Description:
The Role:The Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Procurement, is a hybrid business counsel / transactional attorney role that will be responsible for advice and counsel to the Company's Enterprise Supplier Management (ESM) group, including on a variety of complex procurement transactions and enhanced risk issues. In this role, the Senior Manager, Senior Counsel - Procurement will work alongside others in CAST to support ESM.
Responsibilities include:
- Independently managing (including drafting and negotiating) a wide range of commercial and procurement transactions
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in support of the Company's complex, enterprise-wide procurement and outsourcing contracts
- Serve as the legal risk steward in forums tasked with identifying risks in proposed procurement transactions
- Proactively propose and implement process improvements that promote efficiencies and advise on internal guidelines and procedures
- Build and maintain strong relationships with ESM and line of business stakeholders
- Implementing and managing repeatable, controlled processes for transactional work
- When necessary, managing and coordinating outside counsel, including management of the delivery of services and cost
The Person:
An ideal candidate will be a seasoned legal professional with proven ability to operate effectively in a complex, highly regulated, and evolving environment, and will have the following experience and skills:
- Ability to manage multiple transactions, take on new responsibilities and handle novel issues is critical
- Exceptional negotiation skills and the ability to identify, lead and manage a negotiation team
- Ability to advise and counsel business groups on legal issues related to procurement transactions
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to work as a team player, interacting with associates across departments and job levels
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational skills with impeccable attention to detail
- Excellent analytical and oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work cooperatively with internal constituents to create efficient processes and to get issues resolved across organizational boundaries
- Ability to work in a dynamic environment and flexibility to adapt to changing needs
- Ability and desire to learn new areas of law
- Ability and willingness to work as a team player
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Basic Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Active member in good standing of at least one state bar
- At least 4 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, or a combination, with a focus on third party procurement, vendor or outsourcing transactions, including from the buy-side
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of experience as an attorney in a law firm, government or an in-house legal department, or a combination, with a focus on third party procurement, vendor or outsourcing transactions, including from the buy-side
- 2+ years of experience providing advice and counsel on procurement transactions to clients in the financial services industry
- 2+ years of experience providing advice and counsel on procurement transactions, including technology services
- Experience with Google Workspace
