Cisco Capital – Senior Legal Counsel – Uk

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Cisco Capital – Senior Legal Counsel – UK



The Business Entity


Cisco Capital is part of the Cisco Systems, Inc. group of companies and provides vendor financing for Cisco products and services both directly and through local finance partners to Cisco customers. This is a relatively mature theatre, providing the largest portion of Cisco Capital’s global business outside of the US and Canada. EMEAR will continue to receive increased focus from senior management as it builds on its existing products and customers, and plays a lead role in finding innovative ways to develop and enable Cisco’s global business models and market strategies.



The Team


Would you like to work in a dynamic in-house legal department that is using technology to transform both its own legal department and how law is practiced around the world? Cisco is the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, and our legal department has embraced the productivity improvements and innovations that networked business architectures provide. Like the networks we build, our team is a broad network of individuals collaborating in a flexible, dynamic environment. We partner with a world class group of sales executives and engineers with a focus on disruptive, creative solutions to help meet our customers’ needs.



Can you see yourself negotiating strategic and complex deals with leading technology companies and other service providers to help deliver video, cloud, mobility, and collaboration solutions that are truly changing the way we all work, live, play and learn?



Role & Responsibilities


This position supports the Cisco Capital business in the UK & North regions and as a secondary support other Capital business arising in the EMEAR region as needed. This position will report to the European Legal Director. Responsibilities include:


- negotiation of lease and loan agreements, agreements with customers and finance partners and related documents


- establishing best practices for leasing and financing arrangements with business partners


- providing counseling on all financing activities in the UK & North (Nordics + Benelux) regions


- due diligence in relation to new markets and products


- general legal advice to the business and Capital senior executive staff


- training for sales and other functions


- drafting and review of policies and procedures



Minimum Qualifications & Desired Skills


Applicants should have broad finance experience (including leasing) obtained at a top law firm practice supporting multinational corporations, or in-house at a multinational corporation. Previous experience of in-house work is highly preferred but not essential. Experience in negotiating and structuring leasing and finance transactions with customers, programs with other finance companies and banks, as well as syndications is necessary. Development of standard documentation, related control policies awareness of regulatory issues impacting the captive leasing and finance business in the region.



This role is wide ranging with a lot of responsibility. We require highly motivated, self-reliant individuals with a proven ability to work as part of a team. Candidates should be individuals with a highly commercial approach who will thrive in a sales-orientated environment and have excellent written and verbal skills as well as good executive presence. Candidates must also have strong interpersonal communication skills, be prepared to work under tight time frames and be comfortable being routinely challenged in the support of high impact, driven sales leaders.



At least 5+ years of relevant experience


Preferred Work location is: Feltham, UK



Diversity at Cisco


We continually strive to be a better company, and a better corporate citizen. We aim to fully embrace the human network in all its multiplicity, and to foster innovation and talent in the workplace. This way, we can better serve our customers and engage with our partners in the worldwide marketplace.


We demonstrate our commitment to a culture of inclusion and diversity by:


• Integrating inclusion and diversity into business processes and operations


• Creating systemic accountability for realizing the inclusion and diversity objectives at every level of the organization


• Increasing recognition of employees who create a culture of inclusion


• Using our pervasive culture of inclusion to attract and retain top talent


• Challenging Cisco's executive team to consistently and broadly spread the inclusion and diversity vision



About Cisco


The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Your revolutionary ideas will impact everything from retail, healthcare, and entertainment, to public and private sectors, and far beyond. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.



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