(ACTIVE) Contracting Counsel Associate Manager

Gratitude Philippines; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Gratitude Philippines is seeking a Contracting Counsel Associate Manager to review, draft, negotiate, and manage technology and commercial agreements in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves advising business stakeholders and executives on legal and commercial risks, supporting complex transactions, and developing expertise across contracting and risk management, with a focus on IP and data privacy matters.

Qualifications

• Must be a practicing lawyer in the Philippines.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing.
• Experience in a law firm or fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group.
• 2+ years negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy matters preferred.
• Strong experience drafting technology-based agreements and assessing contracting risks.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Technology contracts

Intellectual Property

Data Privacy

Legal risk management

Education

Law degree

Job description

JOB TITLE: Contracting Counsel Associate Manager

JOB SUMMARY:

We are looking for an experienced Contracting Counsel Associate Manager to review, draft, negotiate, and manage various types of technology and commercial agreements in a fast-paced corporate environment.

The role will involve advising business stakeholders and executives on legal and commercial risks, supporting complex transactions, negotiating technology-based agreements, and developing expertise across contracting and risk management.

TYPES OF AGREEMENTS:

• Master Services Agreements (MSA)
• Outsourcing Agreements
• Statements of Work (SOW)
• Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Licensing Agreements
• SaaS Agreements
• Data Transfer Agreements
• Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Cloud-related agreements
• Blockchain and security agreements
• Systems Integration agreements
• Agile Development agreements

IMPORTANT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be a practicing lawyer in the Philippines.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in digital, consulting, systems integration, and/or outsourcing areas with increasing responsibility.
• Experience must be in a law firm or fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in a relevant industry.
• Minimum 2 years of experience negotiating Intellectual Property and Data Privacy matters is preferred.
• Strong experience negotiating and drafting technology-based agreements.
• Strong understanding of contracting and legal risks, including Intelle