As a member of our legal team for Hyderabad Location.
The Legal & Compliance Executive will be responsible for Drafting vetting and negotiating IT Contracts / Technology matters. In this highly visible role you will administer negotiate (when appropriate) as well as track and maintain all customer partner and vendor contracts.
- Handle Contract Lifecycle Management. Drafting vetting and negotiating agreements and ordering documents for b2b information and webbased products and services including data software SaaS professional services and consulting and nondisclosure agreements.
- Well aquatinted with Federal State and Local government contracting certifications in USA communicating with government contracting consultants and assisting IKCON Technologies in compliance with certification process.
- Responsible for maintaining the entire contract process partnering internal business / sales / delivery team with a primary focus on executing contracts as per IKCON IT SERVICES policy.
- At Presignature Stage : Review & redlining of various technology documents/customer contracts (MSAs SOWs NDAs DPAs ICAs RFPs Teaming Agreements Vendor Agreements etc. to company policy under tight timelines.
- The position thoughtfully expedites the negotiation of customer contracts and upholds IKCONs business principles policies and goals while following any applicable government regulatory requirements.
- Must be familiar with the U.S. judicial system understanding of legal fundamentals methods and procedures from the U.S. perspective.
- A key ability of the person filling this position will be to complete multiple simultaneous tasks to work effectively under deadline pressure and to successfully manage competing priorities with tact and efficiency.
- Handle IT / Technology contracts in US and demonstrate good understanding of IT/Technology/contracting laws and of legal contract concepts.
- Interface and partner with business and if necessary get into contract negotiation calls with the Customer to put forward the most favourable position in contracts. Work cooperatively to explain negotiate and achieve of commercial transactions.
- Help create deviation approval notes for finalization of customer contracts.
- Manage vendor / subcontractor contracts.
- Ensure compliance with companys internal policy on evaluating and signing on risks complying with Deviation Matrix etc.
- Provide contracts/legal related support to sales delivery practice tax and accounting functions in a timely manner.
- Engage with the other inhouse para legal resource in US. Manage the repository of legal documents.
- Performing specialized legal research and writing. Assist in building and maintaining partnerships with critical stakeholders. Both internal and external.
- Work largely autonomously relying on experience and judgement to assist the business in accomplishing its goals while also working to protect the legal and financial interests of the company.
- Monitor and ensure all agreements are prepared revised and executed in consultation with the business unit client and other subject matter experts and in accordance with approved policies and playbooks.
- Analyse contract requirements special provisions terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws regulations policies and procedure.
- Evaluate or monitor all acquisition and assistance strategy and documents and instruments for a variety of highly specialized complex and unique contracts and agreements for a variety of programs that involve a broad spectrum of systems
- Supervise the team and provide legal advice on matters relating to policy compliance research and contractual advisory and corporate governance matters.
- Understanding companys approval processes in context of the services and ensures that all stakeholders are timely engaged and informed on the relevant process including understanding the Code of Business Ethics (COBE) Data Privacy AntiCorruption Laws and apply the same to ensure compliance.
- Monitor process improvements and lead a team in developing/drafting guidelines playbooks handbooks know how material checklists and process/tools associated documents (global/regional and local) for standardizing the process.
- Collaborate with accounts for litigation purposes and negotiate terms with insurance agencies for consultants.
- Administer and maintain corporate certifications (e.g. 8a MBE DBE GSA etc) with USA clients.
Experience:
- At least 3 to 5 years of experience in endtoend contract lifecycle management
- Candidates should be flexible to work in US Timings.
- Should be able to work as team and individual.
- Responsible for the assigned duties.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Selfmotivated detail oriented and flexible for the daily activity and task.