Head of Legal - Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Keyloop
United Kingdom
Workplace: HybridContractFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["People management","Coaching","Stakeholder management","Prioritisation","Organisational skills"]

Lead the day-to-day management of the legal function, acting as the first escalation point for the team and the business. Own the operating model across the UK, Prague, and India, including cross-border coordination, handoffs, and escalation discipline. Deliver stakeholder service standards, manage external counsel and legal spend, and maintain intake/triage processes with KPI ownership, legal risk controls, and continuous process improvement.

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Keyloop
Keyloop
3 months ago

Head of Legal - Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

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Job Summary

Lead the day-to-day management of the legal function, acting as the first escalation point for the team and the business. Own the operating model across the UK, Prague, and India, including cross-border coordination, handoffs, and escalation discipline. Deliver stakeholder service standards, manage external counsel and legal spend, and maintain intake/triage processes with KPI ownership, legal risk controls, and continuous process improvement.
Location: United Kingdom
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract · 12 months
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead day-to-day management of the legal team, including workload allocation, matter triage, prioritisation and tracking.
  • •Own the UK, Prague and India operating model, including handoff discipline, escalation rules and cross-border coordination.
  • •Provide people management for the team, including one-to-ones, coaching, performance monitoring and development.
  • •Deliver stakeholder service standards, maintaining clear matter ownership across business unit requests.
  • •Manage external counsel spend and approvals; own intake standards, KPI dashboard, process improvements, legal risk controls and escalation.

Key Requirements

  • •Qualified lawyer (England and Wales, or an equivalent jurisdiction) with substantial post-qualification experience, including in-house experience.
  • •Strong commercial and technology background, ideally gained in a software, SaaS or technology business.
  • •Proven experience managing a legal team, ideally across more than one location or jurisdiction.
  • •Demonstrable experience managing external counsel and controlling legal spend.
  • •Ability to bring order, discipline and a clear service model to a busy legal function.
Experience:In-house legalSoftwareSaaSTechnologyPrivate equity-backed
Skills:People managementCoachingStakeholder managementPrioritisationOrganisational skills

Company Brief

Keyloop
Provides dealer management systems and software solutions for automotive retailers and manufacturers, covering sales, service, parts, and connected retail tools to streamline dealership operations and digital customer experiences.
Industry: Automotive
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: Belfast, United Kingdom
Founded: 2018
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