Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance at Zenergi leading legal, risk, and compliance strategies. Ensuring energy broking activities align with regulations and company objectives.
Responsibilities
Act as the company’s senior legal advisor, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice to the Board and Executive Team.
Ensure the company operates within its constitutional and statutory framework, maintaining full compliance with company law and governance standards.
Manage company secretarial responsibilities, including Companies House filings, board documentation, and shareholder communications.
Support directors in understanding and fulfilling their statutory duties.
Provide legal support to HR on employment law issues, including employment contracts, consultancy agreements and internal policies.
Advise on corporate structure, shareholder agreements, and subsidiary management.
Develop and oversee the company’s contract management framework, including drafting, negotiation, approval, and maintenance of key agreements.
Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts.
Maintain and update standard templates and terms to support commercial efficiency and risk control.
Advise on contract strategy, risk allocation, limitation of liability, indemnities, warranties & termination rights.
Ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations governing energy broking and consultancy activities.
Oversee the compliance framework, policies, and procedures to ensure regulatory obligations are met.
Liaise with regulators, auditors, and accreditation bodies as the company’s primary point of contact for compliance matters.
Own customer onboarding and compliance process from a governance & risk perspective.
Develop and maintain data protection policies, data processing registers & breach management procedures.
Manage all legal disputes, client claims, or regulatory investigations efficiently and with a commercial lens.
Develop and deliver targeted training on legal, contractual, and compliance topics including anti-bribery, data protection, and conduct in regulated markets.
Requirements
Minimum of 5 years working in a comparable role
Must be comfortable delivering through a virtual team
Able to hold the relevant business owners and areas accountable to deliver their responsibilities
Legal or compliance background
Internal and external auditing
Understanding of general legislation including GDPR, financial, H&S
Policy writing
Experience of working in the Energy Industry or a business with similar legislative demand (desirable)
Experience of the Construction Industry (desirable)
Experience of maintaining ISO certified management systems (desirable)
Experience of FRS legislation (desirable)
Legal or Compliance related qualification (desirable)
NEBOSH / IOSH (desirable)
ISO Lead Auditor / Internal Auditor (desirable)
CQI or IRCA certificate in Quality Management (desirable)
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Exceptional attention to detail
Excellent contract, report and policy writing skills
Authority at all levels of the organisation
Benefits
25 days paid holiday
Pension scheme current minimum contributions are 4% Employer 5% Employee
Perkbox
Birthday day off
Salary sacrifice electric car scheme.
Regular Personal Development Plan (PDP) meetings with your line manager and supported CPD opportunities.
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