Legal Contracts Professional

**Ciena is committed to our people-first philosophy. Our teams enjoy a culture focused on prioritizing a personalized and flexible work environment that empowers an individual’s passions, growth, wellbeing and belonging. We’re a technology company that leads with our humanity—driving our business priorities alongside meaningful social, community, and societal impact.**

This role requires a highly organized and motivated person, who can assist in contractual matters, and have a specialization in negotiations & closure of complex contracts.

**Your responsibilities**
- Draft, negotiate and review all customer/vendor contracts including master services agreement, statement of works (SOWs), licensing agreement/software agreement/EULA, amendments, change orders and NDAs.
- Proficient in drafting letters, memoranda and any other legal documents as needed for customers’ RFPs/RFIs/RFQs/LOIs
- Assist on regulatory matters, strategic issues and assist in maintaining a compliance posture of business. Assumes additional responsibilities as assigned.
- Advise on a host of business and corporate law requirements. Research legal issues and provide proactive, sound & professional legal advice.
- Manage tracking systems for various types of contracts and complete contracts database
- Assist in general administration and operations, and other special projects as requested

**You Should Have**
- Excellent drafting skills, particularly depicting complex ideas clearly and concisely.
- Proven ability to work in a client-centric, deadline-driven environment, highly detail-oriented, with good analytical skills, legal acumen, and business judgment
- Professionalism in both verbal and written work

**About You**
- A qualified lawyer in India having 4-6 years of total experience with commercial transactional support, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly services and supply agreements, software license and technology agreements, NDAs, procurement and other inbound agreements.
- Experience working in the corporate legal department of a company (US company preferred) in the telecoms, software, technology or integrator sectors preferred.
- Experience working in the corporate or commercial department of a top-rated law firm or a leading (higher rated) niche technology law firm strongly preferred
- Excellent track record in previous client support/customer service engagements

**About Ciena**

Ciena is a network strategy and technology company with a passion to provide an experience, to you and our customers that is as rewarding as the outcome. We attract the best and brightest
- those with outstanding talent, motivation, and the right attitude to contribute to our success. Our culture balances our openness and informality with professionalism and trust and is built on the foundation of our core values: Customer First, Integrity, Velocity, Innovation, and Outstanding People.

Ciena enables everyone to have a voice and a network that supports them while on the journey to discovering their passion and purpose. We trust each individual to do what they can to reach their full potential and make an impact on the business, whenever, wherever they are in the world. With Ciena’s highly innovative, forward-thinking business practices, we reward people for pushing the boundaries. Unlock your potential at Ciena

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we want to foster an environment that values and respects all individual’s strengths, perspectives, ideas, and ability to meet the needs of our customers globally. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status or any other category protected by applicable law. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

Ciena is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
- If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, you should advise Ciena in a timely fashion of the specific accommodation measures required for you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner._

**At Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.**

**If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise Ciena of any accommodation measures you may require.