BlackRock
Location
Mumbai | India
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About this role
Your role and impact:
Digital Enterprise Architecture Legal, a sub-group within BlackRock’s Digital Enterprise Legal, is seeking an experienced, business-minded commercial transactions attorney with a focus on technology to join our team.
You will work with internal clients globally across multiple business lines and functions in a fast-paced, cutting-edge environment to strategically support business operations within technology and enterprise services, human resources, marketing and professional services.
You will help advance BlackRock’s modern approach to supporting our clients through partnerships and relationships with a variety of third parties, include Fortune 500 companies, industry leaders, and innovative start-ups.
Your responsibilities
Analyze, present and advise BlackRock’s functional and management teams on corporate and business law issues.
Structure, draft and negotiate a variety of agreements in the following areas:
Technology – business software licenses, hosted services, cloud and infrastructure, digital marketing and network telecom.
Professional Services – advertising and marketing agency agreements, audit and tax services, general consulting, facility and business operations.
HR – recruitment, employee benefits, education and training.
Engage and meet with business partners on a regular basis to plan, prioritize and advise on key strategic initiatives.
Develop and deliver educational seminars to key business partners and stakeholders on contractual risks and best practices with respect to third-party service provider relationships.
Work in a fast-paced and business-oriented environment with business groups throughout BlackRock.
Provide leadership across the L&C function in Mumbai and help drive our global platform and team talent strategy while leading additional initiatives in partnership with other L&C teams and leaders.
You Have:
Corporate transactional experience, preferably with a background in finance, technology, information security and data privacy related matters.
Experience in negotiating complex critical enterprise-wide agreements for Fortune 500 as well as start-up companies.
Demonstrated ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and commercial risks and propose creative, business-oriented solutions while minimizing risk to BlackRock.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex legal issues effectively and concisely to a non-legal audience orally and in writing and be a dedicated business partner to internal stakeholders.
The ability to effectively work as part of a sophisticated legal team, and to assess, calibrate, communicate and handle evolving priorities in a dynamic environment.
University degree in law and 12+ years of post-qualification experience.
Experience in the asset management industry
Minimum 3 years of experience in managing multiple direct reports.
Mid/Senior Partner level candidates from leading law firm or fintech general counsel/deputy general counsel candidates preferred.
Initiative, attention to detail, and a collaborative working style.
Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage multiple competing, and often evolving, priorities and deadlines.
Openness to work in a late evening work shift to work with our clients and other external partners in the US (West coast).
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
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