Head of Legal – Flutter Hubs, Flutter Functions
Betfair Romania Development
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Cluj-Napoca • 🇷🇴 Romania
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Lead
Tech Stack
Flutter
About the role
- Lead and manage the Lead Counsels across four Hub locations
- Mentor, coach, and develop the legal teams
- Identify opportunities for synergies and shared learnings across Hub locations
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with Hub Leadership Teams
- Provide input into Flutter-wide legal frameworks, policies, and governance standards
- Participate in group-level steering committees or cross-functional initiatives
- Provide commercial and strategic legal advice to the Cluj Leadership Team
- Lead on all employment law matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial contracts
- Oversee all other legal matters in Betfair Romania including litigation, data protection, IP, compliance, and governance
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer with 10+ years post-qualification experience
- Strong experience preferably with an international element in a technology driven sector, in areas such as commercial contracts, employment law, and litigation
- Proven expertise in commercial contracts, labour law, employment law, and ideally, litigation and corporate governance
- Demonstrated experience leading legal teams across multiple locations or within a matrixed organisation
- Experience advising sizable businesses on complex legal matters in a dynamic environment
- Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional language skills are a plus
- Extensive experience of internal and external stakeholder management
- Experience of leading a team, preferably in a global context
- Skilled at balancing legal risk and commercial priorities
- Cross-cultural competence and experience working across multiple jurisdictions and time zones
Benefits
- Hybrid & remote working options
- €1,000 per year for self-development
- Company share scheme
- 25 days of annual leave per year
- 20 days per year to work abroad
- 5 personal days/year
- Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies
- Extended health, dental and travel insurances
- Customized well-being programmes
- Career growth sessions
- Thousands of online courses through Udemy
- A variety of engaging office events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
commercial contractsemployment lawlitigationcorporate governancedata protectionintellectual propertylegal frameworkscontract negotiationlegal advicestakeholder management
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcoachingrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingcross-cultural competenceteam managementcommunicationcollaborationrisk management
Certifications
qualified lawyer