Senior Legal Counsel - Global Technology Business

Our client is a multinational technology conglomerate that develops, manufactures and sells hardware and other high-technology services and products. They are the largest company in their segment, traded on NASDAQ and elsewhere.

Senior Corporate Counsel – Service Provision

Would you like to work in a dynamic in-house legal department that is using technology to transform both its own legal department and how law is practiced around the world?

Can you see yourself negotiating strategic and complex deals with leading technology companies, global financial services companies and large service providers, helping to deliver solutions that are truly changing the way we all work, live, play and learn?

Role & Responsibilities
● Draft, negotiate and process contracts with customers. Agreement types include: sales, RFP/RFIs, resale, nondisclosure, software license/sublicense, evaluation, purchase, Cloud contracts, XaaS, dispute settlements and alliance agreements.
● Provide advice and contract interpretation to senior management
● Secure proper approval on nonstandard legal, financial, technical and business issues raised in contract documents 
● Review, analyze and maintain standard contracts and other business documents. 
● Participate on and lead departmental and cross-functional teams focused on continuous process improvement. 
● Assure conformity and consistency in application of legal and business policies and practices. 
● Support the training requirements of client organizations by providing presentations on key legal/contract issues that impact the business. 
● Demonstrate very strong skills and competence in European Competition Law and relevant guidance to the business teams.
● Other duties as assigned. 

Desired Skills

• Detailed knowledge of commercial, contract and business law. Working knowledge of, intellectual property and antitrust law. 
• ICT industry background
• The ability to read and understand complex contract provisions 
• Significant direct experience negotiating business transactions including experience of negotiating complex business transactions 
• The candidate needs to be able to negotiate and draft contracts in English and in French. The knowledge of another European language is always considered valuable.
   

The successful candidate will:

● Be adaptable with the ability to successfully manage frequent changes in priorities, deadlines and workload. 
● Have direct work experience which provides an understanding of most relevant contracting principles
● Have strong communication skills, including the ability to professionally and concisely communicate complex legal and business issues with senior staff both inside and outside the company. 
● Have a track record demonstrating the capacity and strong desire to learn new things and quickly apply that knowledge to specific tasks.
● Have a track record of conducting careful and thoughtful analysis of complex legal and business agreements and the ability to weigh and articulate the risk and reward of various scenarios. 
● Be able to foster strong relationships with clients, support team members, suppliers, partners and customers. 
 

If you fit the above criteria and want to join a thriving, global organisation that will reward your efforts with progression and career development, you must forward your CV to Fford & Stone for review in the first instance.

Fford & Stone always review applications on merit and treats them in utmost confidence.

Due to high levels of interest it isn’t always possible to respond to all applicants, however we appreciate your interest and will be in touch if we can assist you.