Senior Legal Counsel (Technology)
| Posting date: | 20 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 December 2025 |
| Location: | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1GA |
| Company: | Tesco |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | tesco/TP/17526920/943910 |
Summary
About the role
As Senior Legal Counsel (Technology), you will support Tesco’s evolving technology landscape by providing expert legal advice on complex technology transactions, including AI, robotics and automation, and SaaS and cloud agreements. Acting as a trusted partner to our Technology teams as they face into channels leadership, you’ll play a key role in enabling innovation across the business while contributing to the Tesco Legal team’s transformation and continuous improvement journey
You will be responsible for
- Supporting Tesco in its deployment of Technology across all strategic channels – leading and negotiating a broad range of critical cross-functional projects including:
- a broad range of AI and machine learning capabilities, such as, strategic partnerships with LLMs, data sharing arrangements for personalisation, computer vision for check-out or to enhance security, or deep learning category management tools;
- ongoing digital transformations within our payments ecosystem;
- design and installation of multi-million-pound distribution solutions at new sites;
- leading the commercial legal support for Tesco’s automation solution divisions, Transcend, which provides fulfilment solutions into the Grocery market.
- Acting as a trusted advisor and key business partner to our Technology team (including senior leadership) for high-risk projects, supporting business objectives and enhancing competitiveness.
- Supporting the Heads of Legal in building centres of expertise for Technology and AI, including shaping the strategy and governance for the responsible development and procurement of AI.
- Conducting horizon scanning and update legal templates to proactively anticipate legal and regulatory developments, providing timely input and training where needed.
- Managing external counsel on occasion, ensuring advice is appropriately scoped, cost-effective, and commercially focused.
- Contributing to the Tesco Legal team’s transformation journey, fostering continuous improvement and innovation.
- Providing coaching and guidance to more junior members of the team to support their development.
You will need
A qualified solicitor with experience specialising in technology law and technology transactions
A strong enthusiasm for technology, AI, and innovation, with broad commercial contracts
Proven ability to independently draft and negotiate SaaS, IT licensing, and cloud agreements.
A customer-focused, solutions-oriented, and pragmatic approach, with strong commercial acumen.
Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and managing competing priorities.
Ability to build trust and credibility with experienced internal and external stakeholders.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal concepts and positively influence business decisions.
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What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!
- Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- Private medical insurance
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com
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