Senior Legal Counsel - Employment

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Job description

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to join our Employment Legal Team based in Osterley. This is a diverse role in which you will provide complete support on employment legal matters to Sky's UK&I workforce base of over 30,000 people. You'll be part of a small, collaborative team and take the lead on intriguing projects covering change programmes, M&A activity and more!

What you'll do:

• Advise stakeholders on legal risks, potential impacts and propose business focused solutions;
• Support the Legal Counsel and Paralegal in carrying out tribunal litigation - this is a largely an in-house model save for advocacy
• Build effective relationships with your HR and legal colleagues and the wider Sky businesses (including Sky Group and Comcast/NBCU) to ensure you are a trusted legal partner who offers the right advice at the right time.
• Report progress to relevant stakeholders and the legal team.
• Support employment related projects such as change programmes (both TUPE and redundancy) and M & A activities.
• Offer policy and strategic advice
• Proactively advise on changes to the law and the impact this may have on Sky's business
• Offer training and coaching to junior members of the team
• Provide support to the HR team on all employment matters including complex grievances and disciplinary issues and contracts.

What you'll bring:

• Qualified UK lawyer or lawyer from a jurisdiction based on UK law
• Employment law experience within a law firm or equivalent in-house [J1]
• Experience working within a large complex organisation at fast-pace
• Ability to identify and summarise key issues, risks and impact of risks for of all levels including senior colleagues
• Strong communication skills
• A collaborative and pragmatic standout colleague
• Ability to work under pressure
• Preferably will have experience in employment matters in Europe.

Team Overview

As a team, we pursue the highest standards and demonstrate commitment, integrity and judgement. We exist to add real value by sustainably providing the highest quality business-focussed legal expertise that keeps Sky competitive. Through our work we help to bring better content and innovation to all of our customers, better connecting them to more of what they love. Our vision is to create the Legal team of the future, together - operating at the heart of Sky, famous for adding value.

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 pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Where you'll work:

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we've been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we've committed £30million to support the fight against racial injustice. We've also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working!

And 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.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.