Head Counsel

5 days ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Sky Uk Full time

Head Counsel - Consumer, Competition & Regulatory Reports to:Director – Consumer, Competition & Regulatory Centre of Excellence: Consumer, Competition & Regulatory What you'll do: The Head Counsel acts as a legal partner to the senior management team of the Sky Ireland business focusing on EU and Irish consumer, competition and regulatory matters.

The Head Counsel is also a member of the extended UK & Ireland Legal leadership team (together with the Directors of Legal) and is expected to be a role model leader for the Department.

As Head Counsel you will be responsible for advising Sky's most creative and innovative people on issues concerning telecoms regulation, consumer law and media regulation as they relate to Sky's wide range of products and services, which includes Sky Mobile, Sky TV, Sky Broadband and NOW.

Key responsibilities include: 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.
Key legal contact for Sky's regulatory, product, commercial, finance, sales and marketing teams.
Working with the Regulatory and Corporate Affairs team, to liaise 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.
This will include 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, including, for example, the launch of Sky Glass and Sky Mobile in Ireland.
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.
What you'll bring: Be an Irish 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.
Have 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.
Sky's Legal department is a fantastic place to work.
We comprise over 200 industry leading lawyers and legal and compliance professionals across the Sky territories, providing commercial, risk-based advice to the wider business.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an award-winning in-house legal team.

The Rewards: There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky.
Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place.
A generous salary and pension package.
Discounted broadband.
Inclusion: 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.

We'll do everything we can to support you during your application.
If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.

Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team.
We can't wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.
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