Director - Legal

Job Description

Every day will bring new challenges and you can expect to be extremely busy. We are relying on you to stay organized and project manage a demanding workload. Your daily requirements include:

Ability to lead a commercial legal negotiation, understanding how to balance key risks and opportunities in order to obtain a mutually acceptable contract in a way that will not alienate customers or vendors.

Draft, review, interpret, revise and negotiate terms of SaaS customer agreements, vendor and service provider contracts, real estate leases, and professional services agreements.

Demonstrate capabilities in anticipating legal issues, accepting and effectively resolving sensitive legal projects, handling difficult situations diplomatically and independently.

Collaborate with various business functions in connection with driving deal negotiations.

Advise sales management of contractual rights and obligations and provide clarification of contract terms and conditions.

Provide legal advice on a wide range of commercial matters, including intellectual property, data protection/privacy, regulatory compliance, and employment law.

Manage and mitigate legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures.

Be responsible for India corporate governance and compliance.

Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the companys business.

Assist with mergers and acquisitions, including performing due diligence and managing post-acquisition integration.

Develops and implements compliance training methodologies, including writing and enhancing training materials.

Ensure compliance and assist on issues related to privacy and data protection laws.

Advise Human Resources on a variety of employee matters, including internal investigations, POSH, employment and non-compete/IP assignment agreements.

Identify and analyze legal issues and risks, review and draft legal and corporate governance agreements.

Handle regional litigation and disputes.

Identify and analyze legal issues and risks, review and draft miscellaneous legal contracts, present clear recommendations, and ensure legal compliance across the full spectrum of legal issues facing the company.

All other duties as assigned.

What You Need For This Position:

LLB from an accredited law school; must be licensed to practice law.

At least 16 years of relevant experience; in-house preferred.

Experience managing a team while also remaining individually responsible for a full workload of negotiations and other matters.

Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and able to work well independently and with a team.

Commitment to bring practical and commercially-oriented judgment to bear in solving legal problems.

Sound business acumen and knowledge of the business goals and objectives as they relate to the legal matter at hand.

A problem solver who is action oriented and possesses a strong sense of execution and client relationship skills.

Strong multitasking skills to be able to move and track multiple projects to completion.

Self-starter with ability to work under pressure, manage multiple projects and competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to change within a growing company.

A problem solver who is action oriented and possesses a strong sense of execution and client relationship skills.

Exceptional attention to detail is essential.

Demonstrated experience establishing credibility and rapport with executive-level management.

Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills.

Commitment to stay current on all laws and regulations relating to software as a service and B2B technology.

High level of integrity and professional ethics.

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