Advisory Corporate Counsel - Procurement

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We are looking for a bright, energetic, highly collaborative attorney to join our Finance Department as Procurement Counsel. This role will support the procurement function worldwide, but will be located in Mumbai, India.
This will be a highly interactive role that will report to the Senior Director, Strategy & Transformation. The role will entail active, dynamic, and engaging interaction with other members of finance, as well as members of executive leadership, and stakeholders/buyers cross-functionally at all levels of the organisation. This is a global role, so flexibility across time zones will be expected.

Responsibilities

Based in India, this team member will:

• Provide proactive counsel on a broad range of procurement matters, including, but not limited to, the company’s legal risk profile, information security concerns and requirements, privacy, internal systems integration dependencies, and artificial intelligence use cases and investigations.


• Facilitate and streamline communication between buyers and relevant affected areas within the company on a global basis, including finance, legal, product, and information security.


• Conduct review of, prepare proposed revisions/redlines to, and negotiate a wide variety of vendor agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, license agreements, SaaS agreements, master services agreements, and data protection agreements.


• Liaise with members of the legal team for issues requiring escalation


• Assist in the management of the One Trust process/workflow in coordination with various other areas, including InfoSec, IT and finance


• Assist in developing training materials and advise and educate buyers and other internal stakeholders on procurement/One Trust processes, and provide ongoing guidance and coordination throughout the procurement lifecycle.


• Assist in identifying and implementing process improvements to promote efficient workflows and handling of requests.


• Perform other special assignments, strategic projects, or duties as assigned.

Interpersonal skills and competencies

• Be passionate and energized by the challenges of serving a dynamic, global company.


• Have a strong work ethic, and excellent communication and negotiation skills (both written and verbal),


• The ability to forge and maintain trust and a strong working relationship with stakeholders, and engage effectively with all levels of the organization.


• Be independently driven, action-oriented, organized, results-oriented, efficient, and resourceful.


• Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills.


• Able to anticipate issues and escalate appropriately.


• Be highly analytical and have exceptional problem-solving skills, and a desire to build and grow knowledge and experience.


• Have a practical, business-oriented approach in order to provide internal stakeholders with clear and concise advice with an appreciation for commercial priorities.


• Be able to propose creative solutions where necessary, on established timelines, to address business needs while mitigating risk.


• Have a sense of humour and a can-do attitude.


• Be able to simultaneously manage multiple workflows, client demand, and shifting priorities within a fast-paced, high-intensity, and rapidly evolving environment while maintaining composure and a positive attitude.


• Have a strong desire to interact with a variety of stakeholders across the organization.

Who You Are

• Practicing attorney


• 3 to 5 years of experience working in a fast-paced software/technology company.


• Adept at translating advice into actionable guidance.


• Flexible, open-minded thinker with the desire to prioritize internal client needs.


• Confident in suggesting sound decisions for implementation.

SolarWinds is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. SolarWinds will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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