Senior Contracts Counsel - Telecom & Tech Deals

Smart Communications, Inc.; Makati; Presencial; PHP 1.500.000 - 2.700.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

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.

Formación

• 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.

Responsabilidades

• 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.

Conocimientos

Contract drafting

Legal negotiation

Regulatory knowledge

Commercial transactions

Telecommunications

ICT/technology

Educación

Juris Doctor

Bar Examination

Descripción del empleo

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.