Interim Group Head of Legal

Job Description

We're looking for an experienced, commercially minded legal leader to join Valeo Foods on an interim basis, stepping into a key Group role during a period of maternity cover.

This isn't a "care and maintenance" role, it's an opportunity to come in, provide continuity, and keep momentum across a fast-moving, entrepreneurial business. You'll be a trusted partner to the Group CFO and senior leadership team, helping the business navigate risk while continuing to deliver at pace.

What you'll be doing

• Acting as the principal legal adviser to the executive and senior leadership team
• Leading the legal function across the UK, CEE and Bulgaria, providing direction, clarity and support to a well-established team
• Supporting a range of corporate activity, including M&A, strategic projects and commercial initiatives
• Ensuring pragmatic, solutions-focused legal advice that enables delivery rather than slows it down
• Maintaining strong governance and risk management, with clear visibility of key issues and decisions
• Managing external advisors effectively, ensuring high-quality, commercial advice delivered efficiently
• Keeping a close pulse on emerging risks across the group and proactively managing them

Qualifications

• A senior qualified lawyer with broad commercial experience, ideally within an international, FMCG business
• Strong track record across corporate and commercial law, including M&A
• Someone who can hit the ground running, get up to speed quickly and operate with limited ambiguity
• A commercial thinker, pragmatic, solutions-led and focused on enabling the business
• Experience working closely with senior stakeholders and influencing at leadership level
• Comfortable operating hands-on, from strategic input through to delivery

Additional Information

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a visible, high-impact Group role, where you'll play a key part in ensuring the business continues to deliver against its ambitions.

Location: High Holborn, London, UK

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days in office)

Employment Type: Full-time