Senior Legal Counsel- Commercial

With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. We’re now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate to play a pivotal role within our UK&I Legal Team. Reporting to the Group Director of Legal (Sport, Connectivity & Other Strategic Partnerships), you’ll be a trusted adviser at the heart of Sky’s corporate operations. In this high‑impact role, you’ll partner with key corporate functions — including Finance, Tax, Compliance, and Company Secretariat — providing expert guidance across a broad spectrum of corporate and corporate finance matters. You’ll support the wider Legal Department, act as a strong delegate for the Group Director, and collaborate closely with Comcast’s Corporate Legal team on Sky’s M&A activity. Your work will ensure that business strategies are supported with sharp, commercially focused legal advice that enables SKY teams to move with confidence. Based in the UK, you’ll also have the chance to work across Sky’s international markets, connecting with legal teams across the group. This opportunity is ideal for a solicitor with 4+ years’ PQE (England & Wales or equivalent), bringing a strong corporate background from private practice or an in‑house environment. You'll play a key role in supporting the Legal team on high-profile, strategically significant deals and projects, while running and coordinating large matters and independently managing smaller matters. corporate elements of commercial transactions etc.) Support for JVs on the strategic questions around divestment/ exit/ renewal from the Sky perspective as well as interaction with the commercial deals which form part of the JVs; Flexible support for new acquisitions and other M&A activity (point person for Sky) working closely with Comcast corporate legal in London and Philadelphia. Instructing and managing external corporate legal support. English qualified solicitor of a minimum of 4+ years PQE (or equivalent) Strong corporate background with experience in English corporate law (or equivalent) either from private practice or equivalent in-house across a range of corporate transactions (including share and asset acquisitions, disposals and JVs) Proactivity, taking the initiative and with a willingness to help out on a range of projects An ability to think strategically, creatively and commercially and to advise stakeholders on legal and commercial risks. Strong communication skills and proven track record in distilling complex legal issues and risks into concise summaries suitable for commercial stakeholders and an ability to think laterally and identify creative, customer-focused solutions. Experience in instructing and managing external legal counsel Prior in-house or secondment experience at a corporate with a developed legal function is a plus. At Sky, we want to be a community that thrives by being together. Flexible working remains a key part of that. We want our people to have the best of both worlds – time working at home, as well as time in the office. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There’s also plenty of bike shelters and showers. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. Sky’s Legal department is a fantastic place to work. We comprise over 200 industry leading lawyers and legal and compliance professionals across the Sky territories, providing commercial, risk-based advice to the wider business. A generous pension package Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband Inclusion: We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We’re a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check.