Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial

Summary Why join our team? We are a small Legal team sitting within Samsung’s fast-growing and even faster-paced European Services Business Office (“ESBO”). ESBO is dedicated to delivering exceptional content and seamless connected user experiences across Samsung’s ecosystem (including streaming, advertising, mobile, gaming, smart appliances and art) by harnessing Samsung’s scale, data and technology. We see ourselves as part of the business, helping to facilitate its extraordinary growth, whilst protecting it from legal and regulatory risk. As Senior Legal Counsel – Commercial, you will take a leading role across the whole spectrum of media and commercial law – including channel & content licensing, app distribution, ad-tech, advertising, mobile experiences, gaming – and more! ESBO operates across all of Europe, so you will be working closely with colleagues and counterparties across the continent, as well as in the UK, and will be relied upon as a senior, trusted advisor to the business. Role and Responsibilities Your key responsibilities Lead on drafting and negotiating of a broad range of complex commercial contracts (and associated documentation) relating to all ESBO business activities (e.g. channel & content licensing agreements, app distribution agreements, media sales and supply-side platform (SSP) agreements, trading agreements with agencies, marketing agreements etc.), working independently and exercising sound commercial judgement. Provide pragmatic, high-quality legal advice navigating legal and regulatory risk, particularly in the targeted advertising, streaming and app distribution space, and act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across ESBO’s Ads, Service Partnerships and TV Plus teams. Help develop, implement and communicate risk mitigation strategies for contractual, regulatory and business risk, escalating appropriately where required. Take ownership of and continue to develop ESBO Legal’s contractual playbooks, precedent agreements and template documentation (including end-user guides, FAQs and training materials), ensuring these remain fit for purpose as the business evolves. Mentor, supervise and support the professional development of more junior members of the legal team (including paralegals and junior lawyers), sharing knowledge and building their commercial and legal capability. Collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider legal team (including the general commercial, competition and consumer, and data protection teams) and the business (e.g. Sales, Finance, Tax, BizOps, Service Partnerships etc.), acting as a genuine business partner. Liaise with and instruct external law firms and specialists with whom we work, managing these relationships cost-effectively. Represent Samsung in external meetings and, where relevant, industry forums. Contribute to ESBO Legal’s wider projects and initiatives (e.g. regulatory tracking workstreams, process and technology improvements, and knowledge-sharing / training sessions), and support the team’s profile-building activities. Proactively build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across ESBO, positioning yourself and the team as a trusted, embedded strategic partner rather than a reactive function. Actively contribute to your own development and support the development of colleagues within ESBO Legal and the wider team. What we need for this role You are a qualified solicitor in the UK or similar jurisdiction, with circa 6-8 years’ PQE. All candidates with relevant experience are encouraged to apply. You have substantial experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, ideally including content & channel licensing, advertising and app distribution contracts. A thorough understanding of GDPR (and associated privacy-related issues) is highly desirable. You get things quickly, with the ability to jump between different tasks and topics at pace, prioritising by risk,