Head of Legal (AI/SaaS)

Location: Hybrid working from the Manchester office, with the option to work from home 3 days a week. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Salary: £120,000–£150,000 per year, dependent on experience.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing B2B SaaS business building technology to make moving house easier across the UK.

What you will do

• Own and develop the legal function as the first full-time in-house lawyer, including the transition from fractional counsel.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage B2B SaaS agreements with customers, partners, and suppliers, while maintaining templates and playbooks.
• Advise product and engineering on AI-enabled features, including data use and training, intellectual property, output ownership, accuracy, liability, transparency, and customer documentation.
• Advise on data protection, privacy, information security, corporate governance, AI governance, policies, and compliance frameworks.
• Manage external counsel and legal technology, and support M&A, due diligence, post-acquisition integration, and future exit readiness.
• Advise the executive team and Board on legal, regulatory, and risk matters and monitor legislative change.

Requirements

• Qualified to practise in England and Wales, with 8+ years’ post-qualification experience gained in private practice, in-house, or both.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating B2B SaaS agreements, ideally with institutional or regulated customers.
• Commercial approach with experience partnering with sales, product, and senior leadership while balancing legal risk and business objectives.
• Sound understanding of data protection law and practical exposure to information security and technology risk.
• Up-to-date knowledge of AI regulation and market practice affecting SaaS products, including advising on or contracting around AI features.
• Forward-thinking approach to AI and legal technology, with a track record of applying these tools to legal work.
• Experience building or scaling a legal function, including templates, processes, and external counsel management.
• Ability to work autonomously as the sole in-house lawyer, exercising judgement on when to escalate or involve specialists.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to provide practical, business-oriented advice and manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in an FCA-regulated business.
• Experience in a private equity-backed business.
• M&A experience, including due diligence and post-deal integration.
• Exposure to governance, company secretarial, and ESG matters.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working, flexible hours, and a comfortable Manchester office.
• £1,000 holiday contribution after the first year, £500 annual learning and development budget, holiday buying scheme, and public transport season ticket loans.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay; paid menopause leave; mental health and wellbeing support; and regular wellbeing initiatives.
• Birthday leave and two paid volunteering days.
• Development-focused, inclusive culture with direct access to founders and leadership and the opportunity to work on technology across the property industry.

Hiring process

• Three stages: video call with the Head of People, technical interview, and values interview.
• Interview adjustments can be requested where needed.