Details of the Organization

At Verizon, they power and empower how people live, work, and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. 

Details of the Job/Internship

Verizon is hiring a Supervisor-Contract Management to join their office in Chennai.

Role and Responsibilities

• Managing projects for various legal practice areas, including Business, Consumer, Global Services, Compliance & Ethics, Sourcing, Privacy, Real Estate, Network & Technology, among others.
• Leading, managing, and guiding a team of lawyers supporting these areas, contract management and others.
• Enabling business partners and stakeholders by way of drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and finalizing agreements.
• Performing second-level reviews for complex and critical engagements.
• Negotiating and finalizing agreements by Verizon’s requirements, policies and guidelines.
• Preparing engagement SOPs, training, and related documents.
• Ensuring adherence to expected turnaround times, service level agreements and requirements.
• Using readily available as well as emerging legal and project management technology to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
• Assisting the team in handling queries and disagreements with stakeholders and other parties.
• Advising business partners on contract-related queries and issues.
• Identifying potential risks and making recommendations to business partners and other lawyers.
• Optimizing and improving legal processes to drive efficiency.
• Taking complete ownership during the knowledge transfer phase for engagements.
• Driving change and continuous improvement.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant work experience in Legal work.
• Knowledge of policies, standards, and processes for managing and administering contracts, with the ability to use applicable processes and practices for managing a variety of contractual agreements.
• Knowledge of processes, tools, and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization’s exposure to risks of various kinds, with the ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
• Good understanding of contracts and other related laws.
• Strong negotiation acumen.
• Prudent decision-making skills and excellent legal judgment.
• Ability to balance business and contract goals against legal, business, policy and reputational risks and make sound decisions to take appropriate risks.
• Excellent communication and advanced executive presentation skills in person and virtually.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to drive and guide a team to deliver complex and time-sensitive processes.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail to identify root cause and provide innovative technology driven solutions.
• Team player with an ability to work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be fluent in both spoken and written English.
• Expert knowledge in contract negotiation.
• Technical acumen in Legal tools, AI, and other emerging technologies.
• Familiarity with common project management approaches such as PMP or the Agile Framework.
• Experience in global or U.S. agreements.

Salary/Stipend

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

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

State

Tamil Nadu

City

Chennai

Address

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

Application and Registration Details

Once you apply, the next steps in the application process will be sent to you via e-mail.

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