Manager-Assistant Director - Commercial Contracting

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) in India is seeking a senior legal professional to manage procurement contracts, including IT and data privacy considerations, for EY and its global network. You will advise senior stakeholders, assess risks, and mentor a team of lawyers to deliver high‑quality outcomes.

The role focuses on complex technology transactions, cross‑functional collaboration, and policy compliance across EY’s global operations.

Qualifications

• Law graduate with minimum 10 years post‑qualification experience.
• Hands‑on experience negotiating technology contracts.
• Excellent knowledge of privacy and data protection (GDPR/CCPA).
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalising procurement contracts for EY and global network members.
• Coordinate with cross‑functional teams (tax, data privacy, information security) during contract finalisation.
• Provide business and legal advisory to stakeholders; manage risks and mitigate issues.
• Mentor and guide the legal team to deliver efficiently and improve processes.

Skills

Leadership

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

English communication

Mentoring

Contract management

Education

LL.B / Law degree

Job description

Service Line/Sub-Business Line

Legal

The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing team within EY. Part of the GDS GCO Enablement team in India, the role will involve working with legal/Global General Counsel’s Office (GCO) attorneys, and support EY’s business on vendor contracts. You will provide legal support to the business and become a trusted adviser of stakeholders (often at senior leadership level). You will be expected to assess and understand how risks can be best managed and mitigated. You will also be managing a team of legal professionals and would be expected to coach and guide the team members to enable them to efficiently deliver on their goals.

Your responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, finalising and advising on procurement contracts (for EY and its global network member firms) and shall include:
  • IT contracts for multiple EY divisions and variety of technologies (such as AI, robotics, analytics), including:
  • Software License contracts, Hosted software/hosted services agreements; External Data Agreement; IT Services agreements; Software support agreements; SLAs
• Excellent knowledge of negotiating technology contracts plus hands-on experience in complex transactions, preferably from an in-house team of an IT company
• Providing business and legal advice and guidance to stakeholders and end users regarding potential issues stemming from new and existing contracts.
• Working with internal stakeholders to develop strategies to address issues identified.
• Communicating progress, challenges, risks and benefits to appropriate management levels and affected user groups and other members of the GCO in the affected jurisdictions.
• Understanding practice and business goals and how they impact the types of products and services procured.
• Coordinating with cross functional teams (tax, data privacy, information security) as part of the contract finalisation process.
• Ensuring that accurate and sufficient contractual documentation is developed to effectively document the commercial transactions and to protect EY’s interests.
• Understanding the relevant EY policies the transactions and how contract drafting, negotiation and execution are impacted by those policies (Independence, Procurement, Data Privacy, etc.).
• Ensuring that all contractual documents developed are compliant with EY policies.
• Managing team’s workflow and propose process improvements, automations and efficiencies.
• Maintaining an understanding of the impact of changes in EY policies, organizational structure, and procedures.
• Mentoring junior team members
• Assisting in allocation

Skills and attributes for success:

• Demonstrate unquestionably high standard of ethics, integrity, and values
• Be able to manage stakeholder expectations in a high‑pressure, changing environment while maintaining a calm, professional working style
• Possess excellent leadership skills including the ability to inspire and motivate others by recognizing outstanding performers
• Demonstrate strong problem‑solving skills, including creativity and innovative thinking
• Possess excellent communication skills (oral and written) in English, strong interpersonal and presentation skills interacting with senior stakeholders
• Be able to summarize complex, technical concepts into communications that can be understood by the team and other stakeholders
• Feel comfortable and confident in a challenging global environment (face‑to‑face and virtual), and be sensitive to cross‑cultural differences and current international events
• Demonstrate flexible teaming skills (both face to face and in a virtual setting), e.g., be able to translate guidelines from leadership into well‑structured, practical and clear instructions for others
• Bring innovation to improve processes and work products, can adapt quickly when required.
• Excellent negotiations skills - It would also be preferable if the candidates had at least some experience negotiating with the "big box" vendors (IBM, Microsoft, SAP, etc.)
• Ability to assess size, scope and overall risk of contemplated transactions and to tailor contracts accordingly;
• Solutions – oriented with relentless focus on world class execution of projects and tasks;
• Strong service‑oriented personality, proficient at delivering highest quality of work within deadlines;
• High levels of personal energy and appetite for work and success.
• Manage and mentor few members of the team, supporting work allocation, query resolution, coaching, and capability development.

Other Personal Characteristics

• Unquestioned ethics and integrity.
• High level of self‑confidence and energy.
• High level of intellectual agility, initiative, self‑motivation, resourcefulness, and patience.
• Pragmatic with strong business acumen.
• Mature individual with good judgement.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

Experience and qualifications

• Law Graduate/ LL.B with minimum of 10 years of relevant post‑qualification experience.
• Hands on experience in negotiating and finalising technology contracts.
• Excellent knowledge of privacy and data protection (GDPR/CCPA)
• Well‑developed analytical, interpersonal, and communication (both verbal and written) skills in English.

What you can look for

• A Team of highly qualified legal professionals with energy and enthusiasm to learn new things in this fast‑moving environment.
• An opportunity to be a part of a global company and interact with attorneys and business team across the globe.

What working at EY offers

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across five countries – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines and Poland – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well‑known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever‑expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

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