Corporate Counsel
NTT DATA North America seeks a Corporate Counsel to join the Legal Department’s commercial transactions team. This attorney will support the sales and delivery organizations and work on transactions across business verticals including Healthcare & Life Sciences, Financial Services & Insurance, Products, and Public.
About the role
As Corporate Counsel, you will negotiate and document contracts for complex information technology (IT), applications, business process, digital, consulting, and artificial intelligence (AI) services transactions. You will also support Canadian employment law and corporate governance matters as needed.
Responsibilities
- Lead counsel in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in support of IT, applications, business process, digital, consulting, and AI services sales and delivery organizations
- Advise business clients on terms and conditions and risks in complex outsourcing relationships (including scope of services, service level agreements, pricing schedules, intellectual property, benchmarking, termination, and IP)
- Assist in developing and achieving resolutions to business disputes with customers
- Enforce compliance with corporate policies
- Work collaboratively with internal corporate units and global stakeholders
- Manage internal executive briefings and escalations
- Provide legal support for employment law issues as needed
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience as a lawyer, preferably with some law firm experience
- At least 3 years of experience drafting and negotiating complex IT services agreements, including leading or “second chairing” the negotiation of IT, applications, and/or business process outsourcing agreements
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and interact with senior business executives
- Knowledge of the market for complex IT services
- Strong written and verbal communications skills (English)
- Flexibility and willingness to work with multiple stakeholders in an evolving business
Location
This role may be performed remotely and/or from one of our hub offices (Plano, Chicago, Boston).
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries and offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
Pay
The starting pay range for this remote role is $164,025 to $250,735. Actual compensation will depend on factors including the candidate’s work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.