Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
• 12 years’ in-house experience specialising in technology, software and SaaS contracts • Trusted adviser providing commercially astute, practical legal advice • Global Data Protection lead with experience of designing, implementing and proactively managing data privacy issues • Qualified Barrister specialising in commercial litigation (Year of Call: 2012) • LLB Law with Spanish – University of Sheffield including an ERASMUS year studying in Spain
In this role I lead the EMEA legal team, with responsibility for commercial transactions across the EMEA and APAC regions. I support growth across the regions, maintaining awareness of local requirements and cultural nuances. I also work closely with colleagues in compliance ensuring that OneStream is up to date with legal developments, such as DORA, the EU AI Act and developments in personal data protection.
As a trusted adviser to a high-performing and rapidly growing EMEA sales team I provide commercially pragmatic legal advice on Blue Prism’s most strategically important and high-profile contracts. My role predominantly concerns negotiating software licence and reseller agreements with customers and partners including multinational corporates, household brands and small, boutique companies operating in a single jurisdiction. I have become an expert in the legal issues surrounding robotic process automation, one of the fastest growing technology industries. I am able to efficiently manage a busy workload with competing demands, whilst upholding the highest standards and navigating multi- jurisdictional legal issues across the EMEA region. My role also includes: • Global Data Privacy Lead and primary point of contact for all personal data protection matters with specialist knowledge of GDPR, working in collaboration with Legal colleagues in Singapore and the USA. Having designed and implemented the GDPR compliance programme I continue to proactively manage compliance obligations owed to customers, marketing prospects, partners, suppliers and employees and data protection considerations arising from new technologies. • Legal lead for Blue Prism’s Middle East office in Dubai including business partnering with the Middle East General Manager and bespoke advice to reflect specific regional issues. from day 1 of the office opening has allowed me to gain a strategic insight of legal issues and risks in the region. • Key contact for HR advising on employment contracts and employment law issues for the EMEA region. • Line management responsibilities.
I proactively partnered with internal clients across HSBC’s global businesses to provide solution- oriented legal advice on third party supply contracts and corporate strategic initiatives. My role predominantly involved drafting and negotiating international contracts for HSBC with a particular focus on global software licenses and strategic IT outsourcing contracts within an ever-changing regulatory environment. Working with a geographically dispersed procurement team and technical experts has enabled me to enhance my relationship building skills through clear, concise and regular communication whilst being aware of cultural variances. I led process efficiency initiatives, global legal risk management activities, developed contract templates and tools and delivered training to colleagues. I have led key initiatives including a global software reseller project, HSBC's IT Asset Management programme and managing an outsourced contracts risk review programme.
Buyer in the IT team and later the Marketing team. During this employment I: • Exceeded targeted savings of £1m in my first year; • Negotiated financial and commercial terms in contracts worth £1.5m; • Successfully built and maintained internal stakeholder and external supplier relationships, often from difficult starting points; and • Ascertained stakeholder strategic objectives to maintain an ongoing procurement pipeline and create a strategic plan for the commodities I was responsible for.