Legal Counsel, Commercial Job Listing at Nextracker in Hyderabad, TS (Job ID NX-952)

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Job Description:

The Legal Counsel, Commercial will be based in Hyderabad, India. In this position, you will report to the Associate General Counsel, Commercial. Watch this video to learn why Nextracker is more than just a place to work.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates:

• Passionate drive to innovate and create
• Integrity to the core
• Enthusiastic customer focus
• Consistent interactive teamwork
• Desire for continuous improvement and top performance.

Here is a glimpse of what you will do:

• Integrating and partnering with the business unit leadership team, providing sound legal advice and risk mitigation measures to ensure successful business outcomes.
• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements and ancillary agreements.
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide authoritative legal guidance to the legal commercial team as well as other internal business teams.
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates.
• Manage and meet internal SLA's and help juggle priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners.
• Reviewing solicitations, strategizing approaches for responding, drafting sections addressing particularly legal topics, such as data rights and privacy.
• Selecting and managing outside counsel when needed.
• Assisting commercial contracts personnel with complex or risk-sensitive terms and conditions, such as limiting liability, indemnification, and grounds for termination.
• Assisting with customer and supplier disputes.
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department discussions on corporate-wide topics, policies, and procedures.
• Participating in and contributing to Legal Department updates on changing laws and regulations and other continuing education.

Here is some of what you will need (required):

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited Law School and licensed to practice law.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as outside commercial contracts counsel.
• Experience advising executive clients on business and transactional matters (contracts, agreements, business strategy)
• Demonstrated leadership ability, preferably as a counsel for a business segment of a technology-driven company.
• Ability to perform the role of hands-on legal generalist.
• Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced and complex organizational structure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Here are a few of our preferred experiences

• Ability to analyze complex issues and provide recommendations in an executive-worthy manner
• Ability to develop strong client relationships while maintaining an independence appropriate to a compliance function.
• Strong communication skills (written and oral).

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