Corporate Counsel for Commercial contracts - Remote in the US

NTT DATA, Inc.; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA Services is seeking a Corporate Counsel for Commercial contracts to join our Legal Department’s commercial transactions team. This remote role supports IT Services contracts for the Americas and interacts with executives across multiple geographies from Plano, Texas.

Responsibilities include drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex IT Services agreements, advising on terms, risk, and compliance, and collaborating with sales, delivery, and finance teams to enable successful client

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience as a lawyer, with at least 2 years drafting and negotiating complex IT Services agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead counsel in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in support of IT Services.
• Advise business clients on terms, conditions, and risks in outsourcing relationships.
• Assist in developing resolutions to disputes with customers.
• Enforce compliance with corporate policies.
• Collaborate with internal corporate units and global stakeholders.
• Manage internal executive briefings and escalations.

Skills

Legal experience

Negotiation

English proficiency

Executive interaction

Team player

Job description

Corporate Counsel for Commercial contracts - Remote in the US

Company: NTT DATA Services

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization.

We are currently seeking a Corporate Counsel for Commercial contracts - Remote in the US to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

NTT DATAAmerica seeks aCorporate Counsel to join our Legal Department’s commercial transactions team. This attorney will support the sales and delivery organizations of NTT DATA North America and work on transactions and other matters across our various business verticals. As Corporate Counsel, you will be expected to negotiate and document contracts for complex information technology, applications, business process, digital, consulting and AI services ("IT Services") transactions.

Location: This is a remote role within the United States

Responsibilities

• Lead counsel in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts in support of IT Services
• Advise business clients on terms and conditions, and risks, in complex outsourcing relationships (including scope of the services, service level agreements, pricing schedules, intellectual property, benchmarking, termination, and IP)
• Assist in developing and achieving resolutions to disputes with customers
• Enforce compliance with corporate policies
• Work collaboratively with internal corporate units and global stakeholders
• Manage internal executive briefings and escalations

Required Qualifications

• Curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Team player
• At least 5 years of experience as a lawyer, preferably with some law firm experience, and at least 2 years of experience drafting and negotiating complex IT Services agreements, including leading or "second chairing" the negotiation of outsourcing agreements
• Willingness to exercise independent judgment and interact with executives
• Strong written and verbal communications skills (English)
• Knowledge of the market for IT Services
• Flexibility and willingness to work with multiple stakeholders in an evolving business
• Licensed to practice law in at least one US state

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners.NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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