Head of Legal (Maternity Cover FTC)

MOO set out to shake up the world of print back in 2006. And weve come a long way since. Today were a 400 + strong team (were thinking of getting matching jackets) who create print and digital products for companies of all sizes from Google and AirBnB to the guy who makes those amazing prints you found at a craft fair. Our global HQ is in London, UK, while we also have premises in Dagenham. In the US, youll find us in Boston, MA, as well as East Providence, RI and Denver, CO.
Were making new and exciting things and we could really do with your help.
Our Legal teams mission? To preserve, protect and defend MOOs integrity by managing risk and promoting good governancealways in a way that supports the companys strategic objectives. Were here to enable, not obstruct. Youll be joining a team (currently Head of Legal and a Legal Counsel) that cares deeply about doing things properly, but also knows how to get things done.
We're on the lookout for an experienced and thoughtful legal leader to step into the role of Head of Legal whilst our current Head of Legal is off on maternity leave. Reporting into the CFO, you'll be picking up the reins of a growing legal function that helps MOO scale smartly, safely and creatively. This is a chance to be our functional expert in legal, driving impact, mainly at an operational level.
Reporting into the CFO, youll lead all things legal at MOOsupporting our teams with clear, pragmatic advice and making sure we manage risk without losing momentum. Youll work across the business on everything from commercial contracts to compliance, data to disputes. Youll also take on company secretarial and, to the extent necessary, corporate work. But more than that, youll help drive our legal culture thats human and genuinely trusted, ensuring key stakeholders contribute to legal decision-making and buy-in. Its a role for someone who likes to roll up their sleeves, think big when needed, and make the complex feel simple. You'll be responsible for developing the legal plan, aligning with MOO's wider strategy and identifying priorities, goals, and initiatives for the team.
This will be a 9-12 month contract, with an end date in July 2026. Responsibilities

• Leading the Legal Function: You'll be our most senior legal voice during the maternity cover, confidently leading the sub-function and acting as a trusted advisor to the CFO, leadership team, and Board. You'll contribute your expertise to strategy and budget planning, looking after the mid-term needs of the legal sub-function
• Driving Operational Excellence: Manage day-to-day legal matters across the business, from negotiating complex commercial deals to advising on risk, compliance and regulation. You'll champion using established processes, seeking improvements within the legal sub-function
• Pragmatic Decision-Making: Confidently make effective decisions, quickly handling low-risk matters and thoughtfully approaching high-risk ones. You'll evaluate past decisions, learn from mistakes, and apply logic, judgment, and experience, even with missing information, to ensure the right levels of clarity for your team to perform
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Work across the business to make legal simple, translating complexity into clarity for teams like sales, product, people, finance, and marketing
• Executive Partnership: Youll advise senior leaders, including the CFO and other C-suite, as well as the board and chair, in a pragmatic and commercial manner, translating legal risks into tangible headlines. Youll take on company secretarial matters, handling board agendas, documents and minutes
• Coaching & Empowering the Team: You'll coach, support, and manage our brilliant Legal Counsel, actively developing learning opportunities and career paths, give feedback and hold the team accountable for outcomes
• Proactive Risk Management: Keep a keen eye on emerging risks and regulations that affect MOO - from product regulations, consumer law, IP, and ESG to AI
• Optimising Legal Operations: Build on and improve the systems, processes, and legal ops that will help MOO scale confidently, continuing to maintain levels of trust within the business by creating the right levels of empowerment and accountability
• Managing External Relationships: Look after our external legal relationships, budget, and resourcing, identifying the help and support needed for the sub-function
• Shaping our culture: Youll consider and live the MAKEIT values when doing all of the above!

About You

• Youre a UK-qualified solicitor (or equivalent), with 10+ years of legal experience, including a material amount of time spent in-house (at least 2+ years), ideally some of which is in a venture capital backed tech, e-commerce or high-growth company
• Youre comfortable leading legal strategy and advising execs - but youre also happy rolling up your sleeves and getting into the weeds. Youre likely a generalist, happy to work on your own or in a small team, and know your way around corporate matters, corporate governance, commercial contracts, data protection, IP and employment. You can dive into the day to day operational aspects of the job but you also know how to handle the subtleties of board and exec management, from board minutes to advice
• You can explain complex legal things in plain English. And you know when to say yes, and heres how, showing your ability to get things done and implement solutions
• Youve got a good feel for risk, context and commercial priorities. You know what matters most and how to get to a decision, understanding the difference between low and high-risk choices
• Youre collaborative, curious and calm under pressure. Youre not precious, and you take pride in building trusted relationships and getting buy-in
• Youre a safe pair of hands, with great judgment, attention to detail and a strong ethical compass
• You will be comfortable with ambiguity and taking the initiative based on risk assessment and prioritising the things that matter the most

Nice to Haves

• Experience advising on US law
• Company secretarial experience in a VC or PE backed company
• E-commerce experience
• Familiarity with ESG, consumer-facing tech and/or product compliance

Whats it like to work at MOO? MOOs the kind of workplace where you can really be yourself. Dye your hair purple. Hit the sofa with your laptop. Whatever helps you feel comfortable and happy at work. We want to help you grow in your career and set you up for success while also recognising the importance of a healthy work/life balance.
Thats why we offer 25 days holiday rising by one day for each year here (for 5 years), a matched pension scheme, MOOs share option scheme, and paid parental leave. Well offer you private healthcare, life insurance, a season ticket loan, and a cycle to work scheme. We also offer flexible work schedules with hybrid and remote working for certain roles as well as a Work From Anywhere program.
Diversity Statement We are working hard to create a representative, inclusive and super-friendly team, because we know that different experiences, perspectives and backgrounds make for a better workplace. And that creates a better experience for our customers. MOO doesnt discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion or belief, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any other protected class.
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