Assistant Manager - Legal Counsel

Job description

**About your role** This is a fast-paced role within the Commercial Legal team, requiring high-quality legal analysis, risk assessment, and cross-border engagement. You will need a strong sense of commercial understanding, attention to detail, adaptability, and the ability to work at pace with confidence. Key aspects of your role include: - Providing front-end legal support for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of procurement and commercial agreements, with particular emphasis on emerging technologies such as cloud services and GenAI. - Interfacing directly with global stakeholders and advising on legal and compliance issues linked to onboarding third-party tech solutions or developing in-house capabilities, including those involving staff augmentation and temporary workforce arrangements - Supporting cloud regulatory compliance work including review of new cloud/technology deployment requests, Cloud Regulatory Forum coordination, entity mapping and Local Compliance notifications. - Collaborating with colleagues across functions and geographies to deliver pragmatic, business-aligned legal solutions. Contributing to continuous process improvement, knowledge sharing, and technology adoption within the team. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of background, and strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive. **Key Responsibilities** - Draft, review and negotiate a variety of procurement and commercial contracts, including both technology and non-technology engagements such as Cloud Outsourcing Agreements, SaaS, IaaS, Software Licences, Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, Consulting and Facilities Agreements, Change Orders, and Data Processing Agreements. - Support business and sourcing teams on onboarding third-party AI and GenAI solutions or developing these in-house, including IP, data, ethics, and regulatory considerations. - Understand and interpret international Tech/Cloud Outsourcing regulations (ESMA, EBA, EIOPA, DORA, EU AI Act, GDPR, DPDP Act, etc.) and apply them to contracts. - Review new cloud and technology deployment requests, coordinate with TRAO and Local Compliance on regulatory notifications and applicability assessments, and support Cloud Regulatory Forum processes. - Collaborate with procurement to resolve legal and commercial issues and maintain compliance with company policies. - Provide legal advice on matters related to existing procurement contracts and ongoing supplier service engagements, including amendments, renewals and terminations. - Research and stay current on emerging technology developments (AI, GenAI, blockchain, cloud, crypto, open-source software) and proactively assess their impact on commercial contracts and regulatory compliance. - Prepare presentations, guidance notes and knowledge materials on emerging tech and related legal / regulatory themes for the team, sourcing and business stakeholders. - Support legal operations including intake processes, AI contracts checklists, and contribute legal tech-advisory. - Pursue relevant professional development including certifications, seminars and external sessions on data privacy, emerging tech regulation and related areas. - Demonstrate adaptability, collaboration, and a proactive approach in all interactions. **About you** In this role you will be required to have: - LLB with 5–6 years of relevant experience, preferably in an in-house role within a multinational organisation (Financial Services, Asset Management, or Information Technology industries preferred). - Experience in reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts across both technology and non-technology engagements, including cloud services (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS), outsourcing, software licensing, market data, consulting, facilities, and profeesional services (staff augmentation, consulting etc.). - Working knowledge of cloud outsourcing regulatory frameworks (e.g., ESMA, EBA, DORA) and their application to technology contracts. - Familiarity with current technology trends such as AI, GenAI, platform integration, data processing, and their legal and regulatory implications. - Strong oral and written communication skills; excellent judgment; business sense. - Excellent drafting and negotiation skills. - Commercial judgement, business acumen, pragmatic and a solutions-oriented mindset. - High ethical standards and professional integrity. - Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple matters in parallel. - Experience working on cross-border contracts and international engagements. - Genuine interest in technology and emerging tech – someone who keeps up with developments in AI, GenAI, cloud, blockchain and data privacy because they want to, not because they have to. - Experience with contract management systems, e-signature platforms, and other legal technology tools is desirable. - Research-oriented and self-driven – ability to independently learn about new technologies, understand their contractual and regulatory implications, and translate that into practical guidance for stakeholders. - Comfortable presenting complex tech/regulatory topics to non-legal audiences using presentations, diagrams and practical examples. - Demonstrated adaptability, collaboration, and a proactive approach. - Positive, pro-active attitude suited to be a team member within a dynamic business environment. - Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.