The role demands for the lawyer to wear different hats and be responsible for ensuring compliance with data protection laws in multiple jurisdictions and assist the Digital team on aspects of licensing, commissioning, underlying works, technology, partnership, bundling, sales, gaming, marketing, regulatory and pre-litigation aspects.
POSITION CONTEXT
The role holder would be required to work closely with the Commercial and Business teams, respectively and provide constant support in the best interest of the organisation. The incumbent must be geared up to support our dynamic, aggressive and fast paced work environment pertaining to data protection and the digital business of Sony Pictures Networks India Private Limited – SonyLIV.
POSITION SPECIFICATION
Education
LL.B. (undergraduate law degree) from a recognized university in India
Experience
PQE of 6-7 years [of pure legal experience] (with several years of experience at leading global law firm(s) and/or in-house at a major multinational corporations), preferably with some portion of that experience in commercial transactions and intellectual property issues (as mentioned below).3 – 4 years in the Media & Entertainment Industry (more specifically in the OTT space) with at least 2 years of experience in data protection.
Drive legal strategies and execute initiatives and day to day works of legal function for HTS’ India operations.
Job Description
As a key member of HTS’ India legal team, play pro-active role in developing strategy, deploying business plans, and supporting all business requirements through the site. Align and execute HTS legal’ s global initiativesLead and manage NPI contracts and legal documentation for a broad range of commercial transactions incl. university collaborations, technical collaboration with government bodies and other commercial players, intellectual property licensing agreements, supply agreements – out-sourcing of services and works, non-disclosure agreements, consultancy agreements, testing and certification agreements etc.Drive integrity and compliance programme, partnering with the I&C, Labor Attorney, and HR. Oversee and implement the program at HTS India.Experience in handling procurement related processes and compliance, litigation – notice, court proceedings, withdrawal – both criminal and civil matters , HR and Labor laws including POSH, Labor Code, capable to advise on diverse queries and also support internal investigations, PIPs etc. , SEZ / EOUs related complexities and capable to suggest on various modelling to suit HON requirement from time to time, basic knowledge on export & import process, capable to handle Police and investigation by various agencies and ability to handle on-ground matters single handedly and quickly, fair understanding of financial and tax laws including FDI, Transfer Pricing, FX matters, environmental, real estate, operations / facilities, CSR mattersEnable engagement with third parties and drive intelligent risk taking within HTS. Enable HTS engineers to develop business acumen and appropriately interacting with third parties in commercial discussions, participating in bids and negotiations.Support engineering with their programs including facial recognition (data privacy), AI/ML, NLP, blockchain etc. Make quick decision in unclear environment.Basic understanding of IP.Develop standardized processes incorporating best practices from the industry for right and fast delivery of legal services to business.
Skills & Experience
LL.B degree from a leading university and/or law school.
Minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience ideally mix of law firm and corporate.
Innovative and logical in approach – ability to translate engineering problem statements into legal parlance and provide solutions to business.
The successful candidate must be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology, enjoy being continually challenged, and demonstrate sound judgment capabilities.
Strong in corporate governance / corporate laws.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a highly matrixed environment
Honeywell is charging into the Industrial IoT revolution with the establishment of Honeywell Connected Enterprise (HCE), building on our heritage of invention and deep, on-the-ground industry expertise. HCE is the leading industrial disruptor, building and connecting software solutions to streamline and centralize the assets, people and processes that help our customers make smarter, more accurate business decisions. Moving at the speed of software, we are creating, innovating and delivering solutions fast, challenging the way things have always been done, piloting new ways for all of us to work, and expecting our successes to set new standards for our customers and for Honeywell.
In this role, you will serve as Assistant General Counsel, Commercial & Technology Transactions for Honeywell’s Connected Enterprise (HCE), our software division, and lead regional transactions for HCE’s Industrial, Buildings, Logistics, and Cyber business groups as we gain traction to be a leader in the IoT industry. HCE is building and connecting software solutions to streamline and centralize the assets, people and processes, translating into smarter, safer, more efficient business decisions for our customers.
Core Job Duties:
· Execute global commercial sales transactions, with focus on Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific regions, including deal structuring, drafting, and negotiation across a range of areas including software, SaaS, PaaS, APIs, data analytics, and related integration and support services.
· Help implement our contracting strategy and framework, including driving regional alignment, templates, negotiation positions, playbooks, deal desk, escalation approvals and training to close deals at scale.
