As Legal Counsel & Collections Executive
This is not a single-track role, it’s a dynamic blend of legal expertise, financial acumen and operational support. As our sole in-house legal expert, you’ll oversee everything from contract law and compliance to cross-border regulations and legal disputes. At the same time, you’ll take full ownership of our collections and receivables processes, ensuring timely payments and strong financial flow. Alongside this, you’ll work closely with our Business Development team, providing the legal and operational backbone that keeps our brand relationships smooth, structured, and scalable. 

A selection of your responsibilities includes: 

• Acting as the company’s sole legal counsel, providing strategic guidance on contracts, compliance and cross-border legal matters 

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of legal documents, including NDAs, brand agreements and service contracts 

• Managing all aspects of collections and debt recovery, including invoicing, tracking outstanding payments and liaising with stakeholders 

• Supporting the Business Development team with contract negotiation points, legal templates and onboarding documentation 

• Leading improvements in debtor management, payment systems and operational efficiency across legal and financial functions 

• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to ensure risk mitigation, policy adherence and scalable legal operations 

• Maintaining and optimising internal systems such as Xero, Monday.com and Google Sheets to streamline brand income tracking and compliance workflows 
  
  

About you 
You’re a sharp legal mind with a commercial edge, equal parts strategist, problem solver and operator. With experience in legal counsel, contract negotiation or debt management, you know how to balance legal precision with business pragmatism. You move confidently between legal frameworks in the UK, EU and US, and you’re not afraid to take ownership, drive decisions and challenge the status quo. Analytical yet hands-on, you thrive in fast-paced environments where structure meets scale. Whether it’s drafting a watertight agreement, navigating a compliance issue or chasing down a late payment, you do it with confidence, clarity and a steady hand.  
 

• You hold a law degree and have at least 5 years’ experience within legal counsel, commercial contracts or debt recovery 

• You have a strong track record of managing commercial agreements, legal disputes and compliance matters, backed by solid knowledge of UK, EU and US legal frameworks. 

• You’re confident working independently and thrive in hybrid roles that combine legal, finance and operational support 

• You’re structured, strategic and proactive, with a hands-on approach to solving legal and financial challenges 

• You bring experience in supporting business development teams with legal advice and scalable process improvements 

• You’re comfortable using tools like Xero, Google Sheets and Monday.com to track, manage and streamline operations 
  
  

About Smartech Retail Group 
At Smartech Retail Group, we’re on a mission to reinvent the way people discover and connect with technology. Headquartered in London, we operate experience-first concept stores in some of the world’s most prestigious department stores in some of the world’s most prestigious department stores,from Selfridges and KaDeWe to Rinascente and The Candler building in NYC. We curate the most exciting innovations in tech, gaming, e‑mobility and lifestyle, and bring them to life through hands-on experiences that surprise and inspire. We’re not just reshaping the customer journey, we’re redefining what retail can be. If you believe the future deserves better stories, better design, and better energy, you’ll fit right in. 

START: Immediate start preferred, with latest start in mid-February 
LOCATION: London HQ 
CONTRACT: Full time  
LAST APPLICATION DATE: 2026-02-15 (Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis)  
CONTACT: Recruiter Jessica Andersson jessica.andersson@oddwork.se (contact for questions regarding the position, not applications)  
SALARY RANGE:  £38,000 – £40,000 

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