Location
India | India
Job description
We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, motivated, results-oriented, and business-minded Senior Contracts Attorney to build our contracts legal team. In this role, you will be responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts, providing legal guidance to internal stakeholders, interfacing with client s counsel on matters related to commercial contract transactions and other corporate legal issues. The ideal candidate will have experience in the following areas.
- Handle a wide range of legal matters including commercial contracts, employment, compliance and other general corporate matters and provide legal guidance to internal stakeholders of matters related to commercial contracts and other legal issues.
- Draft, review, and negotiate managed services and SaaS agreements, including but not limited to:
- Master Services Agreements (MSA)
- Statements of Work (SOW)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA)
- Vendor and Channel Partner Agreements
- Develop and drive compliance policies and procedures designed to enhance employee awareness of corporate business standards, with a focus on data protection and privacy statutes in the US and EU.
- Supervise and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary.
- Participate in M&A activities as necessary.
Responsibilities:
- Manage Contract Life cycle including Contract Review and analytics, Acquisitions, and legal compliance. Contract preparation, Contract Redlining, Contract Abstraction, Contract Summarization, Interpreting contracts including but not limited to MSA, SOW, and NDA, and advising business teams on contractual responsibilities.
- Draft, negotiate and review a wide variety of agreements (domestic and international with a focus on the US and EU). Should be able to independently manage agreements end to end.
- Prepare, review, and revise commercial-related documents (T&Cs, etc.)
- Develop company policy and position on legal issues. Researching, anticipating, and guarding the company against legal risks.
- Contribute to due diligence with respect to M&A from a legal perspective.
- Renew agreements as per the due dates and as and when needed.
- Maintain Files, Records & MIS to ensure management is aware of legal obligations and liabilities. Maintaining templates for standard agreements and supporting policy formulation.
- Stay abreast of changing laws globally and identify the applicability of various laws. Advise management on regulatory matters.
- Create compliance checklists, audit relevant teams, and consult with regulators.
- Collaborate closely with both Sales, Operations, and Partner success teams, and participate as support in meetings (video and face-to-face) to ensure long-term trusted relationships with existing and new clients, consultants, and partners.
- Working with outside counsel, review and improve our legal documents (global commercial clauses and employment-related templates.
- Conduct research and have an overview of local changes in applicable laws and regulations, foresee any potential risk, and communicate and implement relevant legal documents accordingly.
Requirements:
- Strong academic background, with a bachelor s degree or higher in Law, with specialization in Contracts Law, Privacy Law, International (USA & EU).
- Experience in a similar role, in a fast-growth environment, with deep knowledge and understanding of all types of employment matters, and labor relationships in general.
- Proven background and extensive experience in International corporate law (contract law, licensing) Proactive counseling with anticipation to quickly adapt the approach to manage risks and mitigate issues before they arise.
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills in the English language. Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams, with the ability to resolve issues using communication skills and legal expertise.
- Strong decision-making and organizational skills, with great attention to detail and discipline, and the ability to provide expertise and practical advice.
- Ability to work under pressure and within service level agreements committed. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects at once. Time management and organization to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to analyze problems and come up with a solution.
- Required to work Late EMEA/ ET (USA) timings.
- Personal experience abroad (USA) or living in multiple countries is a plus.
- Prior experience in SaaS market and/or managed services is a plus.
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