Legal Counsel

Company Description

Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a technology leader in the gambling industry with over 7,000 employees across 20 countries.

Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence-driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. Read more about who we are and what we do here: www.playtech.com & www.playtechpeople.com

Here at Playtech, we genuinely believe that people are our biggest asset. Diverse thoughts, experiences, and individual characteristics enrich our work environment and lead to better business decisions. Recognizing differences and ensuring our processes are transparent is the core of Playtech’s overall commitment to responsible business practices.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced legal counsel to join our B2B legal team, focused on the growth of our business.

This position is ideal for candidates who have hands-on experience with various licensing deals and commercialization of intellectual property assets.

Responsibilities:

Drafting, negotiating, and securing various commercial agreements – with strong emphasis on software licensing and SaaS agreements, reselling, and other technology-related agreements.
Working alongside other departments within the company and managing the contractual journey end to end.
Dealing with complex and unique legal matters with multiple stakeholders on a wide range of matters.
Maintaining excellent relationship with internal and external customers.

Qualifications

At least 5 years of relevant work experience (post internship), preferably in a hi-tech company or a commercial department of a reputable law firm.
Business oriented deal maker.
Self-driven and able to independently follow through tasks and projects to completion.
High standard of work ethics, ability to complete tasks accurately and in a timely manner.
Excellent verbal and written communication in English.
Team player who enjoys a dynamic, multicultural and multi-national environment.

Ideally, you are:

Comfortable with uncertainty.
A self-learner.
A good negotiator.
Determined, yet patient.