Senior Attorney - Legal

IBM is a leader in the provision of open hybrid cloud and AI solutions to governments and companies globally in industries like finance, telecommunications, health, transport, and logistics. IBMs services and products extend across consulting, AI and data, cybersecurity, and cloud to help companies digitally transform to meet current and emerging challenges. As a Senior Attorney you will be part of the India and South Asia (ISA) legal team who provide legal advice and support to IBMs domestic businesses in India and South Asia as well as IBMs global delivery missions.

Responsibilities:

Members of IBMs legal team are expected to provide advice across IBMs 2 primary Business Units: IBM Consulting, and IBM Technology. Generally, that work involves advising and negotiating commercial engagements and contracts with government and commercial entities. The ISA legal team also provides the business and support functions like procurement, security and transport, real estate, human resources, and finance advice on regulatory compliance and change, contractual disputes, litigation, intellectual property, workplace relations, privacy, and cybersecurity.

The ISA legal team also facilitate compliance with IBMs policies and procedures.

Required Education:

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

• Qualified to practice law in India.
• At least 9+ years of experience acting in a legal capacity whether in-house or at a law firm or combination of both.
• Deep experience in negotiating IT contracts with government and commercial entities in services, software, and cloud solutions.
• Experience in providing advice concerning issues like privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
• The ability to work autonomously on matters with the requirement for supervision diminishing as the candidate becomes more familiar with IBMs business.
• Familiarity with Indian government procurement policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated initiative in improving processes and procedures to drive improved performance not only for the business by also for the legal function. Strong evidence of a commitment to integrity and ethical conduct.

Preferred Technical and Professional Experience:

• Experience in advising on disputes and litigation in India.
• Sector experience in Information Technology.
• Prior experience in an in-house legal environment preferably with a multinational company.

Years of Experience:
9 - 15