Senior Manager - Corporate Law - IT - LLB

Roles and responsibilities :

- Negotiate, draft, and analyze a wide variety of commercial contracts including master services agreements, statements of work, software license agreements, strategic alliance/partnership agreements, cloud hosting agreements, data protection agreements, NDA's

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that the contract terms align with the business goals and mitigate potential risks.

- Provide legal advice and guidance on privacy matters, including data protection, information security and compliance with privacy laws and regulations.

- Review relevant privacy policies, privacy statements and related documentation and update as needed in response to changes in applicable law and/or business operations.

- Stay informed about emerging privacy trends, regulations and enforcement actions, and proactively advise the organization on potential risks and opportunities.

- Provide legal advice to multiple business lines, including sales and delivery, marketing, Infosec and HR, on legal issues and risks, employment agreements, company policies and procedures etc.

- Assist the local HR teams with the management of various labor and employment matters, policies, and inquiries.

- Work with the Legal Operations team on assigned global legal services streamlining projects and assist in driving process improvements as necessary.

- Stay up to date with relevant legal developments and industry trends.

Requirements :

- Experience negotiating complex commercial transactions, including IT outsourcing services agreements, statements of work for IT and cloud services, alliance agreements (e.g., reseller agreement), SaaS agreements, software licensing agreements.

- Strong commercial focus and an ability to influence key stakeholders.

- Strong attention to detail with excellent drafting skills.

- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

- A business-oriented, pragmatic mindset to balance legal risks with business strategy while delivering legal advise that is easy to understand.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills to facilitate successful interaction with all levels of management and staff.

Minimum 8 - 10 years

Previous experience in legal processes in IT services organizations is strongly preferred.

Education : A bachelor's degree in law from a recognized institution/university.