Legal Counsel - Privacy, Consumer & Commercial

Believ: ABOUT US

At Believ, formerly known as Liberty Charge, we’re committed to sustainable transport being accessible to everyone. We’re a Charge Point Operator (CPO) on a mission to create the UK’s most reliable electric vehicle charging network that doesn’t cost the earth and leaves no one behind. Providing equitable access to electric vehicle charging, and achieving cleaner air for all, is at the heart of the Believ mission.

We work closely with local authorities and businesses to deliver reliable, high quality charging networks at pace, at scale and at zero cost.

We offer all the advantages of being a scale-up business, but with the added security and long-term backing from well-known parents - Liberty Global (who also own our delivery partner, Virgin Media O2) and Zouk Capital (who manage the Government’s Charging Investment Infrastructure Fund).

You’ll be joining this exciting journey during our scale-up phase and working with us to hit the ambitious targets our shareholders have set. You’ll become part of a passionate and supportive team in a fast-paced, dynamic and result-driven environment.

As Legal Counsel – Privacy, Consumer & Commercial, you will be a key member of a high-performing legal team, supporting the Legal Director and collaborating closely with different teams across the company. This role offers exposure to a wide range of legal and strategic matters in a dynamic scale-up environment focused on EV infrastructure.

This newly created role is pivotal to our continued expansion and will lead our data privacy function while supporting on consumer, marketing and commercial legal matters.

You will be the point of contact for the business for data privacy & GDPR and you will:

• Be responsible for shaping & maintaining Believ’s data protection policies and internal procedures;
• Integrate Privacy by Design principles into Believ’s business operations, including conducting risk assessments on core products and services and reviewing (D)
  PIAs;
• Consider requests from third parties for data sharing, prepare and advise on data protection agreements such as processing and transfer agreements;
• Coordinate and manage DSARs, data breach incidents & regulatory queries;
• Assess third-party privacy risks and support supplier onboarding and offboarding processes;
• Ensure data privacy and GDPR policies are reviewed, updated and remain compliant with Believ’s ISO certifications;
• Collaborate with IT Security on breach responses & incident management;
• Deliver training and raise awareness across the Believ business areas; and
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and communicate impacts to stakeholders.

Initially this role will be supported by an external DPO and privacy advisor however it is expected that you will be able to lead on all data privacy aspects independently.

You will be the point of contact for the Consumer and Marketing Teams and you will:

• Ensure consumer terms and conditions are kept up-to-date and compliant with legislation;
• Scope out new customer propositions, promotional offerings, new product developments, strategic partnerships and other special projects including: advising on risks, consideration of consumer law and regulatory impact and drafting terms and conditions to match;
• Support tender and Sales teams on public and private bids for new contracts;
• Monitor and interpret changes in consumer protection, licensing and technology laws, advising the business on necessary adjustments.

• Familiarity with (or a willingness to learn) the drafting, review and negotiation of a wide range of commercial agreements, including: services contracts, energy supply contracts, hardware and software purchase contracts, NDAs, commission agreements, network roaming agreements etc.
• Provide contract interpretation and dispute support to the Business.
• On an as needs basis: company secretariat activities, overseeing Believ’s trade mark portfolio, supporting on M&A activity, supporting on compliance activities.

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