Senior Counsel – Commercial Contracts

Role Overview

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including technology licensing, SaaS, scientific research and collaboration agreements, branding and marketing contracts, employment agreements, and other corporate transactions.
• Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice to internal stakeholders across commercial, technical, scientific, and operational teams, enabling the company’s growth and innovation strategy.
• Partner closely with the VP, Deputy Chief Legal Officer and wider legal team to manage corporate legal activities and transactional workflows across multiple jurisdictions.
• Support compliance programmes relating to technology controls, import/export regulations, data protection, and other applicable regulatory frameworks, ensuring legal and operational risks are effectively managed.
• Develop, implement, and maintain legal policies, templates, and standard operating procedures to improve consistency, efficiency, and risk management across the business.
• Deliver legal training and guidance to internal teams to support awareness of contractual obligations, compliance requirements, and best practices.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with business leaders, scientists, product teams, HR, and commercial functions to provide timely and strategic legal input on new initiatives and partnerships.
• Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes, improve contract lifecycle management, and support scalable legal operations during a period of significant company growth.
• Support brand protection activities, including trademark-related matters and marketing/legal reviews.
• Assist with corporate governance, risk mitigation, and broader legal projects as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 8-10 years of post-qualification legal experience
• US or UK Law Degree
• Admitted and registered as a solicitor in the UK or to practice in the US

Benefits

• Working alongside a highly talented team, with leading names in the quantum computing industry.
• Highly competitive package
• Equity
• 28 days of paid holiday (in addition to public holidays)
• Workplace pension
• Positive approach to flexible working
• Enhanced parental and adoption benefits