Regulatory Lawyer

Remote, London·Added today (last checked 12 Nov)

Sainsbury's (incl. Argos)

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Our summary

Work mode: Remote (London)
Closing date: Apply by Wednesday 18 November
Commute: Cycle to work and season ticket loan

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Requirements

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday, and we provide private healthcare. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

The role

Flexible location and home

About the team

Join the Legal team supporting Argos, where you'll play an important role in helping one of the UK's best-known retailers navigate an evolving regulatory environment. Reporting to the Director of Legal and Company Secretary, you'll work closely with colleagues across Legal and multidisciplinary business teams, while building constructive relationships with key regulators and public bodies.

More about the role

As Regulatory Lawyer, you will provide pragmatic, commercial and timely legal advice across consumer protection, competition, advertising, trading standards and payments regulation. You will interpret legislation, standards, regulatory guidance and emerging developments, explain their practical impact and help the business make informed decisions that support customers, reputation and Group objectives.

Day to day, you will identify and assess regulatory risk, challenge proposals where necessary and recommend proportionate controls or remediation. You will support projects from across the business, collaborate with external legal advisers when specialist input is required and develop policies, precedents, training and self-service guidance that improve consistency and efficiency. You will also monitor regulatory developments and share relevant learning with colleagues and stakeholders.

More about you

You will be a qualified lawyer with demonstrable experience advising a complex, consumer-facing organisation on UK and EU regulatory matters. You can translate detailed legal and regulatory requirements into clear, practical advice, balancing legal risk with commercial priorities and customer outcomes.

You build credibility through clear communication, constructive challenge and sound judgement. You are comfortable working across multidisciplinary teams, managing competing priorities and taking ownership of legal support from initial instruction through to implementation. You will also bring a collaborative approach to the wider Legal team and an interest in improving how regulatory knowledge, guidance and tools are shared across the business.

Essential criteria

Qualified lawyer with demonstrable experience providing UK and EU regulatory advice within a complex, consumer-facing organisation.
Proven knowledge of regulatory requirements across consumer protection and at least two of the following areas: competition, advertising, trading standards or payments regulation.
Evidence of interpreting legislation, standards and regulatory guidance and converting it into clear, proportionate and commercially focused recommendations.
Demonstrable experience identifying and managing regulatory risk, including advising on controls, remediation or potential non-compliance.
Experience influencing stakeholders across Legal and multidisciplinary teams, including providing constructive challenge and delivering advice to agreed timescales.

We'd all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That's waiting for you here at Sainsbury's. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we're not leading projects, we're supporting teams across the wider group to achieve their goals. And here, you can see the impact of your work as soon as you walk into a store, giving you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you'll have every chance to try something new. The scale and complexity of our business mean there's always something new to learn, and we'll support you every step of the way. We're trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen.