Principal Legal Counsel
Principal Legal Counsel
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19-05-2025
Job Description
Principal Legal Counsel LATAM Region Lead
Available Work Location(s): Candidate shall be located within commuting distance from one of these locations Richardson TX Lisle IL Indianapolis IN New York NY Atlanta GA Raleigh NC San Francisco CA.
Hybrid work schedule is required (min. 23 days per week position shall work from office).
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Infosys Ltd. (NYSE INFY) a global IT Services company with more than 200000 employees and 10 billion dollars in annual revenue is seeking a senior attorney to join the commercial transactions group of our Legal department with responsibility for the Americas Sales region. If you have a strong background in commercial transactions and are ready to put your strengths to work in a fastpaced inhouse legal environment then this may be the opportunity for you.
This position will support the Infosys Sales teams in Latin America United States and Canada. The position will report to the Head of the Americas Legal team and will be primarily responsible for the following: negotiating various agreements with external clients and vendors; providing legal and business counsel to internal clients to resolve issues; managing external counsel (as applicable); ensuring that all agreements are concluded in accordance with Infosys corporate risk parameters and policies and working or leading various department and organization projects as assigned. This position may also have the responsibility of managing junior attorneys on the Americas Legal team.
Infosys provides services to a broad range of customers including but not limited to the following industries financial services healthcare consumer products energy and utilities media and communications. The candidate should have experience contracting with customers in these areas a good working knowledge of the issues that frequently arise and familiarity with the laws and regulations that are associated with these industries.
The successful candidate should have the following:
About Us
Infosys is a global leader in nextgeneration digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AIpowered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our alwayson learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
Available Work Location(s): Candidate shall be located within commuting distance from one of these locations Richardson TX Lisle IL Indianapolis IN New York NY Atlanta GA Raleigh NC San Francisco CA.
Hybrid work schedule is required (min. 23 days per week position shall work from office).
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Infosys Ltd. (NYSE INFY) a global IT Services company with more than 200000 employees and 10 billion dollars in annual revenue is seeking a senior attorney to join the commercial transactions group of our Legal department with responsibility for the Americas Sales region. If you have a strong background in commercial transactions and are ready to put your strengths to work in a fastpaced inhouse legal environment then this may be the opportunity for you.
This position will support the Infosys Sales teams in Latin America United States and Canada. The position will report to the Head of the Americas Legal team and will be primarily responsible for the following: negotiating various agreements with external clients and vendors; providing legal and business counsel to internal clients to resolve issues; managing external counsel (as applicable); ensuring that all agreements are concluded in accordance with Infosys corporate risk parameters and policies and working or leading various department and organization projects as assigned. This position may also have the responsibility of managing junior attorneys on the Americas Legal team.
Infosys provides services to a broad range of customers including but not limited to the following industries financial services healthcare consumer products energy and utilities media and communications. The candidate should have experience contracting with customers in these areas a good working knowledge of the issues that frequently arise and familiarity with the laws and regulations that are associated with these industries.
The successful candidate should have the following:
- A minimum of 15 years legal work experience after law school graduation.
- JD from an accredited law school; with strong academic performance.
- Must be a member of a State Bar.
- Prior experience working and supporting LATAM region clients and customers specifically in the following countries: Mexico Chile Peru Colombia Brazil Argentina Costa Rica and others.
- Blend of relevant law firm and inhouse experience; preferably transactional IP/IT focused with at least 7 years of prior inhouse experience.
- Experience with litigation (including mediation and arbitration); responding to complaints; drafting settlement agreements; etc.
- Excellent drafting skills: demonstrated experience with commercial transactions specifically the drafting and negotiation of but not limited to the following types of agreements: 1) complex master outsourcing services and technologyrelated agreements; 2) software licensing agreements; 3) software reseller and services agreements; 4) sponsorship and marketing agreements; 5) teaming agreements; 6) RFPs and RFIs; 7) settlement agreements ; 8) nondisclosure agreements; 9) statement of work(s) ; 10) subcontractor agreements; and 11) cloud hosted services agreements.
- Background in outsourcing information technology data privacy intellectual property software licensing export control compliance SaaS dispute/conflict resolution and litigation (preferred)
- Project Management Skills experience overseeing and closing multiple projects and transactions simultaneously. Ability to organize prioritize and manage deadlines in a fastbased and demanding work environment.
- Creative problemsolving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team with rapidly changing deadlines and priorities.
- Commitment to ethics and integrity; professionalism and attention to detail and the ability to maintain strong working relationships with demanding internal clients.
- Ability to identify and manage legal and business risk.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Language Skills: Fluent in Spanish Portuguese and English
- Sense of humor.
- Approx. 15 20% business travel may be required
About Us
Infosys is a global leader in nextgeneration digital services and consulting. We enable clients in more than 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises we expertly steer our clients through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AIpowered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our alwayson learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
Infosys provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.
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