Legal and Privacy Counsel needed at Sage

Job Description

• This role involves delivering structured, pragmatic, and risk-based legal and privacy support primarily to Sage’s AME operational business. As part of the broader Sage multinational organization, you will collaborate with legal, functional, and business colleagues globally to support strategic and tactical legal, compliance, and privacy initiatives.
• We are looking for the successful candidate to work from the office 2-3 days a week.

What’s in it for you:

• Stepping into this role offers numerous benefits, including professional growth through enhanced expertise in legal and privacy accountabilities, and the opportunity to become a recognised subject matter expert.
• Your work will have a direct impact on the success of Legal services and the broader business.
• You’ll collaborate closely with a dedicated Legal team and build strong relationships across the business, positioning yourself as a key player within the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive legal and privacy support by building strong relationships with AME Leadership and global colleagues, managing multi-jurisdictional legal initiatives, and ensuring compliance with POPIA and other privacy laws.
• Support global privacy initiatives and AI strategy, collaborate with the Privacy Centre of Excellence, and participate in Regional Privacy Meetings.
• Work with the Legal Services team to maintain harmonised legal assets and best practices, ensure governance and compliance, and manage legal and privacy risks.
• Provide clear legal advice on projects, contribute to the development of the Legal function and Privacy Centre of Excellence, and mentor less experienced team members.

Skills required:

• We are seeking a candidate with strong commercial and technology legal experience and a proven track record of delivering commercially sound legal solutions to complex matters.
• You must have a solid understanding and application of data privacy principles (including POPIA), excellent communication and analytical skills, and the ability to operate unsupervised while consistently producing high-quality deliverables.
• Excellent project management skills and the ability to systematically apply lessons learned are essential.
• You should demonstrate effective collaboration in a multi-territory legal context, analyse legal and commercial issues, and provide clear explanations of legal matters with relevant commercial advice to businesses.
• The ability to embrace, cope with, and manage change at pace with enthusiasm in a fast-moving and complex environment is crucial.
• We are looking for someone with the drive and determination to deliver outstanding results and valuable outcomes, as well as being a strong and resilient influencer.