Buyside Contracting Counsel Senior Analyst

Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) encourages applicants of all ages.

Global Legal Network (GLN) is a group of professionals operating globally from 10 countries. It provides a broad spectrum of differentiated services - focused on delivering value and innovation. We partner with Legal teams across Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) to build efficiencies and centres of excellence related to Legal services; and through our size, geographic spread and language diversity, the Global Legal Network is able to drive quality, agility and speed in our services, aligned to Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)’s relentless focus on maximum efficiency and operational effectiveness.

Legal Buyside Contracting is a focused legal function for third party contracting. The team is involved with drafting, reviewing and negotiating third party supplier contracts for Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) and acts as a legal advisory services function leveraging technology to deliver support.

Job Profile Summary

Draft, review and negotiate the buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) supplier, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contractors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)'s supplier's contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)'s policies and standards.

Leverage analytics to speed contract review process and calibrate contract risk.

Overall Generic Responsibilities

• Develop subject-matter knowledge and increase proficiency in the concerned support area and act as its POC
• Directly liaison with internal stakeholders on various issues and build credible and effective relationships with the internal stakeholders as well as within the team
• Support implementation of new initiatives in Legal Buyside Contracting support area or within Legal/GLN, try to ‘give back’ to GLN/Legal.
• Manage SharePoint and communication records.

Specific Responsibilities aligned to Role

• Draft, review and negotiate the supplier/buyside agreements and similar/related documentation with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) suppliers, to procure various goods and services including but not limited to Contactors, Human Resources Support, IT & Telecom, Marketing & Communications, Workplace Support (Facilities & Services), Software as a Service etc. in accordance with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)’s supplier’s contracting standards, applicable laws, and business requirements.
• Customize the existing templates in exceptional cases to suit the business requirements thereby ensuring compliance to applicable local laws and Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)’s supplier’s contracting standards.
• Review the supplier templates and ensure that the deviations to the Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)’s supplier’s contracting standards are timely identified and highlighted to the business whenever they pose as risks to Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) operations.

• Participate in negotiations by representing company’ s interests and interface directly with client/ supplier negotiating teams with suppliers, third parties, subcontractors etc., to agree to contractual terms in accordance with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)’s supplier’s contracting standards, applicable laws, and stakeholder requirements.
• Liaise and effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders such as deal teams, Solution Architects, Procurement, HR, Workplace, Finance, Marketing & Communications etc., as well as with external parties such as suppliers, external counsel etc. to ensure contractual risks are clearly identified and addressed in compliance with Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados)'s policies and standards.
• Work closely with the stakeholders to help them understand the contractual clauses in terms of interpretation and its applicability in the contract basis the business opportunity.
• Advise the Business from legal perspective to address the potential contractual risks that may pose as risks to Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) business operations.
• Conduct gap analysis and create legal risk assessment by identifying and flagging potential risks to Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) and/or clauses which are non-negotiable. Provide recommendations to Business and other related stakeholders to sensitize them on the extent of risk Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) exposes itself in context of the services and to minimize or mitigate such risks effectively.
• Structure the legal transactions to be most advantageous from a contracting and business perspective and escalate accordingly to the SME/leadership on the deal etc.

Management Level Description

Complexity:

• Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.
• Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.
• Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados).

Note: For this position, it is necessary to attach your resume in English.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Law.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience at law firm or as in-house counsel and/or in legal outsourcing. Experience with drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements

Work Requirements:

• Travel may be required.
• Fluency in English (and other language, depending on geography supported) with strong oral and written communication skills

Objectives

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Demonstrate promptness, accuracy, consistency, and drives tasks to closure
• Able to work with internal and external teams to assist with day to day support and to understand delivery requirements
• Demonstrate adaptability, positive & collaborative attitude, good interpersonal skills, strong time management and prioritization skills, attention to detail, sound judgement, and organization skills
• Demonstrates keenness to learn and train on new processes and areas, able to assist with day-to-day support and to understand delivery requirements
• Able to recommend high quality and timely advice for risk mitigation by efficiently assessing business and legal implications
• Understand Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) offerings and function specific services, general basic corporate business practices, contracting regulations, commercial agreements, legal and compliance fundamentals

Benefits:

Medical Assistance - 100% subsidized by the company (employee and dependents)
Dental Assistance

Meal or Food Voucher without discount

Life insurance

Private Pension Plan

Gympass

Option to purchase company stocks with a discount

Pharmacy Discount*

Daycare Assistance*

Partnership with language school*

Extended Maternity and Paternity Leave

PPR* (*According to current policy)

Job location: São Paulo - SP

We are looking for profiles aligned with the company's values, enthusiasts to work in a collaborative and dynamic environment, with excellence in delivery and innovation present in their daily lives. We value competencies regardless of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, creed, disability, and political conviction. The diversity of our people allows us to fulfill the promise of technology and human creativity. We recognize the unique characteristics of individuals, respect differences, and invest in an increasingly inclusive environment