Senior Legal Counsel

About Breville

• Over the past 90+ years Breville has grown to become an iconic global brand, delivering
• kitchen products to over 70 countries around the globe. Breville enhances
• people’s lives through the delivery of brilliant innovation and thoughtful
• design based on deep consumer insights, empowering people to do things more
• impressively or easily than they’d thought possible in their own home and
• ultimately allowing them to “Master Every Moment”.
• A career at
• Breville is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s more than working for a
• global leader; it’s an opportunity to be a part of something that impacts
• people all over the world.

About the role

We are seeking an

• experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our global in-house legal team, based
• in our London EMEA headquarters. This is a hands-on generalist role with a
• primary focus on our EMEA operations. The successful candidate will bring
• strong expertise in commercial law, data privacy, competition law, European
• regulatory matters, and employment law, and will be equally comfortable
• drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, developing compliance programs,
• supporting our EMEA sales teams, and managing authorized outside counsel spend.
• We are looking for demonstrated enthusiasm for
• adopting AI and emerging legal technologies to improve efficiency, enhance the
• quality of legal services and streamline workflows, while maintaining
• appropriate professional judgement, confidentiality and regulatory compliance. The
• candidate is genuinely excited about using AI to do more with less as a core
• working method, helping drive the team toward an AI-enabled model of legal
• service delivery that produces high-quality work faster and more
• cost-effectively, keeping work in-house where appropriate.

Key Focus Areas

• EMEA commercial: commercial agreements and day-to-day support for the EMEA sales and marketing teams.
• Competition law: selective distribution, pricing and resale practices, and competition compliance across EMEA.
• Data privacy: proactive GDPR and UK GDPR compliance.
• European regulatory matters: product safety, consumer protection, advertising and marketing claims, AI, data, and product compliance rules affecting our products and services.
• Employment law: general employment advice to HR.
• Occasional support for regions outside EMEA.

Reporting

• This role reports
• directly to the Chief Legal Officer. This is a hybrid role based in our London
• office, with a minimum of three days per week in the office and the option to
• work remotely the other two days. The role primarily supports our EMEA operations
• and requires comfort working across multiple jurisdictions. The role may
• involve occasional travel and requires flexibility to take occasional calls
• outside normal hours to accommodate colleagues in other time zones.

We’re Interested in Hearing from People Who Have

Preferred Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years of post-qualification legal experience and demonstrated generalist capability.
• Qualified to practice law in England and Wales or another UK jurisdiction, and in good standing.
• Experience with European commercial law, data privacy, competition law, European regulatory matters, and employment law; IP experience, particularly trademark prosecution and defense and IP licensing, is a plus.
• Active experience applying AI tools to legal work.

Candidate Profile

Pragmatic, business-oriented generalist with depth in European commercial law, competition law, data privacy, European regulatory matters, and employment law, comfortable across contract generation and review, regulatory inquiries, compliance, and dispute management.

Commitment to learning and applying AI and emerging technologies in legal service delivery, together with a willingness to share that knowledge across the Legal team and identify new applications that improve team productivity.

Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with a "we win together" attitude, a genuine service orientation, and a track record of helping others on the team succeed.

Enthusiasm and passion for the work, the business and our products, bringing a positive, can-do approach to the team and to the people we support.

Flexible and adaptable in approach, able to adjust quickly to shifting business priorities, new information and changing circumstances, and easy to work with at every level of the organisation.

Excellent client service skills, with experience building trusted relationships with internal business clients, understanding their commercial goals, and giving clear, timely and practical advice.

Proficiency with practical business tools (Claude, ChatGPT, GC AI, Word, Outlook, PDF platforms, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, Ironclad, and similar platforms) sufficient to prepare work product without reliance on support staff.PDF platforms, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, Ironclad, and similar platforms) sufficient to prepare work product without reliance on support staff.

Meticulous attention to detail, strong organizational discipline, and a demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage competing demands across a high-volume, fast-paced workload.

What we offer you

• Flexible work arrangements
• Competitive compensation package
• A fun and rewarding team environment
• Opportunity to work for an Australian Stock Exchange listed company
• Employee assistance program
• Paid parental leave policy
• Employee discounts of up to 50% on all our electrical products
• Corporate health and
• wellness benefits such as gym discounts, yoga classes, fruit, and more

To Apply

Come and make your mark with this global leader by applying today via the Apply Now button.

Breville Group is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.