Legal Counsel
About this role
Who we are
We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.
Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.
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What you’ll do
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on commercial agreements, terms and conditions, and contractual arrangements related to Vodafone Procure & Connect activities.
- Provide legal guidance on the development and lifecycle management of services, including advice on applicable laws, regulations, and commercial risks.
- Identify legal risks proactively and recommend practical, business-focused solutions.
- Collaborate with Legal & Business Integrity, local market legal teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure comprehensive legal support.
- Support legal compliance programmes and promote best practices across the organisation.
- Partner with teams including Intellectual Property, Data Protection, Tax, Finance, Operations, Regulatory, Vodafone Business, and Group functions on legal matters.
- Contribute to the development of legal know-how, precedent materials, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and support commercial, wholesale, and operational teams in achieving business objectives.
- Influence discussions and decision-making processes to achieve balanced legal and commercial outcomes.
- Maintain current knowledge of legal developments and communicate their impact to relevant business areas.
Who you are
- Professionally qualified legal practitioner.
- Experienced in a commercial legal role involving complex legal matters, contract negotiation, compliance, and advisory work.
- Skilled in reviewing, negotiating, drafting, and advising on commercial contracts in English.
- Strong knowledge of contract law and awareness of legal and commercial developments relevant to telecommunications, procurement, and connectivity services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present legal advice clearly to senior stakeholders.
- Commercially aware with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Collaborative team player who values knowledge sharing and cross-functional partnership.
- Able to manage competing priorities while delivering timely, practical legal solutions.
Not a perfect fit?
Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.
What's in it for you
- Exposure to complex international commercial agreements and high-impact business projects.
- Opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders across Vodafone Group, local markets, and specialist legal functions.Involvement in legal transformation and digitalisation initiatives that shape future ways of working.
- Broad exposure to procurement, connectivity, regulatory, compliance, intellectual property, and data protection matters.
- A collaborative environment that encourages learning, innovation, and professional development.
What skills you will learn
- Advanced commercial contract negotiation and drafting skills.
- Legal risk assessment and mitigation within an international business environment.
- Cross-functional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Telecommunications, procurement, and connectivity sector legal expertise.
- Legal compliance programme management and governance practices.
- Best-practice approaches to legal operations, standardisation, and digital transformation.
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Join Us
At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.
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Company at a glance
VOIS (Vodafone Intelligent Solutions) is a strategic arm of Vodafone Group Plc, creating value for customers by delivering intelligent solutions through Talent, Technology & Transformation.
As the largest shared services organisation in the global telco industry, our portfolio of next-generation solutions and services are designed in partnership with customers across Vodafone Group, local markets, and partner markets to simplify and drive growth. We are pioneering a new Partnership model for the Telco industry, where the sharing of ideas, innovation, platforms and services will unlock opportunities for our people and value for our customers.
With our strategic partner Accenture, we work alongside our Vodafone customers, other Telco and tech companies to drive transformation, meet the challenges of our industry and ensure we stay relevant and resilient. This partnership is a unique, industry-first model which brings together the best of in-house and 3rd party capability.
We deliver value and results at scale by leveraging technology, data and our talented international team of 30K professionals in the following services:
Technology, Business, B2B, Corporate Services, Customer Care.
Our commercial model creates clear, benchmarked and competitively-priced services so that we can offer guaranteed outcomes for customers with flexibility and optionality.
Bringing together our combined strengths with our strategic partner Accenture our strategy is to:
Commercialise: Create cost transparency and foster trust and growth for our customers
Re-platform: To simplify, streamline and scale our business
Extend beyond our borders: deepening our relationships, growing our services and expanding our customer base across new customers & new geographies
We work with customers across 28 countries from 10 VOIS locations: Albania, Egypt, Hungary, India, Romania, Spain, Turkey, UK, Germany, Ireland, and with a network of teams in Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, and Portugal.
Top Benefits
- Professional development
- Learning opportunities
- Inclusive work environment
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