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 provide strategic legal guidance.
• Advising internal procurement, alliances, product and technology teams and the relevant Service Line leaders on key legal risks of the proposed project or contract, 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, and confirm that contracts are compliant with EY policies.
• Provide input and feedback concerning GCO contracting procedures, and 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.
• Protect EY's intellectual property to prevent loss or infringement by third parties, and escalate identified key issues and contractual provisions in accordance with EY policies/protocols.
• 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.

Pay

The base salary range for this job in all geographic locations in the US is $177,800 to $332,400. The base salary range for New York City Metro Area, Washington State and California (excluding Sacramento) is $213,300 to $377,800. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography.

Schedule

This role is expected to work independently and should be comfortable proceeding based on guidance and general direction rather than hands-on micro management and supervision. Most people in external, client serving roles are expected to work together in person 40-60% of the time over the course of an engagement, project or year.