· Drive intelligent transactional risk review and mitigation with ability to remove road-blocks, provide prompt resolutions, and facilitate transparency across cross-functional teams to enable well-advised decisions and approvals.
· Deploy the utilization of digital contracts systems and processes to enable digital and automated contracting processes and data driven negotiation.
· Lead a matrixed regional team of commercial sales contract professionals to adopt, transform and understand HCE’s cutting-edge technologies and related transactional positions necessary to meet HCE’s goals.
· Advise on local legal and regulatory issues in Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific, including in relation to data compliance and localization, privacy, security, software, cloud and SaaS.
YOU MUST HAVE
· Registered to practice as a lawyer in a major legal jurisdiction.
· 8+ years of legal experience at a leading law-firm and/or technology company.
· Extensive commercial contracting experience in enterprise on-premises software and for SaaS, PaaS, cloud, data and analytics, IIoT and related services.
· Deep understanding of transactional and operational variances between on-premises software, cloud and SaaS platform solutions.
· Substantial experience with Europe, Africa and Asia-Pacific laws, including areas involving cloud, platforming, SaaS and data/privacy matters.
THEY VALUE
· Customer focus, collaboration and business acumen.
· High motivation with boundless energy to get stuff done.
· Desire to innovate, disrupt and challenge the status quo.
The Sr Contracts Supervisor/ Lead-Contracts and Legal –HPS will be based in Pune, India and reports to the Regional General Counsel for PMT Indian Sub-Continent. She or he will serve as legal advisor to the respective businesses of Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) Strategic Business Unit in Indian Sub-Continent (India, Bangladesh and Sri-Lanka) partnering with the business and functional teams to support growth, implement business plans and facilitate key strategic projects. Further responsibilities include the following:
• Serve as the first point of contact in HPS India for the Regional General Counsel, PMT (located at Gurgaon, India) and working with the other members of the HPS India leadership and functional teams, deliver legal services for respective HPS businesses in a timely and effective manner across the region.
• Analyze and advise on all legal and regulatory issues relating to commercial and contract law, intellectual property, leasing, licensing, corporate compliance, foreign investment, labor & employment, M&A, product liability, competition law, and risk/opportunity analysis of potential transactions.
• Manage litigation for and against HPS business in the region and direct dispute resolution efforts and strategies.
• Serve as Contracts Leader and manage the HPS contract review and management function in the region in alignment with the HPS contracts processes, baseline terms and practices. Identifies and mitigates risks connected with non-standard conditions and customer direct changes in proposed contractual documents; communicates concerns and issues clearly to the organization; Advises internal clients (sales/ business managers) concerning legal and contractual requirements.
•Draft, negotiate and manage legal documentation for a broad range of commercial transactions (including customer sale agreements, supply agreements, distribution agreements, sales representation agreements, software or IP licensing agreements, joint development agreements, pricing agreements, consignment agreements, non-disclosure agreements, etc.).
•Conduct extensive preventive law training on a wide variety of topics, including competition law compliance, contracting excellence, protection of intellectual property, US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Prevention of Corruption Act and workplace issues and policies.
• Support in developing standardized processes and templates for the efficient delivery of legal services in the region.
Qualification:
• Indian Attorney. Company Secretarial (ACS/FCS) or international law qualification will be an added advantage. • 8-10 plus years of relevant experience with major law firm and/or corporation as an attorney. • Strong multinational business transactional experience, including business acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures as well as commercial agreements. Transactions negotiation experience in Oil and Gas industry will be an added advantage. • Experienced in conflict resolution at the pre- and post-litigation stages of dispute resolution. • Strong intellectual capacity and high personal standards of excellence. • Personal presence, communications skills and credibility necessary to effectively interact with and influence senior management. • Integrity and good judgment are extremely important. • Ability to set priorities for oneself. • Ability to work independently and aggressively drive key initiatives at a distance from direct supervisor. • Interest and ability to teach and to motivate business people in legal issues affecting business transactions. • Demonstrable record of providing clients with advice that blends legal experience with an understanding of, and appreciation for, a client’s business objectives and different cultures and legal systems. • Self-motivated, dedicated team player who will take a proactive approach in managing and seeking to continuously improve internal legal function. • Willingness to travel ~ 20% of time.
