Legal & Compliance

Position
: Legal & Compliance Executive

Location
: Hyderabad

Notice
: Immediate Joiners

The 
Legal & Compliance Executive
 will be responsible for Drafting, vetting, and negotiating IT Contracts / Technology matters. In this highly visible role, you will administer, negotiate (when appropriate), as well as track and maintain all customer, partner, and vendor contracts.

• Handle Contract Lifecycle Management. Drafting, vetting, and negotiating agreements and ordering documents for b2b information and web-based products and services, including data, software, SaaS, professional services, and consulting and non-disclosure agreements.
• Well aquatinted with Federal, State and Local government contracting certifications in USA, communicating with government contracting consultants and assisting IKCON Technologies in compliance with certification process.
• Responsible for maintaining the entire contract process, partnering internal business / sales / delivery team with a primary focus on executing contracts as per IKCON IT SERVICES policy.
• At Pre-signature Stage : Review & redlining of various technology documents/customer contracts (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, DPAs, ICAs, RFPs, Teaming Agreements, Vendor Agreements, etc.) to company policy under tight timelines.
• The position thoughtfully expedites the negotiation of customer contracts and upholds IKCON's business principles, policies, and goals, while following any applicable government regulatory requirements.
• Must be familiar with the U.S. judicial system, understanding of legal fundamentals, methods, and procedures from the U.S. perspective.
• A key ability of the person filling this position will be to complete multiple, simultaneous tasks, to work effectively under deadline pressure, and to successfully manage competing priorities with tact and efficiency.
• Handle IT / Technology contracts in US and demonstrate good understanding of IT/Technology/contracting laws and of legal contract concepts.
• Interface and partner with business and if necessary, get into contract negotiation calls with the Customer to put forward the most favorable position in contracts. Work cooperatively to explain, negotiate, and achieve execution of commercial transactions.
• Help create deviation approval notes for finalization of customer contracts.
• Manage vendor / sub-contractor contracts.
• Ensure compliance with company's internal policy on evaluating and signing on risks, complying with Deviation Matrix, etc.
• Provide contracts/legal related support to sales, delivery, practice, tax and accounting functions in a timely manner.
• Engage with the other inhouse para legal resource in US. Manage the repository of legal documents.
• Performing specialized legal research and writing. Assist in building and maintaining partnerships with critical stakeholders. Both internal and external.
• Work largely autonomously relying on experience and judgement to assist the business in accomplishing its goals while also working to protect the legal and financial interests of the company.
• Monitor and ensure all agreements are prepared, revised, and executed in consultation with the business unit client and other subject matter experts, and in accordance with approved policies and playbooks.
• Analyse contract requirements, special provisions, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, policies and procedure.
• Evaluate or monitor all acquisition and assistance strategy and documents and instruments for a variety of highly specialized, complex, and unique contracts and agreements for a variety of programs that involve a broad spectrum of systems
• Supervise the team and provide legal advice on matters relating to policy compliance, research and contractual advisory and corporate governance matters.
• Understanding company's approval processes in context of the services and ensures that all stakeholders are timely engaged and informed on the relevant process including understanding the Code of Business Ethics (COBE), Data Privacy, Anti-Corruption Laws and apply the same to ensure compliance.
• Monitor process improvements and lead a team in developing/drafting guidelines, playbooks, handbooks, know how material, checklists and process/tools associated documents (global/regional and local) for standardizing the process.
• Collaborate with accounts for litigation purposes and negotiate terms with insurance agencies for consultants.
• Administer and maintain corporate certifications (e.g., 8a, MBE, DBE, GSA etc) with USA clients.

Experience:

• At least 3 to 5 years of experience in end-to-end contract lifecycle management
• Candidates should be flexible to work in US Timings.
• Should be able to work as team and individual.
• Responsible for the assigned duties.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, detail oriented and flexible for the daily activity and task.