Head Of Legal

Summary

Join HyperionDev, a leading provider of accelerated tech education, as their Head of Legal. This role oversees all legal aspects of the rapidly expanding international business, providing strategic direction and managing external counsel. You will develop and implement legal strategy, manage contracts, ensure compliance, and lead dispute resolution. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of in-house legal experience, an LLB degree, and strong experience in contract negotiation and compliance across multiple jurisdictions. HyperionDev offers flexible remote work, generous annual leave, medical benefits, and the opportunity to work with a high-performing team on impactful work.

Requirements

• Should be an admitted attorney with an LLB degree
• Minimum of 10 years of in-house legal experience reviewing policies and procedures
• 5+ years experience in a leadership role
• Minimum of 1 year experience with English and Welsh law cases
• Strong experience in contract negotiation, corporate law, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• Exposure to working with or within fast-growing startups and international business environments
• Experience managing external law firms and legal budgets
• Excellent leadership and management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both legal and non-legal stakeholders
• Proven ability to analyse and solve complex legal issues
• Strong negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the company’s legal strategy to support international expansion
• Manage and negotiate a wide range of business contracts, including agreements with government, universities, service providers, and strategic partners
• Oversee compliance with global regulatory requirements, including data protection, local legislation and corporate governance
• Liaise with and manage relationships with external law firms across multiple jurisdictions
• Provide legal risk assessments and mitigation strategies to the CEO and management team
• Lead dispute resolution, litigation management, and regulatory investigations when necessary
• Support corporate structuring, investor contracts and any M&A activities as the company scales
• Develop and review legal policies and procedures
• Lead and train the internal team in their contract management, compliance, legal administration and litigation tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Law or Business Administration
• Prior experience in a startup / tech environment
• Prior experience or knowledge in government procurement legislation
• Experience drafting shareholder agreements, Board resolutions or minutes, sale of share agreements
• Experience in matters dealing with Intellectual Property Law or trademark application/enforcement
• Strong ethical standards and commitment to integrity and compliance
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong writing skills and high attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently and meet timelines

Benefits

• Flexible & remote working: We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options
• Generous annual leave and medical benefits: We provide up to 20 annual leave days as part of our leave policy, as well as health insurance or medical aid benefits for our staff