Senior Legal Counsel

Infosys – Legal - Senior Legal Counsel (Lawyer / Attorney) Infosys Ltd. (NYSE INFY) a global IT Services company with more than 200,000 employees and 10+ billion dollars in annual revenue, is seeking a senior attorney to join the commercial transactions group of our Legal department, with responsibility for the Americas Sales region. If you have a strong background in commercial transactions and are ready to put your strengths to work in a fast-paced, in-house legal environment, then this may be the opportunity for you. Infosys Limited is seeking an in-house attorney to join the Americas Legal team supporting the Infosys Sales teams in the U.S, Canada and Latin America. The position will report to a Senior member of the Americas Legal team and will be primarily responsible for the following: negotiating various agreements with external clients and vendors; providing legal and business counsel to internal clients to resolve issues; managing external counsel (as applicable); ensuring that all agreements are concluded in accordance with Infosys’ corporate risk parameters and policies and working or leading various department and organization projects as assigned. Infosys provides services to a broad range of customers including, but not limited to the following industries, financial services, healthcare, consumer products, energy and utilities, media and communications. The candidate should have experience contracting with customers in these areas, a good working knowledge of the issues that frequently arise and familiarity with the laws and regulations that are associated with these industries. Work location We prefer candidates based in our major hub locations (Richardson, TX; Indianapolis, IN; New York City, NY; Phoenix, AZ and Raleigh, NC or nearby areas), but are open to strong candidates across the U.S. The role offers remote flexibility, with occasional travel for litigation and stakeholder meetings Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time. The successful candidate should have the following A minimum of 5 years’ legal work experience after law school graduation. JD from an accredited law school; with strong academic performance. Must be a member of a State Bar. Blend of relevant law firm and in-house experience; preferably transactional IP/IT focused with at least 4 years of prior in-house experience. Experience with litigation (including mediation and arbitration); responding to complaints; drafting settlement agreements; etc. Excellent drafting skills: demonstrated experience with commercial transactions, specifically the drafting and negotiation of, but not limited to, the following types of agreements: 1) complex master outsourcing services and technology-related agreements; 2) software licensing agreements; 3) software reseller and services agreements; 4) sponsorship and marketing agreements; 5) teaming agreements; 6) RFPs and RFIs; 7) settlement agreements ; 8) non-disclosure agreements; 9) statement of work(s) ; 10) subcontractor agreements; and 11) cloud hosted services agreements. Background in outsourcing, information technology, data privacy, intellectual property, software licensing, export control compliance, SaaS, dispute/conflict resolution and litigation (preferred) Project Management Skills - experience overseeing and closing multiple projects and transactions simultaneously. Ability to organize, prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-based and demanding work environment. Creative problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team with rapidly changing deadlines and priorities. Commitment to ethics and integrity; professionalism and attention to detail and the ability to maintain strong working relationships with demanding internal clients. Ability to identify and manage legal and business risk. Excellent communication and inter-personal skills. Sense of humor. Approx. 15 – 20% - business travel may be required Estimated annual compensation range for candidate based in the below locations will be CA / CO / IL / MA / MD / MN / NJ / NY / VT / WA Min : USD 141738 p.a. Max : USD 166750 p.a. #J-18808-Ljbffr