Head of Legal (AI)

Location: Cardiff, Wales, GB; hybrid with 2 in-office days per week. Up to 22 working days per year may be spent working from anywhere.

Company

Confused.com operates under hirify.global, combining a start-up environment with established-company backing to simplify complex marketplaces through accessible digital applications.

What you will do

• Advise stakeholders and senior leadership on legal, strategic, risk, and third-party contracting matters.
• Lead negotiations for complex supplier, partner, software, data licensing, and general commercial agreements.
• Advise on data protection and e-privacy compliance, including contractual support for IT and marketing.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the legal team while managing external legal advisers.
• Manage crisis response, litigation, brand protection, contract disputes, corporate governance, and company secretarial duties.
• Lead FCA SM&CR-certified legal oversight and contribute to AI and legal-technology process transformation.

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or another common law jurisdiction, with a current practising certificate.
• Extensive legal track record including relevant in-house experience.
• Proven experience drafting, negotiating, and concluding complex commercial transactions.
• Strong expertise in data protection and e-privacy law.
• Experience advising and influencing senior stakeholders on complex matters involving multiple parties.

Nice to have

• Experience using AI tooling within legal processes.
• Practical understanding of intellectual property and competition law.
• Experience in the insurance sector or another regulated sector.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on developing user-friendly products and positive customer outcomes.
• 10% discretionary yearly bonus, yearly pay reviews, and employer pension matching up to 7.5%.
• Private medical, critical illness, dental, employee assistance, and family leave benefits.
• 25 days holiday increasing to 30 days, plus 2 additional “my time” days per year.
• £300 work-from-home budget, learning and training budget, gym access, employee discounts, and cycle-to-work and electric-vehicle schemes.
• Regular team and company-wide events.