In-House Counsel

What you’ll do:

• Exciting Partnership Opportunities with D&B!
Join forces with D&B’s UKI Sales teams to drive commercial deals to successful conclusions. You'll be at the forefront, advising on commercial deal structuring, negotiating, and drafting contracts with D&B’s customers, often collaborating with procurement professionals and attorneys. Additionally, you'll work closely with other D&B business units in the UKI to negotiate and document contracts with licensors, distribution partners, and suppliers.


• International Ventures Await!
Provide invaluable advice and support to our European business, assisting in the structuring, negotiation, and project management of cross-jurisdictional deals. Your expertise will be crucial in offering business-focused advice on deal execution, commercial deal structuring, and negotiating/drafting European contracts.


• Procurement Excellence
Offer general advice and support to our procurement function, including preparing standard form templates for vendors and negotiating/drafting vendor agreements as needed.


• Data and Customer Support
Support the UKI Customer and Data teams with data purchasing, data quality management, and complaints handling. This includes contract negotiation and drafting, as well as providing advice and management for complaints and litigation.


• Financial and Operational Guidance
Advise the UKI Finance, Revenue, and Provisioning functions on processes, documentation, and revenue recognition issues. Collaborate with internal teams (product management, product development, marketing, vendor management, data & operations, pricing, finance) to support business initiatives affecting contract management and compliance.


• Innovative Leadership
Lead initiatives to enhance and improve D&B’s standard contract forms and processes, creating new standard contract forms. Support cross-functional strategic initiatives related to ongoing commercial relationships, including new product introductions, data innovation, technology improvements, and commercial arrangements with global customers and alliance partners.


• Collaborative Legal Support
Work with colleagues in the in-house Global Legal Team and local outside counsel for specialized and localized support as needed (e.g., complaints handling/litigation, M&A, tax, etc.). Keep the business informed of legal and regulatory developments to ensure leadership teams can react accordingly and coordinate actions.