Senior Legal Counsel with New Relic (Bengaluru)

Deadline Open Deadline

Location Bengaluru, Karnataka

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

Details of the Organization

The New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform helps businesses eliminate interruptions in digital experiences. New Relic is the only AI-strengthened platform to unify and pair telemetry data to provide clarity over your entire digital estate.

Details of the Job/Internship

New Relic is hiring for the position of legal counsel with 5-7 years of experience to join their Bengaluru office.

Role and Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate SaaS contracts and other commercial agreements in support of our go-to-market efforts.
Support and coach sales teams on deal structure, contract negotiations, and customer contract disputes.
Monitor and advise leadership teams on disputes and collections matters in connection with our commercial contracts, and partner with the finance team to build scalable processes to manage those matters.
Draft, review, and negotiate settlement agreements regarding commercial matters and manage a caseload.
Act as a central point of contact for any new and updated agreements, including master agreements, amendments, and data processing agreements.
Partner with Contract Managers to drive execution of agreements and order forms, and be a point of escalation for decisions requiring counsel authority.
Partner with Privacy Legal to drive understanding, risk tolerance, and standardization of responses with respect to India and global privacy regulatory regimes.
Serve as a trusted advisor and business partner across the company by providing counsel and practical guidance for accomplishing New Relic's overall business objectives that balances business objectives and legal risk, taking into account companies policies and positions.
Gain an understanding of New Relic’s SaaS, including our product-led growth and consumption business model transition, and stay informed about our rapidly evolving technology, buying programs, and laws that impact our business.
Review and advise the marketing team on requests related to commercial contracts.
Drive continuous improvement of our processes, templates, playbooks, and how we support go-to-market efforts.
Support company initiatives, including new product launches, special projects, and enablement for internal teams.

Eligibility

5 - 7 years experience negotiating commercial contracts with a solid knowledge of technology and contract law and revenue recognition principles.
Proficiency negotiating topics such as privacy, security, and data protection in the commercial contract context.
Strategic, hands-on approach to supporting execution of Sales’ deals.
Experience advising on disputes and collections matters in connection with commercial contracts.
Ability to work on your own and prioritize multiple, often competing, deliverables while managing expectations meeting deadlines.
Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate effectively and gain trust and confidence with personnel at many different levels.
Ability to work as a team member of the legal department in a scalable, autonomous and accountable manner, and demonstrating flexibility across matter types and time zones.
Attention to detail and excellence in contract drafting and dispute management, as well as ability to communicate in a precise, effective manner with various teams and customers.
Eager to chip in wherever and whenever help is needed.
Active bar license in good standing in the state or country in which you reside.