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 procedures.
• Provide input and feedback on GCO contracting procedures and protect EY's intellectual property to prevent loss or infringement by third parties.
• Manage workflow, including multiple projects, in a proactive and responsive manner.

Qualifications

• Excellent organizational skills and the ability to create, plan, and execute projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with 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.
• The capacity to assess the size and scope of contemplated relationships and transactions.
• The ability to consult with and seek the input of others when necessary.
• The ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• The ability to foster teamwork and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Commercial, solution-oriented thinking, with a focus on exceptional client service.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 3 - 7 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 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, with 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.
• The capacity to assess the size and scope of contemplated relationships and transactions.
• The ability to consult with and seek the input of others when necessary.
• The ability to prioritize multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
• The ability to foster teamwork and maintain effective working relationships with internal clients/stakeholders.
• Commercial, solution-oriented thinking, with a focus on exceptional client service.
• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-year college or Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
• 3 - 7 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 the state of residence.
• Good standing with the State Bar, including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.