Director - Legal - LLB

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 company's 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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