Country Counsel, UK & Ireland

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Country Counsel, UK & Ireland Description - Country Counsel, UK & Ireland As Country Counsel UK & Ireland, you will lead the legal support for HP’s Sales & Marketing organization across the UK and Ireland. You will manage a team of commercial lawyers and coordinate a specialist, matrixed, and external legal resources supporting HP’s UK & Ireland operations. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and play a key role in enabling business growth while managing legal risk through a smart, pragmatic, and commercially focused approach. This role requires a highly capable lawyer who can operate independently with minimal management oversight, exercise sound judgment under pressure, and drive timely decision-making in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities Lead legal support for UK & Ireland commercial activities, providing strategic and practical advice that enables the business to move quickly while appropriately managing legal, regulatory and compliance risks. Support and negotiate complex hardware, services, managed services, subscription, SaaS, and other technology transactions with customers and channel partners across HP’s portfolio. Advise on a broad range of legal matters, including commercial law, competition law, data protection and privacy, channel and distribution arrangements, consumer protection, disputes and claims, and corporate governance. Partner closely with business, compliance, finance, procurement, and other stakeholders to drive enterprise One-HP outcomes and deliver practical solutions. Partner closely with other Legal teams, including Corporate Legal, Employment Legal, Litigation, Global Trade, Privacy, and Government Affairs, to leverage subject-matter expertise, and drive the best outcomes for HP through a One-Legal approach. Review and influence global templates, policies, programs, business models, product offerings, and go-to-market initiatives, ensuring alignment with legal requirements and business objectives. Drive simplification, scalability, and continuous improvement by developing guidance, playbooks, and self-service tools that empower the business and reduce dependency on Legal for low-risk matters. Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing legal team, fostering accountability, collaboration, innovation, and professional growth. Promote a smart-risk culture by balancing legal, regulatory and policy considerations with business priorities and customer needs. Required Education and Experience Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales, Solicitor or Advocate in Scotland, or another equivalent UK legal qualification. Typically 10+ years of post-qualification experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal department. Strong experience negotiating and advising on complex commercial, technology, services, software, and channel transactions. Demonstrated experience advising on complex commercial and regulatory matters, with strong knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, including competition law, data protection and privacy, consumer protection, cybersecurity, AI, corporate governance, anti-corruption and financial regulations. Ability to monitor legal developments, anticipate their impact on the business, and provide practical, forward-looking advice. Experience supporting senior business stakeholders and influencing decisions in a complex, cross-functional, international environment. Proven experience managing, coaching, and developing high-performing legal professionals and teams. Proven ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively a fast-paced environment little to no management oversight. Strong stakeholder management skills and experience collaborating effectively across legal, compliance, privacy, finance, sales, and other cross-functional teams. Desired Skills and Characteristics Strong commercial judgment and pragmatic problem-solving skills. Ability to make and support timely decisions, navigating ambiguity and competing priorities. Customer-focused, business-oriented, and solution-driven. Collaborative leader who actively breaks down silos and builds trusted relationships across functions. Passion for simplification, scalability, and continuous improvement. High level of accountability, integrity, and ownership. Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills. Resilient, adaptable, and effective under pressure. Job - Legal Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United Kingdom) Travel - Relocation - Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) - HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s). Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence. 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