PhonePe is India’s leading digital payments platform with over 280 million registered users. Using PhonePe, users can send and receive money, recharge mobile, DTH, data cards, pay at stores, make utility payments, buy gold, and make investments. PhonePe went live for customers in August 2016 and was the first non-banking UPI app and offered money transfer to individuals and merchants, recharges and bill payments to begin with. In 2017, PhonePe forayed into financial services with the launch of digital gold, providing users with a safe and convenient option to buy 24-karat gold securely on its platform. PhonePe has since launched Mutual Funds and Insurance products like tax-saving funds, liquid funds, international travel insurance, Corona Care, a dedicated insurance product for the COVID-19 pandemic among others.
PhonePe launched its Switch platform in 2018, and today its customers can place orders on over 300 apps including Ola, Myntra, IRCTC, Goibibo, RedBus, Oyo etc. directly from within the PhonePe mobile app. PhonePe is accepted at over 18 million merchant outlets across 500 cities nationally.
Culture
At PhonePe, they take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. Being enthusiastic about tech is a big part of being at PhonePe. If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join now.
Objective
i. To contribute towards developing best in class contract management function which, while servicing the internal business and control stakeholders in contracts, legal documents, terms and conditions etc, is also able to insulate the business from all risks. ii. Implement technology enabled tools and experience-based initiatives to make the contracting process automated, efficient, and effective.
1. Description of KRAs
a) Contracts: i. Standardisation of templates while prescribing negotiable and non-negotiable clauses basis risk categorisation and type of contracts. ii. Set up an efficient drafting and review process of contracts and other legal documents for various business lines including payments, technology, merchants, product specific like insurance, mutual funds, coupons etc. iii. Lead contractual negotiations and closure independently.
b) Commercial:
i. Develop commercial understanding of the business and each product line for risk assessment including what is mandatorily required under various regulations for financial services products like insurance and Mutual funds. ii. Provide expert & strategic legal advice on various aspects of business to management on optimising the contracting process, stamping, e-sign, repository access etc. iii. Evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of any decision or course of action as the business is large, has PAN India operations and offices, ability to anticipate issues and estimate risks, identify proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks.
c) Process:
i. Communications with relevant counter parties / external counsels for contract finalisation. ii. Systematise the complete contracting process, TAT expectations, repository and retrieval
iii. Establish an auditable and robust process for renewals and monitoring of key requirements of contracts. iv. Deployment of technology-based solutions and tools to make the end to end contracting process efficient, effective and best in class as to quality of drafting and risk mitigation. v. Keep abreast of legislative change & maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation to continue to improve contract versions.
2. Min Qualification
i. LL. B/ LLM. ii. Minimum 7 years post-qualification experience. iii. Have strong drafting and communication skills. iv. Exposure to a variety of contracts – Complex IT /software development, licensing, real estate to variety of vendor, supplier, employment, service contracts – both revenue and expense line contracts. v. Overall good legal knowledge (corporate law, employment laws, business laws, data privacy practises, info sec standards, etc). Exposure on regulatory compliance and litigation is a good to have but not mandatory.
3. Expectations other than qualification & technical experience:
i. Committed and ready to work under pressure. ii. High degree of professional ethics and integrity, excellent judgement, analytical skills and good interpersonal skills. iii. Willingness to learn, improve and challenge the status quo for the better. iv. Good Negotiation skill and general commercial acumen.
PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits
Insurance Benefits – Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
Wellness Program – Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
Parental Support – Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
Mobility Benefits – Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
Star India has defined the Indian media landscape for more than 30 years, and today is one of the country’s leading media conglomerates, reaching around 700 million viewers a month on TV across India and over 100 other countries. Star India’s channel portfolio cuts across general entertainment, films, sports, infotainment, kids, and lifestyle content across eight languages. The network generates over 20,000 hours of content every year and broadcasts 70+ channels, reaching 9 out of 10 C&S TV homes in India. The Star Sports network is one of the leading sports networks with 17 channels in its bouquet. It is home to a number of leading domestic and international sports and is making quantum leaps in transforming sports in the country, helping India become a multi-sporting nation. Disney+ Hotstar, India’s largest premium streaming platform has changed the way Indians watch their entertainment – from their favourite TV shows and movies to sporting extravaganzas. With the widest range of content in India, Disney+ Hotstar offers more than 100,000 hours of TV Shows and Movies in 8 languages, regional and national News, and coverage of every major global sporting event, including the IPL. The company is present in the Indian movie production and distribution space through Fox Star Studios. The studios is also responsible for the marketing and distribution of its Hollywood slate in the country. For more details visit us at http://www.startv.com/
JOB DESCRIPTION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Commercial contracts: Demonstrated (hands on experience) subject matter knowledge in structuring, drafting, negotiating and closing all types of transactions;
Software technology agreements, master service agreements, syndication agreements, mobile technology agreements, value added services agreements,
Procurement agreements and services agreements.
