The Position: Contract Specialist
Location: Dubai
Career Level: A2
No of Position: 1
Reports to: Contract Specialist
Experience required : 5 to 9 Years in IT / ITES / Software products
Job Description
As part of the Legal Department, this position will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, complex IT contracts, structuring, interpreting and/or administering contractual documents with customers across the globe.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Seeking a Contract Specialist with 5-9 years of hands-on experience in reviewing, vetting, and negotiating contracts.
- The Contract Specialist will collaborate with legal and business teams while maintaining documentation throughout the contract lifecycle.
- This role demands a detail-oriented professional who can navigate complex agreements and provide invaluable insights to maximize outcomes.
- Review, draft and negotiate large and complex licensing, subscription, SaaS, outsourcing agreements, distributor, reseller agreements, MSA's for our customers in MEA, SEA and India.
- Drafts, redlines and responds to RFI's, RFP's, RFQ's or customer terms & conditions.
- Identifies business objectives for Licensing, Subscription, SaaS, Subcontracts, Amendments, AMC, CR's and facilitates risk mitigation.
- Maintains deep understanding of contract templates, contracts policy, legal risk and liability and positions on various matters.
- Prepare contracts for internal review, approvals and ensures compliance with company policies as well as applicable laws or regulations.
- Translates complex commercial/legal scenarios into simple language and action plans.
Qualifications
- The successful candidate should have completed LLB from a premier law school in India, with good academic credentials.
- 6-8 years of PQE front ending complex customer negotiations and contract drafting, preferably in IT/ITES/Software/Fintech/Start-up companies.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, able to communicate efficiently and work with business representatives across all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrates good drafting and negotiation skills.
- Be able to manage multiple priorities, work efficiently under pressure and consistently meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Skills: legal documentation,communication skills,contract drafting,risk mitigation,prioritization,contract review,software,negotiation,negotiation skills,compliance,legal contract review,vetting,it,deadline management,contract documentation
