POSITION: Head of Legal – Indirect Supply Chain, Digital and Enterprise

POSTING END DATE: 03/09/2025

LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire (UK) / Hybrid

SALARY: Competitive

At JLR, we're on a continual journey to reimagine the future of modern luxury, and we want you to be part of it. Through our exquisite and timeless house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar – we're defining a new approach to sustainability and providing exceptional experiences. As a leader here, you have the opportunity to influence the way we think, providing your unique insight and vision for a better future. It's time to become a proud creator.
 
WHAT TO EXPECT
 
You will be a senior qualified Solicitor with considerable experience to provide strategic legal and commercial advice, leadership and direction in respect of the global JLR business. The successful candidate will be a key and influential adviser, providing practical legal advice on a range of business matters, and will be required to demonstrate leadership in managing a team of qualified solicitors, to deliver a best-in-class legal service.

This role has accountability for delivering high volume and complex legal advice, managing a team effectively, and providing key input and support to help shape the strategies and objectives of JLR.

The role will involve taking the lead in making key commercially astute decisions about legal and commercial risks which affect the JLR business.

THE ROLE
 
Key Responsibilities

• All legal issues which arise in respect of JLR’s Indirect Supply Chain, Digital, Trading Division and Research departments, in addition to a range of other commercial matters
• Advising, negotiating and approving a range of commercial matters and arrangements / agreements
• Working with various stakeholders including on a cross-border basis to shape and implement business strategies
• Leading and overseeing the review, creation and streamlining of new and existing processes
• Legislative and sector specific horizon scanning
• Managing high volume and complex work, whilst successfully leading a team of solicitors
• Cross-functional and cross border collaboration, whilst building a strong network of stakeholders

Key Performance Indicators

• The ability to provide legal advice and make decisions in a commercial context having regard to business risks
• Confident in managing high volume and complex matters, whilst meeting critical deadlines
• Confident in leading a team of skilled and highly qualified solicitors
• Ability to identify key legal and commercial risks and be confident and experienced to make decisions which have a significant and critical impact to the JLR business
• Willingness to challenge at all levels and to be challenged
• Confident in advising at all levels of the hierarchy (including board directors)
• Agile and flexible understanding that no two days are ever the same
• Proactive and adaptable in approach
• Capable of lateral thinking and creative problem solving

Key Interactions

• Legal & Compliance Chapter
• Industrial Operations including Supply Chain and Manufacturing
• Board of Directors and other senior management
• Finance
• IT / Digital
• Research
• Engineering
• Commercial

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Highly qualified Solicitor with extensive proven experience of working on commercial contracts, preferably with an emphasis on Supply Chain, IT, sales, research and engineering
• Experience gained at a large multinational business as a senior in-house lawyer
• Extensive experience of managing or supervising a team of lawyers
• Highly effective prioritisation skills, with an ability to juggle a large and varied workload
• Excellent attention to detail and an ability to process information and present the output in a user-friendly way which is easily understandable by non-lawyers at all levels of the business

Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience
 

• Experience of working in an in-house team
• Experience of working on high value and complex contracts with global companies

Personal Profile

• Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact
• Team player who is willing to take responsibility for their own workload, whilst providing leadership and support to other members of the team
• Ability to deliver quality, consistency and attention to detail in a complex and highly demanding environment
• Strong communicator with a proven track record of demonstrating logic and analytical thinking, combined with business focused and pragmatic advice
• Comfortable positively challenging others (including at a senior level) in an influential way, whilst building credibility and trust
• Resilient and enthusiastic
• Willing to be flexible with working hours and travel overseas when required
• Ability to work within an extremely time-constrained environment with competing priorities

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.