Contracting managerNeksjob Corporation

Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead, structure, negotiate and close the organization's complex client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective and educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues
Counsel, guide, train and support junior CLPs
Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthe the information to incorporate it into company's transactional practices
Develop subject matter experience in one of more areas that benefit Legal and/or our business
Participate in developing internal guidelines, toolkits, and packaged knowledge capital on various legal and business issues
Support, promote and implement Legal Group initiatives
Embrace and evolve to gain experience in seven Contracting attributes, including becoming a pathfinder, architect, business-minded, nonconformist, inspired, relevant and technology enabled contracting professional
RELATIONSHIPS:
Reports to: Contracting Lead for the MU
Supervises: As per designated role
External Relationships: Company client executives and negotiating teams; Outside Counsel
QUALIFICATIONS:
Law Degree
Authorized and licensed to practice law in at least one jurisdiction
Minimum 6 years of transactional experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas in roles with increasing responsibility, such experience should be in a law firm or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry
Minimum of 3 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
Accomplished negotiator with an understanding of principle-based negotiation strategy and tactics including the ability to present alternatives with proposed solutions
Demonstrated ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions with high degree of autonomy
Experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements
Understand basic principles of Finance, Accounting, Marketing, and Management
Strong executive presence
Good understanding of contracting/risk issues, including IP, as they apply to digital, consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing transactions .
Excellent oral and written communication skills
BEHAVIOURS AND ATTRIBUTES:
WORK REQUIREMENTS:
Travel required.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of the organization or an affiliated company business may not be eligible for consideration.
ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE CRITERIA:
12-15 years of experience in legal services (for GLN Applicants)