Prior experience in drafting, negotiating digital rights and technology contracts.
Drafting of pleadings – writ petitions, plaints, complaints, written statements, company petitions, appeals, revisions, winding up petitions, statements of claim etc. before trial courts, High Court(s), Supreme Court;
Assist in strategizing and formulating litigation strategy in line with commercial objectives of the company
Research and analysis of various policies, amendments, bills, consultation papers, notifications, on corpoate law matters.
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Timeline adherence for assignments handled
Multitasking
Ability to coordinate across various functions to ensure completion and compliance.
Providing sound and practical legal advice pertaining to all corporate and contractual issues, inter alia, under contract law, IPR laws, etc.
QUALIFICATION
LLB from a Premier Law College. LLM from a reputed University would be a plus but not a must.
Preferably in Telecom, IT, ISP or Broadcasting Sector.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Providing sound and practical legal advice pertaining to corporate and commercial legal issues.
A good understanding and application of Intellectual Property Laws such as the Copyright Act & Rules & the Trade Marks Act and rules. Knowledge of ISP, E-commerce, Digital Media, Legal, Regulatory matters would be a plus.
A reasonable understanding of procedural laws such as CPC, CrPC, and also substantive laws such as IPC, and other economic offenses statutes.
Experience in drafting, negotiating digital rights and technology contracts, understanding of the regulatory regime in distribution and ad sales would be a plus.
Demonstrated (hands on experience) in contract drafting, good negotiation, and execution skills i . e . ability to draft, negotiate and close transactions independently with minimal supervision
Should have excellent research, analytical skills and should be able to exercise judgment and discretion to opine on compliance/ legal issues effectively.
Able to mentor and drive efficiencies with direct reportees and to be a trusted member within the
legal/compliance team. Should enhance industry specific understanding and be an effective negotiator.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Good organizational and interpersonal skills, including ability to work effectively within a team and a fast-paced dynamic business environment
Excellent communications skills and the ability to communicate legal issues and solutions in an articulate, precise and effective manner
Demonstrated skills in leadership and people management.
Ability to multitask and work in a fast paced environment.
Good team player
Ability to travel at short notice outside Mumbai – both in India and overseas. Should be open to intra-group company transfer.
Leverages business understanding / functional expertise to deliver value to customer
Anticipates potential barriers and develops alternate strategies; formulates an informed action plan to solve the problem
Strong communication skills and good command over English (both oral and written) and the ability to interface with people across all levels in the organization.
Pleasing personality is a must.
They are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. They will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
The Third-Party Due Diligence team is a part of the Forensics and Integrity Services (Forensics) provided by EY. It particularly investigates conducting background checks on the vendors or other affiliated parties of the clients in order to understand the risk involved while getting into possible business relations with such third parties. The information is extracted by conducting secondary research using subscribed databases and public domain information sources.
Opportunity within EY Forensics and Integrity Services team in supporting on legal support aspects, including but not limited to, e-discovery, document review, legal research, contract abstractions and regulatory compliance engagements targeted towards global organization.
Your key responsibilities
Planning and management
Conducting audit/assessment/reviews in different cities
Report reviewing
Any other tasks that may deemed fit as per the requirement
Hiring duration:
1 month contract (With possibility od extension)
Skills and attributes for success
Excellent oral and written abilities
Proven relationship development and project management skills
Strategic, operational and financial analysis acumen
Ability to work independently once provided with direction
Willingness to travel
To qualify for the role, you must have:
A recognized University Degree in a related discipline
This may include an undergraduate or post-graduate degree in Management/Business
Administration, Law Engineering, Business Information/Technology, Finance, Public Administration, Data Sciences, etc.
Ideally you’ll also have
The person will be required to gather data from multiple sources, check the authenticity of the same data with the client objectives and presenting it in the desired format. The person will be responsible for his/her own output and has to make sure that the information gathered and presented is 100% correct
What they look for
People with the ability to work in a collaborative way to provide services across multiple client departments while adhering to commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions.
