JOB TITLE: Contracting Counsel Associate Manager
Work Setup: Onsite / Hybrid in Mandaluyong
Work Shift: Shifting
Salary: Confidential (Will be discussed during job offer)

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Hiring for Contracting Counsel Associate Manager for a Global Tech Company in Mandaluyong! Open to applicants who are currently in the Philippines and already have the right to live and work in this country.

JOB SUMMARY:
- Review, draft, and negotiate several types of contractual agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment which may include: master services agreements, outsourcing agreements, statements of work, service level agreements, licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, data transfer agreements, requests for proposals and agreements involving cloud, blockchain security, automation, systems integration and agile development
- Team with more senior CLPs in supporting more complex contracts and deal structures
- Act, and continuously evolve as, a knowledgeable and relevant advisor on legal and commercial risks associated with transactions

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Independently help to structure, negotiate and close client transactions to be most advantageous from a legal and business perspective with high degree of autonomy and educate and advise company executives with respect to legal and risk management issues
- Strategize with senior CLPs and internal business clients prior to client negotiations
- Stay abreast of developments affecting the company, its clients, and industries and synthesize 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 and advise other CLPs in such areas
- 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

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
- Must be practicing law in the Philippines

SKILLS AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

Must Have:
- A minimum of 4 years of 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 2 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy issues preferred
- 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 in English and Filipino