Legal Counsel/Manager - International Trade Controls

6 Days Old

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
In a fast changing landscape of the media, telco & entertainment business, the Group Compliance Team's purpose is to oversee enterprise level risk management through policies, procedures, systems and controls and advising our colleagues in preventing, detecting and remediating issues.
As our team and the programme we manage grows and evolves, this Group Legal Counsel or Compliance Manager - International Trade Controls (ITC) role is an exciting opportunity to play a crucial part in delivering on that purpose. In this role you will design, build and manage the ITC compliance programme and work with key partners in all areas of the business such as Product, Technology and Sky News. You will plan Group-wide classification requirements and compliance projects, identify risks, ensuring that industry best practices are implemented and communicate goals to relevant partners.
What You'll Do:
Report into the Group Counsel for Ethics & Compliance, supporting both Group and local Compliance teams in all Sky territories, as well as working closely with key partners; Design, build and manage the ITC compliance programme by helping the business and other legal teams to identify solutions and to implement controls which mitigate legal risk for Sky whilst maintaining commercial flexibility; Provide advice and guidance on U.K. (e.g., Sanctions Act 2018), EU (e.g., Dual-Use Regulation) as well as U.S. (e.g., ITAR, EAR) laws and regulations relevant to ITC; Monitor upcoming developments, and assist in delivering legal updates, specific training and know-how updates relevant to ITC as required; Support in the development, maintenance and revision of ITC policies to ensure they remain fit for purpose and coherent; Provide and support on ITC in person training; Support the Operational Compliance team to set up processes and perform ITC risk assessments Develop effective dashboards and records and define relevant critical metrics together with the Sky's data analysts; Partner with Comcast and NBCU compliance managers on enterprise-wide ITC initiatives.
What You'll Bring:
Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent practical experience; Strong understanding of and experience in operating an effective ITC compliance programme; Willingness to investigate legal and operational issues and distilling advice, practical outcomes and emerging trends for the business to assess and address; Ability to operate in a fast-paced commercial environment demonstrating flexibility/adaptability to manage a workload comprising multiple wide-ranging matters and conflicting deadlines; Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills, with an ability to adapt communication style to a variety of partners across the business.
Team Overview:
Legal
As a team, we pursue the highest standards and demonstrate commitment, integrity and judgement. We exist to add real value by sustainably providing the highest quality business-focussed legal expertise that keeps Sky competitive. Through our work we help to bring better content and innovation to all of our customers, better connecting them to more of what they love. Our vision is to create the Legal team of the future, together - operating at the heart of Sky, famous for adding value.
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky! Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place A generous pension package Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband Access a wide range of best-in-class Sky VIP rewards and experiences
How You'll Work:
We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our outstanding office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.
Your Office Base:
Osterley
Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. 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.
On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. 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.
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At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more passionate about who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you. 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. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
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Location:
West Wickham
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Manager, Legal, Legal Counsel, Management, Controls, Trades & Technicians

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