Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description:

In this role, you will manage team, ensure process compliance, resolutions of escalations, meet the team targets as conveyed by managers from time to time and prepare deliverable plans of the projects & ensure that work product meets quality parameters laid down for the respective projects.

Responsibilities:

• Excellent domain knowledge on Contracts (Contract drafting, negotiating, redlining, abstraction, summarization)
  
• Experience working with IT contracts and knowledge of legal framework for IT & ITES, exposure to procurement contracts, subcontract, M&A would be an added advantage.
  
• Review and interpret contract provisions critically; Possess a complete understanding of industry specific risks associated with clauses.
  
• Sound knowledge of commercial contracting, other principles underlying the law of contracts across geographies and industries, global standards, and best practices.

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 6 years of relevant legal contract management experience

• Prepares process definitions & documentation for the specific process
  
• Should be able to work under defined KPIs/ SLAs and other parameters and guidelines
  
• Excellent interpretation, analytical skills, reasoning and logical ability
  
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
  
• Should be able to manage multiple tasks often with competing deadlines
  
• Preliminary reporting and data analysis
  
• Excellent communication, conflict management and interpersonal skills.
  
• Ability to keep team motivated and work in a team with deadlines and contribute individually
  

• Exposure to large and complex deal structures
  
• Multilingual support would be an added advantage
  
• Understanding of US and EU laws preferred
  
• Support to US and Europe time zone