Legal Director - AME

At Sage, we energise the success of businesses and communities around the world through the imagination of our people and smart technology. Sage provides small and medium sized organisations with a range of easy-to-use, online and cloud business management software and services - from accounting and payroll, to enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management and payments. Our customers receive continuous advice and support through our global network of local experts to help them solve their business problems, giving them the confidence to achieve their business ambitions. Specialties Business Software, Business Intelligence, Accounting, Payroll, Payment Solutions, and Human ResourcesSummary of your day-to-day? In this role, your day-to-day activities involve effectively leading the AME Legal Team, including providing line management and fostering professional development for direct reports. As a member of Sage AME's Extended Leadership Community, you contribute to leadership decisions and strategic priorities. You provide comprehensive legal advice across commercial, regulatory, and compliance areas, collaborating with the Data Privacy Office on data privacy matters. This includes advising and negotiating contracts to ensure maximum value delivery while meeting commercial objectives and deadlines. You proactively manage legal disputes and external advisor costs, seeking opportunities to simplify legal delivery processes and documentation. Additionally, you support the application of Sage's internal governance framework, ensuring legal compliance and managing legal risk within defined tolerances. Your role also involves supporting high-value and complex legal negotiations, capturing know-how to build scalable legal assets and processes, and fostering strong relationships with key business stakeholders. Furthermore, you oversee regular legal training and provide support on cross-functional initiatives. Minimum qualifications: Demonstrated track record of effective leadership, coaching, and communication skills. Candidates should possess substantial legal expertise, particularly in providing pragmatic advice in commercial, technology, SaaS, and privacy law. They should have a proven ability to deliver sound legal guidance to business leaders as a trusted partner, leveraging excellent analytical skills to consistently achieve high-quality outcomes. Experience in leading and executing large legal initiatives, along with comprehensive analytical abilities and a strategic mindset, are essential. Additionally, candidates should have a strong understanding of legal compliance and policy implementation in a business context, along with a proven ability to drive change and innovation in a fast-paced environment. Experience in managing specialist legal teams and collaborating with stakeholders across various business functions is also required. Preferred qualifications include a detailed understanding of contract law in a technology context and extensive experience in resolving complex commercial challenges effectively. Technical / professional qualifications: Candidates for this role should hold a degree from a reputable institution and be admitted as an Attorney or Advocate with a minimum of 8 years of post-qualification experience within a multinational organisation.