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Country Counsel, UK & Ireland

Reading, Berkshire, United KingdomFull-time2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead legal support for HP's Sales & Marketing organization across the UK and Ireland, managing a team of commercial lawyers and serving as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders.

Role type

Senior in-house Country Counsel (Legal)

Builds

Legal guidance, playbooks, and self-service tools for HP's UK & Ireland operations

Domain

Technology hardware, services, SaaS, and channel distribution

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Commercial law, competition law, data protection and privacy, channel and distribution arrangements, consumer protection, disputes and claims, corporate governance, team leadership, independent decision-making

Preferred skills

Strategic problem-solving, simplification, scalability, continuous improvement

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Lead legal support for UK & Ireland commercial activities, Support and negotiate complex hardware, services, managed services, subscription, SaaS, and other technology transactions, Advise on a broad range of legal matters including commercial law, competition law, data protection and privacy, channel and distribution arrangements, consumer protection, disputes and claims, and corporate governance, Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing legal team, Review and influence global templates, policies, programs, business models, product offerings, and go-to-market initiatives, Drive simplification, scalability, and continuous improvement by developing guidance, playbooks, and self-service tools