Hybrid Regulatory Counsel, International

at BCM One

• Job title: Regulatory Counsel, International
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, VoIP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Regulatory Counsel ensuring BCM One’s legal and regulatory compliance across international jurisdictions. Providing strategic guidance and supporting regulatory projects from the London office.

Responsibilities

• Advise company on all relevant international telecommunications regulations, policies, procedures and changes.
• Ensure compliance with licensing, reporting, and registration requirements in all assigned countries.
• Provide legal interpretation of changes to telecom, broadband, VoIP, and cloud communication regulations.
• Manage external counsel where support is required.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and filing of regulatory submissions, license renewals, and required compliance reports in assigned countries.
• Maintain internal tracking of regulatory authorizations, renewals, and obligations in assigned countries.
• Monitor and analyze legislative and regulatory changes; prepare summaries and recommendations for internal stakeholders.
• Assess regulatory risks associated with business activities, contracts, and new market entry.
• Support internal audits and external regulatory inquiries.
• Collaborate with compliance, privacy, security, engineering, and product teams to ensure regulatory requirements are incorporated into business operations.
• Advise on data protection, cross-border data transfers, and other telecom-related legal obligations.
• Represent the company before regulatory bodies, industry groups, and in policy consultations.
• Support advocacy and engagement with external stakeholders on regulatory issues relevant to telecommunications.
• Review and negotiate supplier agreements in assigned countries.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Law required.
• 3-5 years of work experience in regulatory law, with exposure to both international frameworks.
• Telecommunications, SaaS, and related industries strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of UK & EU regulatory frameworks, laws and rules.
• Familiarity with telecom infrastructure and services, including broadband, VoIP and cloud communications is ideal.
• Knowledge of related data privacy regulations such as GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and other cross-border compliance standards.
• Strong legal drafting, negotiation, and analytical abilities.
• Proven ability to translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into practical business guidance.
• Effective written and verbal communication, including with non-legal stakeholders.
• Prior in-house or law firm experience supporting global telecommunications clients preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across time zones.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual salary reviews
• Holiday entitlement (paid annual leave)
• Paid UK bank holidays
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection insurance
• Private medical insurance (PMI)
• Employer-matched NEST pension scheme
• Life assurance