HP France
HP France
1,001 – 5,000 Employees
ConsultingLogisticsManufacturing
HP France is the French subsidiary of HP Inc., a technology company serving both consumers and businesses with computing and printing products. Its portfolio includes laptops, desktop computers, monitors, printers, and related accessories, supporting everyday personal use as well as professional workflows. The company focuses on developing and delivering technology intended to help people and organizations work more efficiently.

Country Counsel, UK & Ireland

Lead commercial legal support for HP’s UK and Ireland operations, covering technology transactions, regulatory advice, and business risk. Manage a legal team while advising senior leaders on commercial priorities and compliance.

Description

  • Lead legal support for HP’s UK and Ireland commercial operations
  • Deliver strategic, practical advice while managing legal, regulatory, and compliance risks
  • Support and negotiate complex hardware, services, managed services, subscription, SaaS, and technology transactions
  • Advise on commercial and competition law, data protection and privacy, channel and distribution arrangements, consumer protection, disputes and claims, and corporate governance
  • Work with business, compliance, finance, procurement, and other stakeholders to develop practical solutions
  • Coordinate with Corporate Legal, Employment Legal, Litigation, Global Trade, Privacy, and Government Affairs teams
  • Review and shape global templates, policies, programs, business models, product offerings, and go-to-market initiatives
  • Create guidance, playbooks, and self-service tools that improve scalability and reduce reliance on Legal for low-risk matters
  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing legal team
  • Foster a smart-risk culture that balances legal, regulatory, and policy considerations with business priorities and customer needs
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and report to the VP & AGC, Head of Legal EMEA

Requirements

  • Hold a qualifying legal credential as a Solicitor in England and Wales, a Solicitor or Advocate in Scotland, or an equivalent UK qualification
  • Typically bring 10+ years of post-qualification experience from a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department
  • Demonstrated experience negotiating and advising on complex commercial, technology, services, software, and channel transactions
  • Strong knowledge of competition law, data protection and privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity, AI, corporate governance, anti-corruption, and financial regulations
  • Ability to track legal developments, assess their business impact, and provide practical, forward-looking advice
  • Experience advising senior business stakeholders in complex, cross-functional, international environments
  • Proven ability to manage, coach, and develop high-performing legal professionals and teams
  • Ability to work independently, apply sound judgment, manage competing priorities, and operate effectively with little to no supervision
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration capabilities
  • Strong commercial judgment and pragmatic problem-solving ability
  • Ability to make timely decisions amid ambiguity and competing priorities
  • Customer-focused, business-oriented, and solution-driven approach
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
  • Resilient, adaptable, and effective under pressure

Benefits

  • Equal employment opportunity irrespective of protected characteristics
  • No shift premium in the United Kingdom

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