What working at EY offers
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
This is a hands-on, senior level role responsible for managing the administration of mandatory compliance and legal training for all employees in the company, globally. The position requires an expert level of knowledge and experience in the use of the Cornerstone On Demand Learning Management System (LMS) for deploying and tracking online, SCORM compliant training, materials and instructor-led events/sessions. This role will work with course owners and instructional designers in the Compliance and Legal departments to determine deployment criteria and then completing the set-up and deployment on the LMS and creating reports to monitor and report on completion status.
LMS Activities include:
Uploading/publishing SCORM packets and creating objects for UA testing and production deployments
Setting up curriculum with required sub-sections, parts and training titles
Creating learning assignments and notification/reminders emails
Creating User groups for dynamic assignment and reporting
Creating csv files or selecting users to include in Standard assignments
Creating Custom reports and using Reporting 2.0 to create reports
Create recorded “Zoom” or WebEx sessions for later replay
Creating instructor -led training events, sessions and user registrations for session with appropriate emails and reporting
Creating reconciliation processes and reports to verify all assignments were successful
Effectively create and use Custom fields to expand capabilities while working with HRIS to automate where possible
Working with the company LMS admin to test periodic system updates from Cornerstone for impact to our courses, groups or assignments and make adjustment as needed
Ensuring all assignments are current and inactivating assignments, curriculum, objects, groups, etc. when necessary
Write and implement operating procedures for key processes following best practice models
Work with HRIS to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve LMS-related system issues and challenges as well as proactively identify and prevent potential problems.
Troubleshoot end-user technical issues with the Training team, HRIS and/or IT, escalating when required
Providing reports and other information as needed in response to internal and regulatory audits
Participate on learning councils and other committee to understand upcoming software updates from Cornerstone or other internal applications
Work with Training management and training sponsors to design curricula, audience configurations (groups or csv files) and assignments for required one-time and ongoing training rollouts
Create and track training metrics; create reports to assist in evaluating test results
Create activity reports to respond to standing and ad hoc regulatory inquiries and management reporting
Seek to identify areas where automation or process redesign will improve efficiencies and eliminate errors
Qualifications
Degree preferred in related field.
Minimum 5 years as a senior leaning administrator for the Cornerstone On Demand system
Ability to mange tasks to meet project deliverables on time and error free
Prior experience managing/overseeing the work of junior employees
Ability to analyze current processes and workflows and make substantive suggestions for improvement. Six Sigma experience or training a plus
Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, in writing and in-person meetings.
Ability to work with members of other training departments to collaborate on and coordinate training rollouts/scheduling, and best practices
Expert in the Office suite, particularly Excel (charts, graphs, VLookUps, etc.), Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of Access a plus
Working at Moody’s
Moody’s (NYSE: MCO) is a global integrated risk assessment firm that empowers organizations to make better decisions. Our data, analytical solutions and insights help decision-makers identify opportunities and manage the risks of doing business with others. We believe that greater transparency, more informed decisions, and fair access to information open the door to shared progress. With over 11,000 employees in more than 40 countries, Moody’s combines international presence with local expertise and over a century of experience in financial markets. Learn more at moodys.com.
Entity
Moody’s Shared Services are the front line professionals including Finance, Technology, Legal, Compliance and Human Resources, that operationally support our business units. Exceptional Shared Services teams are vital to the international success of our business.
EEO Policy
Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
Securities Trading Policy (STP)
Candidates for Moody’s Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.
Paralegal & Operations Analyst – General Counsel’s Office
Join the Thomson Reuters General Counsel’s Office as a Paralegal & Operations Analyst, combining legal documentation and systems operation skills in one digital legal career.
The Paralegal & Operations Analyst is part of a small team of lawyers supporting Procurement and Technology functions. The role supports this team half time and the broader General Counsel’s Office half time for a variety of diverse projects.
Primary Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
About the Role
In this opportunity as Paralegal & Operations Analyst, you will:
Maintain contract template library, manage contract clauses including clause mappings, and any needed translations
Lead the organizational effort for and assist with the editing of various forms, templates, playbooks and guidelines
Create tools such as training presentations and checklists related to the commercial agreement contracting process
Develop and implement digital operational practices, process improvements, digital process mappings, and workflows related to managing commercial transactions and contract templates
Become a subject matter expert in contract lifecycle management, including tools and best practices
Configure and administrate the business rules of legal operations systems
Conduct legal research on various issues, including tracking and summarizing legislative/regulatory requirements
Draft, review and negotiate simple or straightforward commercial agreements, including software licenses, software as a service, professional services, statements of work, service and maintenance schedules, NDAs, and similar contract documentation
Collaborate with Procurement and other business stakeholders on joint processes and projects
About You
You’re a fit for the role of Paralegal & Operations Analyst if you have:
Deep understanding of contract structures and competent understanding of contract term meanings
Interest in technology, including new and emerging technologies
Paralegal or equivalent certification a plus but not required
High attention to detail and organizational skills
Fluency in English
Excellent written communication, grammar, and editing skills
Ability to translate work into digital forms to create efficiencies
Strong business acumen
Strong Microsoft Word and Sharepoint capabilities
Strong understanding of procurement best practices
College degree
What’s in it For You?
