Senior Legal Counsel

Publicado 22-11-2021

SAP

Lisboa Lisboa (Contabilidade / Finanças)


Location: Porto Salvo (2740-262) - Portugal Salary: Competitive Type: Permanent Main Industry: Search Information Technology Jobs Other Industries & Skills: Property & Real Estate, Purchasing & Supply Chain Advertiser: SAP Job ID: 117127488 Posted On: 22 November 2021

Requisition ID: #
Work Area: Legal
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%
Career Status: Professional
Employment Type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That?s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.
SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it?s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people?s lives.
ABOUT THE ROLE
SAP is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to work within its Field Legal Organization in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region. Based in Portugal, you will be a part of the EMEA Field Legal Team and will provide legal expertise for SAP and its business teams, particularly SAP?s sales teams, across the region Primary responsibilities include drafting and negotiating multiple complex technology cloud, service, license, and related agreements to help achieve SAP?s business growth strategies and objectives, within SAP risk tolerances, while maintaining SAP policies, and complying with applicable laws. In addition, the position might support other internal lines of business/practice areas such as marketing, bankruptcy, procurement, etc. You will act as a prime contact for the relevant sales and related business teams and provide legal advice and counseling focusing primarily on cloud agreements, as well as on a wide variety of matters, including intellectual property, licensing, data privacy, and license compliance matters.
You will need to demonstrate the ability to draft and negotiate complex agreements, working with SAP?s Centralized Deal Support (?CDS?) and Commercial Finance teams in their drafting of cloud agreements (focusing on the legal aspects), work with sales and services professionals, pricing and revenue recognition teams, and others, in a fast-paced environment. The ability to work with a team across a wide organization is critical. This position spends a significant amount of time in customer facing negotiations. Experience in the Cloud (software-as-a-service) sector is strongly preferred.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

  • Effectively structure, draft, redline, and negotiate with customers complex terms and agreements including cloud agreements, software licensing, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, etc. in support of SAP?s Cloud, Software, and Services business.
  • Work closely with internal Sales, Pricing, Revenue Recognition, Centralized Deal Support teams during the drafting and negotiation process.
  • Serve as an escalation point for Shared Services, Commercial, and Sales Teams for legal and contracting issues.
  • Support SAP?s corporate business goals and objectives by serving as a true business partner, balancing legal risks appropriately against the commercial objectives whilst ensuring compliance with all relevant policies and procedures of SAP.
  • Identify contractual risks and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions. Working cross-functionally with sales, finance, and operations teams to ensure that contractual terms are compliant with legal, regulatory, and company policies and risk preferences.
  • The ability to integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis, and a high level of motivation, are essential.
  • Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to, bankruptcy, privacy, IP and claims management.
  • Assist with special projects as assigned.
  • Provide senior legal services.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS
  • Graduation from accredited law school.
  • Meets applicable requirements to practice law in Spain with existing in-house experience specialized in commercial contracts.
  • Excellent drafting and negotiating skills, experience with and expertise in negotiating key terms for Cloud Agreements, such as data protection, data analysis, security, compliance/regulatory, limitation of liability terms, etc. would be beneficial.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage workload independently.
  • Hands-on, customer centric, confident, autonomous, self-motivated and must enjoy working within a changing and dynamic organization, able to work under pressure and strong enough to stand own ground.
  • Strong interpersonal, leadership and communications skills.
  • Excellent/Fluent English and Spanish or French language skills ? written and oral.
  • Excellent time management and organizational skills.
  • Ability to provide timely responses to client base, providing sound legal advice with appropriate business perspective.
  • Able to influence colleagues at all levels of the organization.

WORK EXPERIENCE
  • 5+ years of appropriate legal experience
  • Experience in providing legal counsel to sales teams
WHAT YOU GET FROM US
Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you?re searching for a company that?s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment ? apply now.
SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT
To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.
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