Technology & Outsourcing Lawyer, Tier 1 Investment Bank

Technology & Outsourcing Lawyer, Tier 1 Investment Bank
Our client, a Tier 1 Investment Bank, is currently seeking a Vice President for its Technology Legal group.

Responsibilities

• Review, interpret and negotiate agreements with suppliers, advising clients and partners on rights and responsibilities related to those agreements, including compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Manage end-to-end negotiations, and navigate internal processes and coordination between the business, Legal, Sourcing and other subject matter experts to reach timely and successful execution of agreements.
• Interpret contractual requirements based on information provided by internal business partners.
• Negotiate standard and customised contracts in order to minimise the risk to the business through principled adherence to firm policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Analyse legacy legal documents for conformance to the firm’s current policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance and subject matter expertise on documentation to internal business and functional partners.
• Serve as trusted advisor to internal clients and business partners.
• Help develop and enhance legal knowledge management training materials and procedures.
• Provide legal research on technology, intellectual property and contractual issues, as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with significant English law experience in the financial services industry required, including drafting and negotiating customised transactions with large multi-product global client base.
• Significant experience required in negotiating contracts for technology/IP transactions with third party providers (e.g. software licensing/support, software as a service, market data, consulting, professional and other services agreements).
• Strong knowledge of intellectual property, outsourcing, offshoring, software licensing, privacy and related regulatory and risk environments.
• Strong interest in new and emerging technology solutions and applications, and their impact on intellectual property and technology law.
• Proven ability to independently identify issues, analyse problems and provide viable solutions.