BT Group

Senior Commercial Lawyer

BT Group  •  Bogotá, CO (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

The Senior Commercial Lawyer (Career Level C) is a senior individual contributor role within BT International Legal, providing expert legal and commercial support across complex, high-value, and often cross-border transactions. The role operates with a high degree of autonomy, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders and leading complex matters end to end.

Location & Jurisdiction Focus

This role is based in Bogotá but aligned to U.S. commercial activity. The successful candidate will support U.S.-governed contracts, work with U.S. stakeholders, and apply U.S. legal principles. Strong U.S. commercial law experience is essential.

Key Accountabilities

Commercial Contracting & Transactions

  • Lead negotiation and drafting of complex commercial agreements
  • Support strategic transactions and bids
  • Provide risk-based legal guidance

Strategic Business Partnering

  • Act as trusted advisor to business stakeholders
  • Translate legal risks into business outcomes
  • Influence deal strategy

Risk Management & Governance

  • Identify and mitigate legal risks
  • Ensure compliance with laws and internal policies

Collaboration

  • Work with global stakeholders and legal teams
  • Manage external counsel

Transformation & AI Enablement

  • Support legal transformation initiatives
  • Drive automation and efficiency improvements

AI-First Expectations

  • Use AI tools to support legal drafting and review
  • Validate AI outputs using legal judgement
  • Support development of automation and self-service models
  • Identify opportunities to streamline legal processes

Key Skills & Experience

  • Qualified lawyer with significant experience
  • Strong experience in U.S. commercial law
  • Excellent contract negotiation skills
  • Strong stakeholder engagement capability
  • Commercial mindset

At BT International, our purpose is to keep the world connected. As part of BT, we build on almost 180 years of innovation and expertise to deliver secure connectivity and digital services to some of the world’s leading multinational businesses and organisations. Our customers trust us to safeguard their data, drive their digital transformation and keep their businesses running. With colleagues on the ground across the world and supporting customers wherever they need to operate, BT International offers a truly global experience. Whether it’s about providing cloud connectivity, helping organisations collaborate, or enabling innovation in cybersecurity and digital services, you’ll be part of a team that shapes how businesses succeed in a world that is being transformed by AI. If you have the drive and ambition to make an impact on a global stage, BT International is where it happens.

BT Group

About BT Group

We’re one of the world’s leading communications services companies. At BT Group, the solutions we sell are integral to modern life. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good.

There are no limits to what people can do when they connect. And as technology changes our world, connections are becoming even more important to everyday life.

Today, that’s truer than ever. The connections we make are helping solve the world’s biggest challenges such as the global pandemic, climate change and cyber security. Through the power of technology, we’re supporting customers to live, work and play together better.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
bt.com
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