Business Contracts Lawyer

Smart Communications, Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart Communications, Inc. is seeking a seasoned legal professional to lead contracts strategy and provide strategic legal support for revenue-related transactions in a telecom environment.

The role focuses on drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, reviewing MSAs, NDAs, and reseller agreements, and mitigating regulatory and privacy risks while coordinating with cross-functional teams to protect PLDT’s and Smart’s interests.

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of related legal experience, preferably in contracts, commercial transactions, telecommunications, ICT, technology, corporate, or regulatory practice.
• Experience in preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and managing commercial, revenue, service, reseller, technology, infrastructure, or enterprise customer contracts is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal standards and strategies for Business Contracts to enable revenue contracts management.
• Provide strategic legal support to Enterprise Business and other units for revenue-generating transactions.
• Prepare, review, and negotiate contracts for telecom services, value-added services, and enterprise products.
• Review master services agreements, service schedules, NDAs, reseller and marketing agreements, and related documents.
• Ensure terms cover service scope, payment mechanics, data privacy, IP rights, termination, and dispute resolution.
• Provide legal opinions on contractual interpretation and enforcement remedies.
• Identify legal, regulatory, operational, data privacy, and competition risks and mitigation measures.
• Coordinate with business units, technical teams, finance, procurement, tax, and privacy to align terms with objectives.
• Manage contract issues, escalations, and pre-litigation matters with relevant centers.
• Develop, update, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and clause libraries for revenue contracts.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Chief Legal Counsel or Head of Revenue Contracts Management.

Skills

Contract drafting

Legal negotiation

Regulatory knowledge

Commercial transactions

Telecommunications

ICT/technology

Education

Juris Doctor

Bar Examination

Job description

Job Description:

Education

• Juris Doctor degree
• Passed the Philippine Bar Examination

Qualifications

• At least 3-5 years of relatedlegal experience, preferablyin contracts, commercialtransactions,telecommunications, ICT,technology, corporate, orregulatory practice.
• Experience in preparing,reviewing, negotiating, andmanaging commercial,revenue, service, reseller,technology, infrastructure,or enterprise customercontracts is preferred.

Duties and Reponsibilities

FUNCTIONAL:
Business Contracts Legal Strategy and Standards

1. 1.Lead, perform, and provide legal standards, solutions, and recommendations as the legal expert on Business Contracts to enable, execute, and drive the legal strategies and initiatives of the Revenue Contracts Management center.
2. 2.Provide strategic legal support to Enterprise Business and non-core business units of PLDT for revenue generating, revenue-enabling, and related commercial transactions.

Contract Preparation, Review, and Negotiation

1. 1.Prepare, review, and finalize contracts pertaining to telecommunications services, value-added services, managed ICT services, reseller arrangements, enterprise products, and other business contracts of PLDT Enterprise.
2. 2.Review and advise on master services agreements, service schedules, amendments, memoranda of agreement, reseller agreements, referral and marketing arrangements, sponsorship contracts, non-disclosure agreements, infrastructure access documents, and other revenue-related agreements.
3. 3.Ensure that commercial terms, service scope, payment mechanics, service levels, liability provisions, data privacy obligations, intellectual property rights, termination rights, and dispute resolution provisions are legally sound and protective of PLDT’s interests.

Legal Advice, Risk Management, and Stakeholder Support

1. 1.Provide opinions on legal issues and render legal advice regarding interpretation of contractual rights, performance obligations, compliance requirements, and enforcement remedies.
2. 2.Identify legal, commercial, regulatory, operational, data privacy, competition, and enforcement risks in proposed transactions and recommend practical mitigation measures to management and business units.
3. 3.Coordinate with business units, technical teams, finance, regulatory, procurement, tax, data privacy, information security, and other stakeholders to align contract terms with PLDT’s business objectives and legal requirements.

Contract Issue Management and Pre Litigation Support

1. 1.Manage and help resolve contract issues, escalations, customer concerns, default situations, service level disputes, payment disputes, termination concerns, and other pre-litigation matters.
2. 2.Coordinate with the Dispute Resolution Management center, as needed, in assessing claims, preserving evidence, formulating settlement positions, and preventing avoidable litigation exposure.

Templates

1. 1.Develop, update, and maintain contract templates, playbooks, clause libraries, review standards, and negotiation positions for Enterprise Business and other assigned revenue contracts.
2. 2.Perform other duties assigned by the Chief Legal Counsel or Head of the Revenue Contracts Management center.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

1. 1.Accountable for the budget, performance, and results of the organization, as applicable.
2. 2.Address issues with impact beyond own organization based on knowledge of related disciplines.
3. 3.Perform other related duties and responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.