Senior Manager-Commercial Contracting

Location: Bengaluru

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Job Title

Senior Manager – Commercial Contracting

Qualification

LL. B (professional qualification)

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team within EY. Part of the GDS GCO Enablement team in India, the counsel will work with legal/Global

General Counsel's Office (GCO) attorneys, and support EY's business on managed services contracts. You will provide legal support to the business and become a trusted adviser of stakeholders (often at senior leadership level). You will be expected to assess and understand how risks can be best managed and mitigated. You will also be managing a team of legal professionals and would be expected to coach and guide the team members to enable them to efficiently deliver on their goals.

Your Responsibilities

Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, finalising and advising on client and procurement contracts (for EY and its global network member firms) and shall include:

High value Managed Service/Outsourcing agreements (Application, Infrastructure, Cloud services etc.)
Support strategic projects and advice senior leadership on complex pricing and commercial structure,
Hands on experience in negotiating commercial terms,
IT contracts for multiple EY divisions and variety of technologies (such as AI, robotics, analytics),
Software License contracts, Hosted software/hosted services agreements;
IT Services agreements;
Software support agreements; SLAs
Client Contracts (Engagement Agreement, Teaming Agreement, Sub-Contract Agreement, RFPs, Managed Services Agreement).
Excellent knowledge of negotiating technology contracts plus hands-on experience in complex transactions, preferably from an in-house team of an IT company
Providing business and legal advice and guidance to stakeholders and end users regarding potential issues stemming from new and existing contracts.
Working with internal stakeholders to develop strategies to address issues identified.
Communicating progress, challenges, risks and benefits to appropriate management levels and affected user groups and other members of the GCO in the affected jurisdictions.
Understanding practice and business goals and how they impact the types of products and services procured.
Coordinating with cross functional teams (tax, data privacy, information security) as part of the contract finalisation process.
Ensuring that accurate and sufficient contractual documentation is developed to effectively document the commercial transactions and to protect EY's interests.
Understanding the relevant EY policies the transactions and how contract drafting, negotiation and execution are impacted by those policies (Independence, Procurement, Data Privacy, etc.).
Ensuring that all contractual documents developed are compliant with EY policies.
Managing team's workflow and propose process improvements, automations and efficiencies.
Maintaining an understanding of the impact of changes in EY policies, organizational structure, and procedures.

Skills and attributes for success:

Demonstrate unquestionably high standard of ethics, integrity, and values
Be able to manage stakeholder expectations in a high-pressure, changing environment while maintaining a calm, professional working style
Possess excellent leadership skills including the ability to inspire and motivate others by recognizing outstanding performers
Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills, including creativity and innovative thinking
Possess excellent communication skills (oral and written) in English, strong interpersonal and presentation skills interacting with senior stakeholders
Be able to summarize complex, technical concepts into communications that can be understood by the team and other stakeholders
Feel comfortable and confident in a challenging global environment (face-to-face and virtual), and be sensitive to cross-cultural differences and current international events
Demonstrate flexible teaming skills (both face to face and in a virtual setting),…