Products & Platforms Ecosystems Counsel - Manager

About the role

The Products & Platforms Ecosystems Counsel is a member of the Technology & Managed Services (TMS) team within the Ernst & Young LLP (EY) U.S. General Counsel’s Office (GCO). This position provides a unique opportunity to support and advise other TMS team members and business clients on complex legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the applicable Service Line Counsels for Products & Platforms on go-to-market initiatives and align ecosystem arrangements with EY's product and platform commercialization objectives.
• Coordinate with EY Procurement, Alliances, and sourcing functions to provide strategic legal guidance on third-party technology, data, AI, supplier arrangements, alliances, and third-party partnerships.
• Collaborate with the Products & Platforms Coordinating Counsel, IP Counsel, and the broader TMS team on legal and commercial considerations spanning EY’s products and platforms ecosystem.
• Work collaboratively with internal procurement, alliances, product, and technology teams and the relevant Service Line leaders to address identified issues and advise on key legal risks.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with third parties, including master service agreements, professional services agreements, NDAs, outsourcing agreements, technology services agreements, systems implementation agreements, data agreements, and other technology-related agreements.
• Evaluate third-party agreement templates against EY standards and integrate ecosystem-specific issues and risk matters into TMS team priorities.
• Interpret and explain contract terms and conditions for internal clients and stakeholders, ensuring compliance with EY policies and maintaining an understanding of any changes in EY's policies, organizational structure, and procedures.
• Protect EY's intellectual property to prevent loss or infringement by third parties and provide input and feedback on GCO contracting procedures.
• Manage workflow, including multiple projects, in a proactive and highly responsive manner.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to create, plan, and execute projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of EY personnel.
• Experience with negotiation techniques, transactional analysis, contract law, IP, commercial agreements, and workload/project management.
• Highly developed negotiation, drafting, and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence.
• The ability to understand and accurately articulate and document complex concepts.
• Able to assess the size and scope of contemplated relationships and transactions.
• Ability to consult with and seek the input of others when necessary.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Teamwork and effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Commercial, solution-oriented thinking, with a focus on exceptional client service.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 3 - 7 years or more of relevant work experience in a related role, with a particular emphasis on commercial matters.
• Membership in a State Bar as an attorney, qualified to practice law as an in-house attorney in the state of residence.
• Good standing with the State Bar, including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to create, plan, and execute projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of EY personnel.
• Experience with negotiation techniques, transactional analysis, contract law, IP, commercial agreements, and workload/project management.
• Highly developed negotiation, drafting, and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of cultural and emotional intelligence.
• The ability to understand and accurately articulate and document complex concepts.
• Able to assess the size and scope of contemplated relationships and transactions.
• Ability to consult with and seek the input of others when necessary.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Teamwork and effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Commercial, solution-oriented thinking, with a focus on exceptional client service.
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 3 - 7 years or more of relevant work experience in a related role, with a particular emphasis on commercial matters.
• Membership in a State Bar as an attorney, qualified to practice law as an in-house attorney in the state of residence.
• Good standing with the State Bar, including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.