Hybrid Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance

at Zenergi

• Job title: Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: High School Diploma
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Southampton, United Kingdom

About the role

• 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.