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As part of the Celnor Group, we are made up of like-minded businesses that complement each other in delivering critical data for sustainable, safe, and compliant activities. We pride ourselves on fostering a People-first culture that emphasises diversity, inclusion, and employee well-being. Our mission is to drive sustainable growth and organisational effectiveness through strategic human resource leadership and innovative people practices. We combine the intimacy and entrepreneurial spirit of smaller companies with the scale and ambition of a larger organisation, providing opportunities for growth and setting new standards for the sector. At the core of our operations are our values, which place customers and colleagues at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that we work together to share best practices, learn from each other's strengths, and achieve our shared ambitions.\nRole summary\nThe Celnor Group General Counsel is a pivotal role in the ongoing growth and success of the Group. This role, reporting to the CFO, will be responsible for providing strategic legal counsel to the Board and executive team, overseeing corporate governance, legal risk and compliance, and leading the Group's approach to commercial, regulatory and M&A matters, ensuring the Group operates with legal and ethical integrity as we grow in 5 years to over £200m EBITDA and 10,000 employees.\nThe role will work closely with:\nThe CEO, CFO and the Board on corporate strategy, risk and governance;\nThe M&A team and the Head of Finance Integration on transactions, legal due diligence and integration matters arising from acquisitions;\nExternal counsel on litigation, investigations, disputes and specialist advice;\nSales, procurement and operational teams on commercial contracts, tenders and frameworks Regulators and government authorities on licensing, QHSE and regulatory filings; and\nOur business units who are core to our organic growth and culture, on legal training, risk awareness and embedding a culture of compliance and ethics.\nWhat you will do\n\n Strategic Leadership & Advisory\nServe as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO, CFO, Board and executive team on corporate strategy, risk and governance;\nIntegrate legal considerations into business planning and decision-making;\nTrack and resolve legal due diligence and integration matters arising from acquisitions; and\nAnticipate legal and regulatory trends impacting the business and advise proactively.\nCorporate Governance\nAdvise and support the Board of Directors and Board Committees, and UK, US and EU divisional management;\nOversee corporate governance practices, articles of association, committee terms of reference and Group policies;\nManage corporate records, entity structures and board materials;\nExecute the corporate simplification and cluster strategy from a legal perspective; and\nEnsure ongoing compliance with the Companies Act 2006.\nLegal Operations & Risk Management\nLead and manage the Group's external counsel;\nIdentify, assess and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the organisation, and manage the risk register; and\nOversee litigation, investigations, disputes and settlements.\nCompliance & Ethics\nDesign, implement and oversee compliance policies, processes and internal controls, e.g. whistleblowing policy;\nEnsure adherence to applicable laws, regulations and industry standards; and\nPromote a culture of integrity, ethics and accountability.\nCommercial & Transactional\nOversee negotiation and drafting of key contracts, partnerships and commercial agreements;\nInput into tenders and frameworks;\nWork alongside the M&A team to manage external legal advisers on acquisitions; and\nSupport business development, procurement and operating businesses with practical legal guidance.\nRegulatory & Industry Matters\nMonitor and interpret relevant laws and regulations (domestic and international, as applicable);\nServe as liaison with regulators and government authorities when needed; and\nOversee licensing, QHSE, regulatory filings and reporting obligations.\nIntellectual Property & Data Protection\nAct as Data Protection Officer for the Group;\nOversee intellectual property strategy, protection and enforcement; and\nEnsure compliance with data privacy, cybersecurity and information governance requirements.\nWho you are\n\nYou will be an established senior legal professional with strong corporate and commercial expertise, sound judgement and the confidence to operate within a fast-paced, acquisitive international business.\n\nEssential experience and qualifications\nA qualified solicitor or equivalent legal professional with a minimum of 10 years' post-qualification experience.\nSignificant experience operating in a senior in-house legal position, ideally as General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel or an equivalent senior corporate legal leader.\nStrong, demonstrable company secretarial and corporate governance expertise, including oversight of complex group structures.\nExtensive experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, with particular expertise in share purchase agreements, transaction documentation and corporate structuring.\nStrong commercial contract drafting, negotiation and advisory experience.\nExperience operating within complex, multi-jurisdictional organisations, with exposure to international corporate governance and legal requirements.\nDemonstrable experience establishing, implementing or significantly improving legal and governance frameworks in a greenfield, scaling or transformational environment.\nExperience advising executive leadership teams and Boards on corporate, commercial and regulatory matters.\nA practical understanding of regulatory compliance, data protection and corporate risk management.\n\nDesirable experience\nExperience working within a private equity-backed or similarly investment-led business.\nA background supporting high-volume acquisition programmes and post-acquisition integration.\nExperience within a decentralised group structure or a business operating across multiple regulated sectors.\nExposure to QHSE-related regulatory matters and information governance.\n\nPersonal qualities:\nCommercial, structured and delivery-focused;\nConfident operating at Board and executive level;\nHighly credible and influential, with strong relationship-building skills; and\nPragmatic, resilient and calm under pressure.\nJoin us\n\nThis is an opportunity to make a lasting contribution to the development of Celnor Group at a significant point in our growth journey.\nYou will have direct access to our executive leadership team, influence major corporate transactions and help establish the legal and governance infrastructure needed to support our international ambitions.\nFor a General Counsel who enjoys combining strategic influence with hands-on delivery, this role offers considerable scope to shape how a growing organisation operates\nBenefits\n\nWe offer a competitive executive remuneration package, including:\n15% annual performance-related bonus.\nPotential participation in an executive equity incentive arrangement, subject to final scheme terms and eligibility.\nPrivate medical insurance.\nLife assurance.\n25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.\n\nImportant information\n\nOur recruitment approach\n\nCelnor Group and its member businesses manage recruitment directly through our internal Talent Acquisition team. We only engage with recruitment partners from our preferred supplier list where necessary and do not accept unsolicited candidate submissions from agencies.\nResponsible use of AI\n\nWe are committed to the responsible and ethical use of technology in recruitment. AI is not used to screen, score or make hiring decisions about candidates. All recruitment decisions are made by people, for people. Our recruitment technology provider holds ISO 42001 accreditation for AI management systems.\nEquality, diversity and inclusion\n\nCelnor Group is committed to providing an inclusive working environment and equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and make recruitment decisions based on skills, experience and suitability for the role.\nWe are committed to supporting disabled candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.\n\nSupporting the Armed Forces community\n\nAs a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we recognise the valuable skills and experience that members of the Armed Forces community can bring to our organisation and welcome applications from veterans, reservists and military families.\n\n...\n....","description_format":"text","description_chars":8772,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Equity","Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Testing, Inspection & Certification"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-10T18:58:12Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-10T21:19:45Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/celnor-group-general-counsel","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/celnor-group-general-counsel.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-10T21:19:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14945,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-11T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":668713},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=668713"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fcelnor-group-general-counsel"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fcelnor-group-general-counsel"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fcelnor-group-general-counsel"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/celnor-group-general-counsel\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fcelnor-group-general-counsel"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4032177}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"celnor.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4032177},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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