Group Legal Counsel

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in advanced wound care ostomy care continence care and infusion care. With around 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of atrisk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec please visit

Change is everywhere at ConvaTec. Its transforming our business and helping us improve millions of lives. And were nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business were pushing for better.

Join us as a Group Legal Counsel based in the UK and youll do the same.

We are looking for a highly motivated Legal Counsel to join our highperforming legal team. Reporting into the VP Deputy General Counsel; this is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting Convatecs continued successful growth. The Legal Counsel is responsible for providing strategic legal advice guidance direction and partnership across a wide variety of legal matters including Corporate Transactions.

YOUR PROFILE

• Track record of delivering high quality work and ability to prioritise through excellent organisation and ability to understand key business drivers.
• 35 years PQE in a Corporate/M&A or Transactions role preferably with a combination of law firm and inhouse experience; either through a permanent role or a significant period on secondment.
• Experience operating in an international context through law firm engagement or as part of a multinational corporate organisation.
• Strong technical legal skills with experience in a broad range of commercial contracts highly solutionsfocused and agile able to see the bigger picture.
• Exercise strong commercial judgement through a considered approach which anticipates the needs of the business and appropriate weighs benefits and risk.
• Techsavvy and demonstrable interest in adopting legal tech tools to increase efficiency and impact across the organization.
• Create a sense of purposes or vision for self group or team demonstrating a strong teamorientated and collaborative mindset.
• A motivated selfstarter comfortable taking the initiative and leading on issues and the ambition to develop an inhouse career within a general counsel function.
• Excellent communication analytical and problemsolving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced environment.
• Adaptable with a proactive approach suited to a fastgrowing missiondriven business.
• Experience within the medical devices sector is desirable but not essential.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice to stakeholders across the business on a variety of group legal matters including coordinating closely with other business areas such as Compliance Treasury Tax Finance and HR.
• Transaction management: working with VP Deputy General Counsel to lead and manage M&A transactions and strategic projects across the Group including due diligence negotiation drafting and review of transaction documents
• Provide strategic legal advice to senior management and other stakeholders on M&A opportunities risks and implications.
• Conduct thorough due diligence investigations to identify potential legal risks and liabilities associated with target companies.
• Assisting with major Corporate and Finance transactions including fundraisings.
• Drafting and negotiating key commercial contracts including logistics and distribution agreements.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional legal and compliance teams to ensure adherence to applicable laws regulations and industry standards.
• Drive efficiencies and consistent best practices across the legal function including contributing to knowhow and maintenance of template agreements.
• Collaborate with crossfunctional teams to support the development implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures and drive legal initiatives.
• Manage external counsel including effective budget management.
• Support ongoing training and preparation of educational resources to promote legal awareness and compliance within the organization.

Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. Youll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. Youll be encouraged and supported to make things happen too. It can be challenging. But as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions itll be worth it.

This is stepping up to a challenge.

This is work thatll move you.

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