Jason Murray e
Legal Counsel @KX
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WORK HISTORY
Legal Counsel @KX
Belfast, GB
Lead counsel on global commercial and technology transactions, negotiating software licence agreements with Tier‑1 banks, hedge funds and customers in automotive, pharma and defence• Draft, negotiate and maintain the full suite of KX agreements: software licence and subscription agreements, OEM agreements, DORA Addendums, managed services agreements, partnership/reseller and channel agreements, NDAs and evaluations, professional services agreements (including SOWs), subcontracting agreements and consultancy agreements.• Legal Ops: built a Jira‑based Legal Front Door from scratch (migrating the team off Excel) to track task complexity, lawyer time and SLAs; overhauled the toolkit with AI‑enabled playbooks and data‑extraction tools; achieved a 75% reduction in BAU time, evidenced 97% SLA adherence and turnarounds up to 7x faster than counterparties; delivered transparency and empowered Sales to close faster on KX paper, saving significant cost.• Led supplier contracting and process improvement: personally handled 45+ supplier agreements in 2025, authored the Supplier Handbook, delivered cross business training and enhanced Jira workflows to improve turnaround and stakeholder experience• Serve as Data Protection SME (CIPP/E): proactively identified a knowledge gap, obtained CIPP/E, and built training and guidance for the business; conduct DPA reviews, advise on GDPR, marketing consent, international data transfers and vendor onboarding; partner with Security on DPIAs, prepare responses to regulatory third‑party assurance requests and DSARs.Awards and recognition: Global In-House Team of the Year – The Lawyer European Awards 2022 In-House Legal Team of the Year – LexisNexis Awards 2023 Standout for Enabling Business Growth – Financial Times Innovative Lawyers 2023 IT & Data Protection Team of the Year – Lexology + Association of Corporate Counsel 2025 Highly Commended – LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025
EDUCATION
Maynooth University
Corporate & Finance Summer Law School
Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Bachelor’s Degree, International Law and Legal Studies (Madrid)
Atlantic Technological University
Bachelor’s Degree, Law with Criminal Justice
The Honorable Society of King's Inns
Barrister-at-law
SKILLS
ABOUT JASON MURRAY E
Approaching five (5) years PQE (qualified July 2021), I lead complex commercial work within KX’s award-winning legal team, recognised for legal excellence and its impact on revenue growth. Working at the centre of a business that transitioned from plc ownership to private equity backing, I have first-hand experience navigating organisational change, competing stakeholder demands and the pace expected in a high-growth technology environment.I joined KX in 2022 after starting my career in compliance at Prudential Financial (Pramerica) and moving into its legal team while qualifying as a Barrister. Today I operate as an in-house technology counsel reporting to the CFO and partnering daily with the CRO on strategic commercial matters. I have worked across both a larger nine-person legal function and, following a restructure, a lean team of four known for autonomy, commercial judgment and minimal-revision outputs.My role is deeply embedded in the business. I work shoulder-to-shoulder with Sales, Deal Desk, Procurement, Product, Security, Support and Compliance to structure, negotiate and close revenue-driving deals and to support scalable processes across the organisation.I take pride in being part of a highly acclaimed team, which has received prestigious awards during my tenure, including:Global In-House Team of the Year 2022 (The Lawyer European Awards)In-House Legal Team of the Year 2023 (LexisNexis)Recognised as \'Standout\' by the Financial Times in their Innovative Lawyer Awards 2023 category of \'Legal Department: Enabling Business Growth\'
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