Senior Legal Advisor Full Time NEW

Overview
We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher – and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas to life. Guided by our purpose Better Homes. Better Lives. For Everyone. We believe a better world starts with better homes, and we work every day to make that a reality. Join us and help shape the future of home improvement. If you’re looking for a role with real breadth, visibility and influence, this is a chance to make your mark at Group level. As a Senior Legal Advisor within Kingfisher’s Corporate Legal team, you’ll advise on a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, supporting governance, financing and regulatory compliance across a FTSE‑listed organisation. Working closely with senior stakeholders, you’ll help navigate legal risk in a complex environment while contributing to the effective running of the Group as a publicly listed company.

What’s the job?

• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on a wide range of corporate transactions, including M&A, disposals, joint ventures, internal reorganisations and shareholder‑related matters.

• Advise and support the Treasury function on financing arrangements, including credit facilities, term loans, hedging documentation, dividend payments and share buyback programmes.

• Work closely with Investor Relations and Company Secretariat to support legal and regulatory compliance and contribute to effective corporate governance within a publicly listed company.

• Play a key role in the review and optimisation of the Group’s legal entity structure, ensuring alignment with strategic, governance and operational requirements.

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across central functions, providing clear, practical advice in a complex environment.

• Proactively identify and manage legal risk, ensuring issues are addressed effectively and proportionately.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified lawyer in England & Wales with a recognised law degree (LLB or equivalent).

• Significant post-qualification experience (PQE) with strong corporate law experience, likely gained over 6 + years ideally in a leading law firm and/or within a large multinational organisation.

• Proven experience providing corporate legal advice within a leading law firm and/or large multinational organisation.

• Strong technical grounding in corporate and commercial law, including experience advising listed companies or within a public company environment.

• Demonstrable experience working with treasury and financing documentation, including credit facilities and hedging arrangements.

• Proven ability to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice in a complex stakeholder environment.

• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, drafting and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities effectively.

How We Work We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating – whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average, around 60% of your time will involve in-person collaboration.

We value the perspectives new team members bring and encourage you to apply – even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements.

What We Offer An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here.

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career. Scroll down below to find out more about our benefits.

Diversity & Inclusion Our customers come from all walks of life – and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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