Legal Counsel- Apj

**We help the world run better**

**What you'll do**
- Draft, redline, and negotiate contractual terms with customers, including cloud, software licensing, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, etc. for SAP’s Cloud, Software, and Professional Services business.
- Work closely with the Internal Sales, Pricing, and Revenue Recognition teams during the drafting and negotiation process.
- Assist the commercial and sales teams with legal escalations relating to the transactions you are working on.
- Help achieve SAP’s business goals and objectives by serving as a true business partner, balancing legal risks appropriately against the commercial objectives.
- Identify contractual risks and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions.
- Work with sales, finance, and operations teams to ensure that contractual terms are compliant with legal, regulatory, and company policies and risk preferences.
- Integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis, into the provision of legal advice.
- Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements, real estate/facilities, procurement, marketing, privacy, intellectual property rights, and claims management matters.

**What you bring**
- Tertiary qualifications in Law from an accredited law school
- Licensed to practice law in India.
- 3-5 years of post-qualification legal experience (gained in either a reputable law firm or in-house legal environment), with contract and transactional law background / experience in reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial and/or technology contracts.
- Customer-service mindset, with strong written, communication and interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail.
- Team player with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams and communicate in a timely and responsive manner.
- Excellent/Fluent written and oral English language skills.
- Inquisitive and not afraid to ask questions.
- You will work under supervision, but you show initiative, are motivated, self-driven and self-organizing.

**Know your team**
- SAP is seeking a Legal Counsel to work within its field legal organization in the Asia, Pacific & Japan (“APJ”) region. Based in India, you will be a part of the APJ legal Center of Expertise team and will provide legal expertise for SAP and its business teams, particularly SAP’s sales teams, across the APJ region.
- You will provide legal advice and counselling on a wide variety of matters, including intellectual property, licensing, data privacy, and license compliance matters, employment issues and other ad-hoc legal advisory matters. Experience in the Cloud (software-as-a-service) / Technology / IT sector is strongly preferred.

**We build breakthroughs together**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 379229 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.