Senior Legal Counsel - M&A and Ventures

We are Reckitt

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Legal

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About The Role

An exciting opportunity for a driven and commercially minded corporate lawyer to join the Group Legal team of a leading FTSE-listed company. This rare in-house role offers the chance to work at the heart of a dynamic, high-performing organisation. Reporting to the Legal Director for Group M&A, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support on international acquisition and divestment activity undertaken by the Reckitt group of companies. Working closely with the Reckitt corporate development team, the role will involve advising on complex projects, engaging with senior stakeholders, managing external counsel and driving process improvements through innovation, legal solutions and technology.

Reporting to the Legal Director for Group M&A, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and support on international acquisition and divestment activity undertaken by the Reckitt group of companies. Working closely with the Reckitt corporate development team, the role will involve advising on complex projects, engaging with senior stakeholders, managing external counsel and driving process improvements through innovation, legal solutions and technology.

Your responsibilities

• Deliver on M&A transactions by working cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders and advisers, undertaking contract structuring, process management and transaction document drafting and negotiation.
• Delivering consistent, strategic, risk-weighted, business-focused legal advice.
• Developing initiatives for maintaining high service levels and quality of advice.
• Engaging with senior leadership and acting as a point of facilitation between functional teams to deliver business and legal solutions.
• Supervising outside counsel and managing their costs and output.
• Dealing with complex, significant matters that cut across legal and related areas.
  
  

The experience we're looking for

Essential:

• Qualified lawyer - English law (or similar jurisdiction) with strong experience of corporate/transactional work gained in private practice at a prominent firm or in-house at a leading international business.
• 3-4+ years PQE specializing in corporate law and M&A.
• Experience of supporting listed businesses on corporate law matters.
• Business fluency in English, both verbal and written.
  
  

Desirable:

• Experience in leading corporate M&A and restructuring projects.
• Attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload often under challenging deadlines.
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders, with different functions and senior stakeholders, taking personal ownership over tasks and driving projects to completion.
• Experience of advising internationally.
• Knowledge of the consumer goods sector.
  
  

Other considerations:

• Ability to apply multi-jurisdictional laws to arrangements and business practices which span a number of territories.
• Robust and confident manner and an ability to work autonomously.
• Ability to build strong relationships and credibility with, and gain the trust of, business and legal colleagues quickly.
  
  

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.