Job description
Department: Core - Legal

Location: Oxford, UK

Description

Working within Aurora's Legal team and in collaboration with Aurora's wider business, this highly visible role will be responsible for driving forward Aurora's corporate and compliance activities.

The successful candidate will be expected to build and maintain excellent relationships across the organisation, requiring confidence in managing relationships with people at senior levels. This along with the ability to work independently, have exceptional attention to detail and adaptability in a fast-moving environment are key. You must have excellent organisational skills, IT and problem-solving skills and be a confident communicator.

Key Responsibilities
• Support the Legal team in Aurora's potential debt financing and M&A work
• Drive Aurora's global compliance with data protection laws and regulations, further developing Aurora's data protection policies, training and practices
• Support the Legal team's company secretarial function with annual filings and the holding of director/shareholder meetings for Aurora's international subsidiaries
• Drive Aurora's group compliance by further developing, improving and managing Aurora's Laws and Regulations Register, ensuring key statutory compliances, suitable controls and internal responsibilities in all office locations are identified, understood and managed
• Support Aurora's New Market Entries Team establish offices in new jurisdictions by identifying areas of key compliance and implementing appropriate controls, policies and processes to ensure local compliance
• Introducing, implementing, managing and maintaining Enterprise Risk Management and Policy Management Frameworks and coordinating with Aurora's group-wide departments on the same
• Continuously improving and developing Aurora's Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Modern Slavery, Privacy, Anti-Competitive Behaviour, Securities Trading Policies, ensuring annual compliance with the policies are met and suitable training to staff is provided

Required Attributes

What we are looking for
• Strong legal pedigree with legal qualification being a strong preference.
• Preferably c. 3+ PQE within a commercial or corporate practice at an international law firm or in-house at an international business.
• Excellent understanding and working knowledge of the fundamentals of company law.
• Excellent judgment preferably with experience of advising senior management teams and/or other senior stakeholders on matters of risk and compliance.
• Strong presentation skills with experience of providing legal training.
• Analytical thinker with ability to plan, anticipate and evaluate systematically, juggle multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment and act quickly and decisively.
• Exceptional writing, analytical and communication skills.
• Flexible, roll-up-sleeves approach.

What We Offer
• A fun, informal, collaborative and international work culture
• A competitive salary package
• Access to regular coaching and mentoring sessions and the opportunity to learn from experienced professionals
• Access to the Aurora Academy, our training programme offering a range of opportunities to develop your skills within the responsibilities of your role and within the wider context of the industry
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), offering a complete support network that offers expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7/365, covering a wide range of personal and professional aspects

At Aurora we will consider all requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: a hybrid model of remote and in-office working, part-time hours and flexible start and finish times. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility we could offer and we will explore what's possible for the role.

The Company is committed to the principle that no employee or job applicant shall receive unfavourable treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, ****** orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. The team will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.

To apply, please submit your CV, a personal summary, your salary expectations and please inform us of your notice period.