Sr Associate, Legal, GCT, AP

Lenovo; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Senior Associate Legal Contracts to join the Global Contracts Team supporting the AP region. You will manage drafting, negotiation and review of technology, sales and services contracts, with a focus on risk mitigation and process improvements.

Based in Bengaluru with a hybrid schedule (3 days in office, 2 remote), you will help build scalable contracting frameworks, templates and playbooks while advising business units on legal and compliance issues.

Qualifications

• LLB degree and admission to practice.
• 5+ years of drafting and negotiation experience in technology transactions.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Negotiating a high volume of complex technology, sales, services and partnering agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, and various other commercial contracts including confidentiality agreements, license agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, assignments and amendments.
• Develop and implement legal efficiencies to support business teams and improve contract processes and operations.
• Improve and create contract templates and playbooks.
• Support legal operations and admin team.
• Work closely with clients and legal teams on strategic initiatives in support of all business units.
• Provide advice regarding business and legal issues and risks when required.
• Document SOPs and perform knowledge transfer to others.

Skills

Drafting and negotiation

Client communication

Contract management

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

LLB

Admission to practice

Job description

Senior Associate Legal Contracts

Lenovo is seeking a highly skilled commercial contracts lawyer to join its Global Contracts Team (GCT) supporting the Asia Pacific (AP) region. The successful candidate will be providing legal support for commercial transactions with the application of project management, process innovation, technology and tools to the delivery of legal work in a way that drives both improved risk-mitigation and improved efficiency.

Position responsibilities include contract creation, negotiation, and review, as well as providing advice and counsel on legal, compliance and business transactions, including risk analysis, and presenting options and opportunities where required. The role involves high-impact work on multi-jurisdictional technology deals, along with contributing to scalable contracting frameworks, tools, and best practices.

Specifically, this roleis responsible for:

• Negotiating a high volume of complex technology, sales, services (incl DaaS/ IaaS) and partnering agreements, vendor and supplier agreements, and a variety of other commercial contracts including confidentiality agreements, license agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements,assignmentsand amendments
• Develop and implement legal efficiencies to support business teams and improve contract processes and operations
• Improve and create contract templates and playbooks
• Support legal operations and admin team
• Work closely with clients and legal teams on strategic initiatives in support of all business units
• Where required, provide adviceregardingbusiness and legal issues and risks
• Documenting SOPs and performing knowledge transfer to others.

Position Requirements:

• LLB and admission to practice
• 5+ years of drafting and negotiation experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably focused on technology transactions
• Demonstratedeffective interpersonal interaction in a highly customer-satisfaction focused environment
• Developed critical thinking and proactiveproblem solvingskills, with a willingness to get into the details of complex problems and drive creative solutions
• Excellent oral,writtenand interpersonal communication skills
• Detail-oriented, with outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple transactions and projects simultaneously under deadline pressure
• Demonstratedexceptional judgment,integrityand ability to give practical advice appropriately weighing legal and business objectives
• A strong teamplayer who can work well with colleagues in all functional groups
• Committed to his/her personal growth and development by actively seeking feedback and responding with constructive action

Location:

• Bangalore, India (Hybrid schedule with 3 days in office / 2 days remote)