General Counsel, Consumer and Competition

5 days ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Sky Group Full time

About the Job

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We are seeking a highly experienced General Counsel, Consumer and Competition to join our team.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with strong academics and experience in private practice or in a leading in-house team. A minimum of 8 years' PQE is required for this role.

The General Counsel will act as a legal partner to the senior management team of the Sky business focusing on EU and Irish consumer, competition and regulatory matters.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Managing senior stakeholders, including acting as the key point of contact for the CEO of the Irish business and their leadership team on consumer, competition and regulatory matters.
  • Working closely with the Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs.
  • Liaising with government and with regulatory bodies such as ComReg, the CCPC, the ASA, BEREC and the European Commission on areas such as telecoms, consumer and media regulation.
  • Coordinating Sky's response to public consultations at EU and Irish level and/or contributing to industry-wide responses.
  • Leading on new product and service propositions from initial concept to development, launch and beyond.
  • Advising Sky and NOW teams on the impact and implementation of consumer law, telecoms regulation and media regulation.
  • Advising on broadcast and non-broadcast advertising, campaign development and product / service claims development.

About You

  • A positive outlook and enjoy working in a collegiate and collaborative way.
  • Be competent and confident in your field, with strength in legal advisory work, and have the ability to think laterally to find solutions, work at pace and prioritise effectively.
  • Have experience managing multiple senior stakeholders with a resilient and pragmatic approach to getting the job done.
  • A particularly strong candidate will also have experience in the telecommunications, pay TV, digital services, or media sector.
  • An understanding of, and ability to apply, consumer law and regulation to the advertising and sale of Sky and NOW goods and services, and good working knowledge of industry guidance in these areas.
  • Regulatory experience in the telecoms or media sectors.
  • A good working knowledge of data protection law, in particular as it relates to marketing and sales.
  • Experience of drafting and advising on consumer contracts.

About Sky

  • Recognised as an 'Inclusive Top 50 Employer' and a 'Times Top 50 Employer for Women', we're working hard to ensure we're a truly inclusive place to work.
  • This means we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and the potential you'll bring to Sky.
  • We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

What We Offer

  • A great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few: Sky Q, a generous salary and pension package, private healthcare, discounted broadband, flexible/Hybrid working.

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