Legal Counsel

As the legal counsel of Safran Seats GB, the candidate will apply all procedures and techniques necessary to effectively review, draft, and negotiate customer and supplier contracts, manage prelitigation and litigation issues.
The candidate also provides general legal advice to SSGB's stakeholders on a variety of legal matters (such as real estate, IP, Employment law etc) on a day-to-day basis.

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Legal Counsel
6 months FTC

Safran - Here, we craft excellence together.
At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision.

Are you interested in working at the business end of Aerospace, where airline brand meets innovative passenger experience?

Then your next opportunity could be with Safran Seats, an industry award winning, premium designer and manufacturer of First and Business Class seating and technology. Our passenger experience prides itself on innovation, customization, quality and industrial design.

At Safran Seats, we are unique within aerospace, as we interface with both the world's biggest airlines and airframers alike, with the largest seats portfolio of all seats suppliers.

One day you could be liaising with one of the world's largest airframers, and the next, some of the biggest airline brands around the world!

In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with industrial and engineering teams in Cwmbran and Newport, Wales and Brackley, England.

About the Role:
As the legal counsel of Safran Seats GB, the candidate will apply all procedures and techniques necessary to effectively review, draft, and negotiate customer and supplier contracts, manage prelitigation and litigation issues.
The candidate also provides general legal advice to SSGB's stakeholders on a variety of legal matters (such as real estate, IP, Employment law, etc.) on a day-to-day basis.

Key responsibilities:

*Draft, amend, review and negotiate customer and supplier contractual and pre-contractual documents and amendments, including without limitation non-disclosure agreements, customer agreements, letters of agreement, memoranda of understanding, settlement agreements, services agreements, licensing agreements, equipment leases, terms and conditions, long-term agreements, and consultant agreements.
*Coordinate with upper management, supply chain, operations, finance, information technology, intellectual property, marketing/sales, engineering, product support, purchasing, human resources, and quality departments to devise and implement appropriate customer contract strategies.
*Lead or participate in negotiations face-to-face, online, via video conference, telephone, or email with customers.
*Validate final signature versions and collect signatures.
*File and manage hardcopy contractual documents and electronic databases in accordance with corporate procedures.
*Interpretation of existing contracts.
*Draft and revise business letters.
*Perform risk assessment of contract terms and conditions; developing strategies to minimize potential risks to the business.

What You'll Bring:

Essential:

*English Law degree is required
*Experience in in-house legal and contractual experience
*Significant experience in working in international global companies and reporting to a foreign-based headquarter.
*Must have excellent MS Word® skills.
*Must be able to work independently serving both internal and external customers and have excellent oral and written communication skills.
*Must have the ability to draft language clearly and effectively.
*Integrity, tenacity and being a team player are essential attributes.
*Must demonstrate stress tolerance, maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (such as time pressure, job ambiguity and working extended hours); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.

Desirable:

*Admitted solicitor is preferred