WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Senior Legal Counsel within BCG's Legal Team's Commercial Contracting CoE, you will work in a global team as a champion of BCG's supplier contracting and risk management standards. You are a seasoned and skilled lawyer, able to independently address the full range of global legal issues facing BCG and with a particular expertise in all aspects of commercial contracting with a focus on supplier or buy-side contracting. Among other things, you will:
Draft, review, and negotiate agreements for a wide array of goods and services categories such as: Professional Services; Marketing and Communications; HR; Technology; Real Estate and Facilities; Data and Research Services and various other essential operational and logistical agreements for BCG's Enterprise Procurement & Payables team, as well as other BCG stakeholders.
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Negotiate legal terms based on BCG's specific business requirements including coordinating with other colleagues in on the Legal team, and colleagues on BCG's insurance, risk, compliance, and IT security teams.
Provide general support and management of a full spectrum of business and legal issues; identify risks and issues and suggest alternative solutions; implement, help create, and champion BCG contracting and other policies and processes; contribute to developing and maintaining Legal team know-how and templates;
Team successfully across BCG and integrate fully into BCG's Global Legal Team to resolve or support resolution of complex legal issues;
Perform other duties as assigned or required
YOU'RE GOOD AT
The successful candidate will:
Be a pragmatic, collaborative, kind, high-energy, confident, self-starter who is able to work both independently and in a team environment with colleagues across the globe;
Have superior analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability, with an appreciation for striking a practical balance between business and legal objectives;
Be a life-long learner with a growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, open to technology and new ways of working, with a talent for absorbing new skill sets and areas of expertise quickly and comfortably and the flexibility to deal with a diverse international set of stakeholders, suppliers, and clients;
Be experienced in quickly and independently redlining and drafting legal documents;
Effectively manage competing priorities and exemplify grace under pressure.
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
Law degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction
7+ years of commercial contracting experience with international exposure. Broad supplier contracting experience including familiarity with regulations such as data protection and ESG compliance
English fluency; one or more additional European languages strongly preferred (German, French, Spanish, Portuguese)
A proven ability to identify issues, analyze problems and provide commercial direction in plain English to non-Legal team stakeholders
* Excellent verbal, written, organizational and negotiation skills, good business judgement, and strategic thinking
YOU'LL WORK WITH
BCG's legal group manages a full spectrum of legal issues, including contracts, intellectual property, regulatory matters, corporate compliance, and corporate governance. The firm's legal team serves as both a trusted advisor to the business and an activist agent of change.