Corporate Counsel

Your Role:

We are looking for a bright, energetic, highly collaborative attorney to join our Legal Department as Corporate Counsel. This role will primarily support the commercial function including sales and procurement. This will be a highly interactive role that will report to the Associate General Counsel – Sales. The role will entail active, dynamic, and engaging interaction with other members of the company’s legal department, as well as members of executive leadership, and stakeholders cross-functionally at all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Based in Bangalore, and reporting to the Associate General Counsel – Sales (North America hours required), this team member will:
• Provide proactive counsel on a broad range of legal matters, particularly related to commercial transactions involving the company’s software and cloud services.
• Facilitate and streamline communication between relevant affected areas within the company on a global basis including sales, finance, product, and information security.
• Conduct initial review of and prepare proposed revisions/redlines to a wide variety of commercial and technology agreements, including a heavy volume of software licenses, subscription and SaaS agreements, confidentiality agreements, and partner-related agreements.
• Assist the procurement team in the review of vendor agreements that are escalated to legal
• Assist in developing training materials, and advise and educate sales teams and other internal stakeholders on legal processes, and provide ongoing guidance and coordination throughout a contract lifecycle.
• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to promote efficient workflows and handling of legal requests.
• Provide substantive support to other members of the Legal Department as needed.
• Perform other special assignments, strategic projects, or duties as assigned.

Interpersonal skills and competencies

• Be passionate and energized by the challenges of serving a dynamic, global company.
• Have a strong work ethic, and excellent communication and negotiation skills (both written and verbal),
• The ability to forge and maintain trust and a strong working relationship with stakeholders, and engage effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Be independently driven, action-oriented, organized, results-oriented, efficient, and resourceful.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to anticipate issues and escalate appropriately.
• Be highly analytical and have exceptional problem-solving skills, and a desire to build and grow knowledge and experience.
• Have a practical, business-oriented approach to provide internal stakeholders with clear and concise legal advice with an appreciation for commercial priorities.
• Be able to propose creative solutions where necessary, on established timelines, to address business needs while mitigating risk.
• Have a sense of humor and a can-do attitude.
• Be able to simultaneously manage multiple workflows, client demands, and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, high-intensity, and rapidly evolving environment while maintaining composure and a positive attitude.
• Have a strong desire to learn the business and new areas of law.

Your Experience:

• Admitted to and in good standing with the All India Bar.
• 3 to 5 years of experience working in a fast-paced, in-house legal department for a software/technology company.
• Adept at translating legal advice into actionable guidance.
• A flexible, open-minded thinker with the desire to prioritize internal client needs.
• Confident in suggesting sound decisions for implementation.