Manager , Legal Counsel – M&A

Job description

The role requires a high degree of independence, sound commercial judgment and the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders across the business. It combines hands-on deal leadership with responsibility for driving execution, managing risk and ensuring alignment with broader commercial objectives. Key Responsibilities: - Take ownership of the legal execution of M&A transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic investments across multiple jurisdictions - Shape transaction structuring, risk allocation and execution approach in close collaboration with the M&A team and senior stakeholders - Act as the primary legal lead on transactions, driving timelines, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring delivery in line with commercial objectives - Draft, review and negotiate key transaction documentation, including NDAs, term sheets, SPAs, shareholder agreements and ancillary agreements - Direct and oversee external counsel across jurisdictions, setting strategy, managing delivery, and ensuring alignment with transaction objectives - Take accountability for external legal spend on transactions, including budget setting, cost control and optimisation...