Contract Counsel

Contract CounselAbout UsHighRadius, a renowned provider of cloud-based Autonomous Software for the Office of the CFO, has transformed critical financial processes for over 800+ leading companies worldwide. Trusted by prestigious organizations like 3M, Unilever, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Sanofi, Kellogg Company, Danone, Hershey's,and many others, HighRadius optimizes order-to-cash, treasury, and record-to report processes, earning us back-to-back recognition in Gartner's Magic Quadrant and a prestigious spot in Forbes Cloud 100 List for three consecutive Years. With a remarkable valuation of $3.1B and an impressive annual recurring revenue exceeding $100M, we experience a robust year-over-year growth of 24%. With a global presence spanning 8+ locations, we're in the pre-IPO stage, poised for rapid growth. We invite passionate and diverse individuals to join us on this exciting path to becoming a publicly traded company and shape our promising future.Job DescriptionWe are seeking a high-velocity Contracts Counsel to lead the end-to-end contracting process for our global operations. The ideal candidate is a decisive professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses the commercial acumen to balance rigorous legal protections with business urgency. You will serve as a strategic liaison between internal teams and external vendors, ensuring that our SaaS, IT, and professional services agreements are executed with precision and speed.Key Responsibilities- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of a high volume of global (US, UK, EU, & India) procurement contracts, including SaaS, IT infrastructure, hardware, and professional services, consistently meeting Team SLA turnaround times. - Follow playbook guidance and draft contract provisions from scratch when such guidance does not exist. - Ensure global data privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA, DPF) by assessing prospective services, applying appropriate contracting mechanisms, and negotiating robust Data Processing Addenda (DPAs), Standard Contractual Clauses, and security exhibits. - Issue vendor data privacy impact assessments and assess for compliance with data privacy law, AI regulations, and company policies. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills to distill complex legal information and provide actionable guidance to non-lawyers for informed decision-making. . - Identify and mitigate business and legal risks in prospective and existing contracts and advise internal stakeholders with respect to those risks. - Consult with internal and external subject matter experts as appropriate. - Proactively identify, resolve, and mitigate legal and commercial risks in new and existing agreements, developing creative strategies that align with the company's risk tolerance and internal policies. - Support internal stakeholders in addressing vendor performance issues, resolving disputes with vendors, and drafting termination letters as needed. - Contribute to other tasks and/or projects to support the legal department as needed.Skill & Experience Needed- Law Graduate, LLB with at least 5 years of experience from a law firm or another multinational technology company - Proactive, self-motivated, result oriented, with excellent communication skills; strong attention to detail and confidentiality - Experience with software-as-a-service, other types of information technology agreements, professional services agreements, and personal data privacy agreements. - Experience with cross-border, Indian contract law, and the personal data privacy laws of the EU, UK, USA and India. - Certification in Privacy (e.g., CIPP/E or CIPP/US) is a significant plus but not necessary. - Merger and acquisition experience is a plus but not necessary.What You’ll Get● Competitive salary.● Fun-filled work culture (Equal employment opportunities.● Opportunity to build with a pre-IPO Global SaaS Centaur.

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