AHEAD is currently seeking to hire an Associate Corporate Counsel India to provide day-to-day legal support and counseling to AHEADs US as well as India Sales Team and other stakeholders including human resources, marketing, administration, etc. You will report to the Corporate Counsel India.
Responsibilities:
Candidate will be drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of contracts around IT and IT related agreements, including reseller agreements, partner agreements, master service agreements (internal use) master product and services agreement (end customers use), sub-contractor agreements, non-disclosure, and vendor agreements along with statements of work, all of which may pertain to the US, the UK, or India;
Candidate would be creating flow-down terms based on agreed-to customer contracts post-execution for compliance purposes;
Candidate will be required to provide day to day advisory to the India-based operations team and the management on a wide range of employment law issues, which may include employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, and policy compliances;
Candidate would be required to evaluate India-US balance for employment practices, policies, agreements and processes; implement and/or update as necessary and as applicable;
Maintain up-to-date knowledge on Indian employment laws, privacy laws, information technology laws required to negotiate contracts;
Conduct legal research and stay updated on relevant laws and regulations affecting the companys business; and
Assessing and minimizing sources of risk, with appropriate escalations as necessary.
Required Qualifications and competencies:
JD, LLM., or LLB., equivalent degree from an accredited law school;
At least 4 to 5 years of post-qualification relevant experience practicing law, in-house preferred;
Ability to work on their own with minimal administrative assistance;
Major experience in contract negotiation as well as advisory/consultation is required;
Ability to create templates as well as processes involving day-to-day business and ensure minimal risk to the business;
Ability to juggle high volume and multiple projects, which will require timely decisions;
Customer/client-focused orientation;
Strong analytical skills and verbal and written communication skills; and
Excellent organizational skills, business judgment, attention to detail, and self-motivation.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & ConsultingFunctional Area / Department: Sales & Business DevelopmentRole Category: BD / Pre SalesRole: Events & PromotionsEmployement Type: Full time