Description
Pinsent Masons is looking to appoint a Senior Associate or Managing Senior Associate to join its market-leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) team, specialising in financial data licensing, data commercialisation, and strategic technology transactions.
The role sits at the heart of one of the fastest-growing areas of the technology sector, advising clients on the acquisition, use, commercialisation, and licensing of market data. You will work with some of the world's leading banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions on strategically important transactions involving large-scale datasets, data products, trading platforms, emerging AI-enabled solutions, and technology.
As part of the specialist TMT practice, you will advise clients on the full lifecycle of data-related transactions, from the licensing of third-party datasets through to the development and commercialisation of proprietary data products.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of financial market data licensing agreements for high-profile financial organisations.
- Analysing financial market data licensing agreements to provide legal advice notes on what uses are permitted, particularly with regard to the use of AI.
- Advising financial organisations on dealing with audits and contractual remediation projects.
- Drafting and negotiating a range of complex technology and commercial agreements.
- Supporting clients on technology-enabled data initiatives, including AI and machine learning projects.
- Managing multi-stakeholder negotiations involving global financial institutions, exchanges, technology providers, and data suppliers.
- Working closely with intellectual property, regulatory, and corporate specialists to deliver integrated advice.
- Supporting business development initiatives and helping strengthen Pinsent Masons' market-leading data licensing practice.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Deep experience in advising on contracts for the licensing of financial market data and a good working knowledge of the financial data market standards and data types.
- Experience advising on technology, commercial, data licensing, or intellectual property matters.
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
- Experience working on complex commercial transactions involving technology or data assets.
- The ability to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- An interest in financial services, fintech, market infrastructure, or data-driven business models.
- Strong project management and organisational capabilities.
- A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working across multidisciplinary teams.
Pinsent Masons offers:
- A genuinely specialist market-leading data licensing practice.
- Exposure to some of the largest financial institutions and data-driven businesses globally.
- High-profile, complex, and intellectually stimulating work.
- Direct access to recognised leaders in the technology and financial services sectors.
- A collaborative and inclusive culture.
- Flexible and agile working arrangements.
- Transparent career progression opportunities.
- The chance to help shape a rapidly expanding practice at the forefront of technology, data, and AI-driven innovation.