Security & Compliance Legal Professional

Key Details

• Security Clearance: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance
• Travel Required: Occasional
• Location: Belfast or Filton
• Type: Full time
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Experience Level: Professional
• Job Family: Legal

What's in It for You

Financial Reward

• Competitive salary
• Annual profit share
• Contributory pension
• Share options

Work / Life Balance

• 36 hour week
• Flexible working around core hours
• Friday afternoons off
• Flexible working arrangements

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, UK-based team within a global legal department of over 120 professionals supporting Airbus Commercial aircraft. You will play a key role in helping to build a strong culture of integrity from the ground up, and supporting a wide variety of high-impact legal and compliance projects at two newly acquired Airbus sites.

How You Will Contribute to the Team

Building a Foundation

Working with the UK team, you'll be instrumental in integrating two new Airbus sites, helping to establish and embed a strong culture of integrity and compliance from the ground up. This involves implementing policies and processes and acting as a central point of contact for Compliance.

Trusted Advisor

You'll serve as a go-to legal and compliance expert for employees, providing daily advice on a wide range of legal issues, from contract negotiation to dispute resolution. You will be a key player in proactive risk identification and mitigation.

Global-Local Link

You will bridge the gap between Airbus' global policies and local implementation. You'll execute global legal and compliance programs within the UK context, conduct training, and ensure the business adheres to relevant local regulations.

About You

Legal Expertise

• Qualified English or Northern Irish Solicitor or Barrister with a current practicing certificate
• At least 8 years of post-qualification experience
• Solid background in commercial and contract law

Compliance Acumen

• Strong understanding of compliance, particularly in implementing anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies
• Experience conducting internal investigations

Broad Legal Knowledge

• Good knowledge of a range of legal areas including:
• Intellectual property
  • Disputes
  • Corporate law
  • Outsourcing
  • TUPE
  • Real estate

Not a 100% Match?

No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customised development solutions.

Equal Opportunities

Airbus employs people from all sections of the community and is committed to the appointment of the best candidate based upon the merit principle alone. In pursuit of our equal opportunities programme, we would particularly welcome more applications from Catholics and females, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

How We Can Support You

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we'll always do our best to accommodate your request.

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to):

• Accessible facilities
• Auxiliary aids
• Room layout

Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition under the Equality Act 2010 and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert).

Important Information

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.

About Airbus

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.