Director - Legal

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.