▷ [Urgent Search] Legal Counsel II

Job Description

What's the role

HERE is looking for an experienced lawyer to join our APAC Legal team based in Mumbai/Gorgaon/Bangalore. As Legal Counsel, you will be a point of contact and serve as primary legal support on commercial contracts for HERE Sales team in India and across APAC region.

You will be a member of the APAC Legal Team, reporting to the Head of APAC Legal - Commercial Transactions, and be part of the Global Legal Team, comprising highly qualified and experienced lawyers located around the world.

Your main responsibilities include:

- Reviewing, redlining, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements across all business units, software licensing agreements (Saas/PaaS), RFP/tender responses, data acquisition agreements, master services agreements, SOWs, handling legal requests from HERE's business units spanning corporate, commercial, IP licensing, privacy, regulatory and content.
- Working independently with HERE's internal business clients, supporting end-to-end negotiations and execution of contracts, focused on taking a practical and solutions-oriented approach
- Advising senior management and cross-functional teams regarding HERE's operations in India, highlighting potential legal risks, regulatory and compliance obligations
- Undertaking legal reviews of HERE's product offerings and business initiatives in India, working closely with HERE's internal stakeholders and engaging with regulators and authorities where necessary
- Providing support in regional or global-focused projects
- Conducting training for the business on legal and compliance matters, including developing, updating, and presenting training materials, playbooks, and agreement templates

Who are you

Role Requirements:

You are a strong fit for this role if you possess the following qualifications, skills, abilities and experience:

- LLB, LLM or equivalent qualification and strong academic credentials from a top tier law school in India or abroad
- A minimum of three years relevant legal experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house experience with a technology company
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
- Experience advising clients on a wide range of subject matters, including corporate, commercial, IP licensing, privacy, regulatory and content
- Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal and management skills, with proven ability to manage several simultaneous projects within required deadlines
- Attention to detail, speed and efficiency in reviewing and drafting documents
- Ability to work well independently as well as in a cross-functional team and build rapport and trust with internal clients and external suppliers and customers

Job location: Airoli, Navi Mumbai

Work mode: 5 days office

HERE is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Who are we

HERE Technologies is a location data and technology platform company. We empower our customers to achieve better outcomes - from helping a city manage its infrastructure or a business optimize its assets to guiding drivers to their destination safely.

At HERE we take it upon ourselves to be the change we wish to see. We create solutions that fuel innovation, provide opportunity and foster inclusion to improve people's lives. If you are inspired by an open world and driven to create positive change, join us. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel.