you, and when and where to use AI as part of your application.
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