Details of the Organization

BCD Travel helps companies travel smart and achieve more. They drive program adoption, cost savings, and talent retention through digital experiences that simplify business travel.

Details of the Job/Internship

BCD Travel is looking for a candidate with 5 years of experience for the position of Commercial Contracts Lawyer.

Role and Responsibilities

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to BCD’s commercial stakeholders.
• Review, negotiate, and draft various commercial contracts working directly with our sales and account management teams.
• Negotiate directly with clients, vendors, and suppliers. 
• Serve as primary legal contact for the BCD APAC region.
• Review, draft, and negotiate various types of commercial contracts including client, supplier, technology contracts, and other legal documents, including regional and multinational global agreements.
• Provide legal and business advice to internal teams including sales, program management, procurement, finance, and supplier relations.
• Advise business clients on legal and regulatory issues and risks, data privacy and security issues, approval processes, company policies and procedures, and business strategy.
• Increase legal awareness of the commercial teams by communicating contractual obligations in non-legal terms through presentations/training and creating and distributing necessary documentation.
• Handle claims and litigation; liaise with outside counsel.
• Maintain and update template agreements for the APAC region.
• Advise internal clients of potential legal risks and recommend strategies to manage and minimize risks from a legal point of view in close cooperation with the internal client.
• Monitor the development of new laws affecting the business.

Eligibility

• Indian or other APAC country qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years of experience in a reputable law firm and/or multi-national in-house law department.
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Experience drafting and negotiating regional or multi-national commercial contracts, especially client sales or service agreements is required.
• Must be a self-starter with excellent organizational and time-management skills.
• Must be able to “triage” and balance many projects at once.
• Must have a customer-service-oriented approach to practicing law with an eye toward practical application.
• Must be detail-oriented and a skilled draftsperson.
• Ability to interact with the company's leadership, proposing practical and creative solutions to complex business issues and providing pragmatic risk assessments.
• Must be willing and able to work a US-based schedule several days per week (for example, working 2-3 days per week in the evenings).
• Ability to work collaboratively across multiple functions, and organizations and with a diverse group of colleagues at all levels.
• Must have a good sense of humor and be a team player who will thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, and collegial atmosphere.
• Experience in the travel industry is preferred, but not essential.
• Understanding basic data privacy is helpful.

Salary/Stipend

Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Karnataka

City

Bengaluru

Address

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Application and Registration Details

After you apply, you will receive the next steps of the application process via email. 

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