At Thomson Reuters, their people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits they offer for your personal and professional growth:
Their Culture: hybrid work environment; emphasis on people diversity and environmental sustainability; robust learning opportunities; cohesive, supportive and smart colleagues
Learning & Development: robust learning opportunities, CLEs, gig project opportunities across the company
Social Impact: Pro bono and volunteer opportunities, including allotment of work hours to do so
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, they’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Their industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals
combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility
As a global business, they rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on their goals. To ensure they can do that, they seek talented, qualified employees in all their operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
They also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
Wingify is the organisation behind VWO – the world’s leading experience optimization and growth platform. VWO helps our customers create delightful digital experiences and increase conversions across the entire customer journey by providing one integrated platform to understand visitor behavior, run experiments, personalize experiences and re-engage them.
Used by 2500+ brands across 90+ countries, VWO clients span across industries, including online retail, fashion, travel, B2B/SaaS, media and entertainment including brands like Ubisoft, Dominos, Target & eBay. VWO is the winner of several industry awards, including G2Crowd Leader in A/B testing.
With clients across 90+ countries, we are GDPR/CCPA/HIPAA compliant. We are looking for a Manager in our legal team to help us unlock a new growth phase by ensuring all contractual obligations are protected.
Job Responsibilities
Ensure timely review of contract modifications and communication of changes and notices to the business teams.
Identifying legal risks in contracts and agreements.
Interact with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure all contractual obligations of the Company are taken care of and contractual rights of the Company are protected
Improve/develop standard form agreements, privacy policies and legal processes.
Work closely with cross-functional teams (Sales, HR, Marketing, Finance, and Operations) in order to resolve legal and business challenges
Reviewing and advising on Insurance policies/renewals
Advising management on various legal and contractual issues
Skills and Experience
Bachelor/master degree in law.
5-8 years of total experience – with a law firm / Technology / SaaS Company.
Experience in drafting and negotiation of IT/and services agreements/ data protection agreements/ partnership/ non-disclosure agreements/ Vendor Agreements.
Experience in reviewing and negotiation of information technology agreements, SaaS agreements, and data protection agreements is a must.
Experience and knowledge in global data protection laws and regulatory requirements regarding personal information (including GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, etc).
Experience in contract lifecycle management, intellectual property laws.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, good negotiation skills, able to understand business requirements and ability to prioritize conflicting demands.
General understanding of technology around data collection and processing, and ability to review information security practices and requirements.
Excellent knowledge of MS Word
A day in the life of a legal manager
70% of the work is reviewing contracts – both customer and vendor contracts. We sign DPAs with our customers and in case of non-standard DPAs, a legal manager works with our customer DPAs
For working with customer agreements, senior legal managers have experience in data protection laws.
Get on calls with sales teams to drive negotiations.
Check vendor contracts for software required by marketing/sales/HR team
Participate in operational action items. Make sure Wingify has taken care of terms and conditions of policies. Sending/receiving legal notices to parties using our IP without authorisation/competition.
Meeting expectations as a legal manager
As a legal manager at Wingify, these responsibilities are the expectations from your role and you’ll find a version of it in your goal sheets.
Maintaining SLA timelines for agreement reviews. For all agreements, individual has to respond with a turn around time of 48 hours
Reviewing VWO’s terms and conditions annually
Being able to prioritise between urgent and important contracts
Maintain trackers for contractual risks agreed by Wingify across contracts
Excelling as a legal manager
As a legal manager at Wingify, these responsibilities if undertaken and delivered apart from the goals mentioned above would be exceeding expectations.
Taking new initiatives to streamline processes
Reducing the turnaround time by scaling the processes
Educating internal team members about our positions in the agreements
Reporting and working relationship
You will be reporting to Maheshnarayan Sarasan, Senior Manager – Legal. Your working relationship will be closely related to the Wingify Sales and CSM team.
