AVEVA
Senior Legal Counsel
AVEVA, Phila, Pennsylvania, United States, 19117
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https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/ .Salary Range:$147,700.00 - $246,300.00Senior Legal Counsel, Global Procurement
is a role within the AVEVA Legal Team, supporting the evolving technology, marketing, HR and other commercial operational needs of the AVEVA Group. This role is primarily focussed on supporting AVEVA’s procurement needs for shared global services as they relate to enterprise-wide technology and professional services agreements. The candidate must therefore have demonstrable knowledge and experience of cloud/SaaS based contracts and contracts for professional services as they relate to complex project implementations and/or transformational activity.Principal Accountabilities
Manage and negotiate core strategic global agreements for shared services, working closely with IT Operations, HR, Marketing and Procurement teams.Acting as the primary legal support for AVEVA’s procurements needs in the US and for global agreements managed out of the US.Provide ongoing legal support for business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle for enterprise agreements and systems. Always providing timely and risk-based advice.Work closely with other members of the AVEVA Legal Team in the regions (EMEA, APAC, AMER) or specialist teams (Trade and Compliance, Privacy, Corporate etc) to ensure all of AVEVA’s operational needs are addressed and risks are properly assessed and approved.Assist in updating and implementing process improvements, launching new strategic initiatives that reflect the risk profile agreed with the Chief Legal and Transformation Officer.Help manage timely review of less significant contracts or those that require jurisdictional specific advice.Assist in the implementation of training programs reflecting the specific needs of the business.Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
Senior Legal Counsel with a strong background in negotiating and drafting enterprise-wide agreements with demonstrable knowledge and experience of cloud and SaaS based agreements and agreements for professional services in the context of delivering complex projects.Strong commercial awareness with the ability to spot risks and offer constructive solutions, including review of commercial Statements of Work advising on risk management such as operation of milestones, penalties, damages etc.Awareness of data privacy issues (GDPR and/or CCPA) as they arise in commercial agreements, confident reviewing data processing agreements.Ability to work with a degree of autonomy whilst escalating the most important issues and working collaboratively with the rest of the global team based in the UK.Ability to create, develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.Desire to make improvement changes, such as updating standard templates, other process improvements, rollout training and work on strategic projects.AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.
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https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/ .Salary Range:$147,700.00 - $246,300.00Senior Legal Counsel, Global Procurement
is a role within the AVEVA Legal Team, supporting the evolving technology, marketing, HR and other commercial operational needs of the AVEVA Group. This role is primarily focussed on supporting AVEVA’s procurement needs for shared global services as they relate to enterprise-wide technology and professional services agreements. The candidate must therefore have demonstrable knowledge and experience of cloud/SaaS based contracts and contracts for professional services as they relate to complex project implementations and/or transformational activity.Principal Accountabilities
Manage and negotiate core strategic global agreements for shared services, working closely with IT Operations, HR, Marketing and Procurement teams.Acting as the primary legal support for AVEVA’s procurements needs in the US and for global agreements managed out of the US.Provide ongoing legal support for business stakeholders throughout the contract lifecycle for enterprise agreements and systems. Always providing timely and risk-based advice.Work closely with other members of the AVEVA Legal Team in the regions (EMEA, APAC, AMER) or specialist teams (Trade and Compliance, Privacy, Corporate etc) to ensure all of AVEVA’s operational needs are addressed and risks are properly assessed and approved.Assist in updating and implementing process improvements, launching new strategic initiatives that reflect the risk profile agreed with the Chief Legal and Transformation Officer.Help manage timely review of less significant contracts or those that require jurisdictional specific advice.Assist in the implementation of training programs reflecting the specific needs of the business.Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
Senior Legal Counsel with a strong background in negotiating and drafting enterprise-wide agreements with demonstrable knowledge and experience of cloud and SaaS based agreements and agreements for professional services in the context of delivering complex projects.Strong commercial awareness with the ability to spot risks and offer constructive solutions, including review of commercial Statements of Work advising on risk management such as operation of milestones, penalties, damages etc.Awareness of data privacy issues (GDPR and/or CCPA) as they arise in commercial agreements, confident reviewing data processing agreements.Ability to work with a degree of autonomy whilst escalating the most important issues and working collaboratively with the rest of the global team based in the UK.Ability to create, develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.Desire to make improvement changes, such as updating standard templates, other process improvements, rollout training and work on strategic projects.AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.
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