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Senior Corporate Legal Counsel
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23 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
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20 August 2026
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1 Vacancy
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About Us:
At Sitecore our mission is to simplify how brands reach engage and serve people by delivering intelligent personalised digital experiences that connect the world. We empower the worlds most iconic brands to build lifelong relationships with their customersseamlessly smartly and at scale.
As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software Sitecore brings together content commerce and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express Porsche Starbucks and LOréal Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.
Our foundation is our peoplea diverse passionate and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead innovate and connect. They are the behaviours that bring our mission and vision to life every day in every interaction.
As we continue to evolve we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity efficiency and insight. From engineering to customer experience AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design build and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.
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As the leading provider of agentic digital experience software Sitecore brings together content commerce and data into one composable platform that enables brands to deliver millions of meaningful adaptive experiences every day. Trusted by global leaders such as American Express Porsche Starbucks and LOréal Sitecore helps brands transform engagement through experiences that are not only personalised but predictive and dynamic.
Our foundation is our peoplea diverse passionate and collaborative global team spanning over 25 countries. We believe that every experience matters and that belief starts with how we work together. Our values guide how we lead innovate and connect. They are the behaviours that bring our mission and vision to life every day in every interaction.
As we continue to evolve we are actively cultivating AI skills across our teams to unlock new levels of creativity efficiency and insight. From engineering to customer experience AI capabilities are becoming integral to how we design build and deliver the next generation of digital experiences.
Learn more at .
About the Role:
As Corporate Counselbased in Londonreporting to the VP Corporate Legal you will play a key role inbuildingand driving a broad range of corporate legal matters across Sitecores global businessthat enable Sitecore to grow as a global SaaS company in an AI-defined era.The role will spansubsidiary governance corporate transactions governance processes corporate records real estate matters IP portfolio coordination and complex cross-functional legal initiatives.
You will work closely with the Corporate Legal team and business stakeholders across Finance Tax People Procurement Treasury and Global Workplace as well as external counsel and corporate service providers across multiplejurisdictions. You will be expected tolead execution bring structure to complexworkstreamsand deliver practical business-oriented legal advicein a fast-paced global environment.
The ideal candidate will have strong legal judgment excellent drafting and communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently. You should be comfortable operating with senior stakeholders coordinating external advisors and working collaboratively as part of a practical service-mindedand high-performing legal team.
What Youll Do:
- Improveglobal subsidiary governance across Sitecores international portfolio of 35 entities including statutory filings accounts approvals AGMs board and shareholder resolutions director changes corporaterecordsand related filingsas well as compliance matters and requirements
- Prepare review andowncorporate legal documents including powers of attorney share transfer agreements intercompany agreements governancedocumentationand legal memoranda
- Managecoordinationwith external corporate service providers local counsel and internal stakeholders on entity formations restructurings mergers wind-downs trade licenserenewalsand other corporate maintenance matters
- Lead and independently manage M&A and other corporate transaction workstreams including diligence structuring support NDAs engagement letters signing and closing deliverables corporate approvals and post-closing integration matters while effectively coordinating and driving external counsel and other advisors
- Drive complex cross-functional legal initiatives involving Finance Tax Treasury People Procurement Global Workplace and other business teams ensuring clear ownership timely execution and practical legal support
- Advise onreal estate and workplace-related matters including leasesamendmentsand related documentationto support sound workplace decisions across the global footprintworking closely with the People and Global Workplace teams
- ManageLegal budgetvendorand outside counsel management including tracking spendmaintainingbudget materials andpartneringwith Procurement AP Accounting and FP&A as needed
- Manage intellectual property portfolio management including coordination of trademark patent copyright and domain name matters with external counsel and internal stakeholders
- Leadintellectual property portfolio management including coordination of trademark patentcopyrightand domain name matters with external counsel and internal stakeholders
- Identify opportunities to simplify automate and improve recurring legal processes including through AI-enabled tools and practical workflow improvements
- Oversee the development and maintenance of internal tracking tools policiesframeworksand metrics to capture Corporate Legal workstreams deliverables and progress against priorities improving visibilityaccountabilityand reporting across the function
What You Need to Succeed:
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant law firm and/or in-house experience in corporate law including M&A corporate transactions and multinational governance matters
- Ability to independently manage complex legal workstreams drive execution and balance competing priorities in a fast-paced global environment
- Experience working cross-functionally with Finance Tax Treasury People Procurement and other business teams
- Experience managing intellectual property portfolio coordination and commercial real estate / workplace-related legal matters
- Experience managing external counsel advisors and corporate service providers across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong legal judgment business acumen analytical skills and excellent drafting and communication skills
- Strong AI mindset and practical experience using AI-enabled tools to improve legal workflows automate recurring processes and scale legal support across the business
- Comfort working with senior management and handling sensitive business-critical matters with professionalism and discretion
- Practical collaborative and service-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail and a proactive solutions-focused approach
- Interest in legal operations process improvement and leveraging technology / AI-enabled tools to scale legal support
Why Join Sitecore
- Join a global legal team in a time of transformation we are operating in a rapidly expanding market with significant opportunities for career development
- A supportive and collaborative culture recognised for our awardwinning company culture and commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Work closely with senior leaders acrossthe businessand the broaderlegal team - with visible impact on how Sitecore operates globally and howlegal supports the business
Equal Opportunities at Sitecore
Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race colour ancestry religion gender national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.
Sitecore is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity without unlawful regard to race colour ancestry religion gender national origin sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability veteran status or any other local legally protected characteristic.
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Senior IC
About Company
Sitecore connects content, data, and personalization in one AI-powered platform. Move faster, work smarter, and create experiences that redefine what’s possible.
