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 clients to develop strategies to address identified issues.
• Advising internal procurement, alliances, product and technology teams and the relevant Service Line leaders on key legal risks of proposed projects or contracts, including legal and regulatory issues.
• Support integration of ecosystem-specific issues and risk matters into TMS team priorities, such as addressing key third-party dependencies and risks in client-facing contracts.
• Interpret and explain contract terms and conditions for internal clients and stakeholders.
• 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.
• Contractually protect EY’s intellectual property to prevent loss or infringement by third parties.
• Provide input and feedback concerning GCO contracting procedures.
• Manage workflow, including multiple projects, in a proactive and highly responsive manner.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills; demonstrated ability to create, plan, and execute projects; and the ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interface and communicate effectively and diplomatically 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.
• Ability to understand and accurately articulate and document complex concepts.
• Understanding of when to consult with and seek the input of others.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Foster teamwork and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Responsiveness with ability to manage high workload volumes efficiently and effectively.
• 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.
• Approximately 3 - 7 or more years 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 state of residence.
• Good standing with the State Bar, including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.

Skills

• Excellent organizational skills; demonstrated ability to create, plan, and execute projects; and the ability to meet multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interface and communicate effectively and diplomatically 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.
• Ability to understand and accurately articulate and document complex concepts.
• Understanding of when to consult with and seek the input of others.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• Foster teamwork and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Responsiveness with ability to manage high workload volumes efficiently and effectively.
• 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.
• Approximately 3 - 7 or more years 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 state of residence.
• Good standing with the State Bar, including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.