EY
Senior Counsel- Products and Platforms
EY, Global Legal – Senior Counsel role. Location: Anywhere in Country.
Overview Senior Counsel for Products & Platforms on the GCO Technology and Managed Services team. Provide legal support for technology products, platforms, SaaS agreements, AI, analytics, cloud, and related advisory services.
Key Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate client-facing product and platform agreements, including advising on contractual strategy and risk, and keeping up to date with relevant legal developments.
Collaborate closely with other members of the US GCO as well as local counsel in other EY member firms.
Collaborate closely with intellectual property counsel and procurement counsel on the development and commercialization of various products and platforms.
Support coordination with cross-functional business and internal support teams (Data Privacy, Information Security, Independence, Quality and Tax) as necessary.
Understand existing EY policies and help enhance policies and guidance relevant to technology products and platforms.
Support and advise internal product teams in the development of new products and platforms.
Gain a working understanding of the full range of tools, products and platforms required to be supported in order to provide effective product counsel.
Manage workflow in a highly dynamic environment and remain highly responsive, reliable, communicative, and accountable to team leadership and other members of the GCO.
Be adept in cross-functional settings and provide practicable legal advice to internal product teams and business stakeholders.
Build relationships and team seamlessly with other members of GCO, within the Legal Practice Groups, as appropriate, to deliver exceptional legal service to internal stakeholders.
Develop and deliver training on product and platform agreements, knowledge sharing, and best practice across the legal network and business, where requested or appropriate.
Continually learn, contribute and innovate in a dynamic space.
Qualifications
7+ years of relevant technology-related transactional experience in a client-facing capacity, including drafting and negotiation of product and platform agreements.
A strong background in supporting SaaS, software licenses, emerging technologies and a variety of go-to-market delivery models.
Experience developing contracting templates, playbooks and standards.
Adept at leveraging legal and other collaboration tools and technology to optimize teaming.
Experience in data privacy, data security, licensing, and intellectual property law.
Experience with cross-border contracting (including local country agreements and cross-border data transfer).
Ability to understand, assess, and negotiate terms for current and new technologies (including cloud and AI), and explain the related legal and business risks in a practical manner.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills.
High degree of cultural and emotional intelligence, and demonstrated aptitude for resilience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing circumstances and dynamics.
Ability to work independently and team effectively with colleagues in other functions and geographic locations.
Ability to grasp, understand, and accurately articulate and document complex legal and contractual principles, and balance risk from both a legal and commercial perspective.
Highly responsive with ability to manage high workload volumes and competing priorities efficiently and effectively.
Solution oriented with focus on exceptional client service.
Experience in a product counsel role in a technology or consulting organization with experience leading negotiations.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college.
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Membership in a State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law.
Good standing with the applicable State Bar including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.
EEO and Accessibility EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis.
EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities. If an applicant has a disability and either needs assistance applying online or needs to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please contact EY at 1-800-EY-HELP3 and follow the specified steps.
Contact If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss this opportunity.
For further details, apply today. EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
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Overview Senior Counsel for Products & Platforms on the GCO Technology and Managed Services team. Provide legal support for technology products, platforms, SaaS agreements, AI, analytics, cloud, and related advisory services.
Key Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate client-facing product and platform agreements, including advising on contractual strategy and risk, and keeping up to date with relevant legal developments.
Collaborate closely with other members of the US GCO as well as local counsel in other EY member firms.
Collaborate closely with intellectual property counsel and procurement counsel on the development and commercialization of various products and platforms.
Support coordination with cross-functional business and internal support teams (Data Privacy, Information Security, Independence, Quality and Tax) as necessary.
Understand existing EY policies and help enhance policies and guidance relevant to technology products and platforms.
Support and advise internal product teams in the development of new products and platforms.
Gain a working understanding of the full range of tools, products and platforms required to be supported in order to provide effective product counsel.
Manage workflow in a highly dynamic environment and remain highly responsive, reliable, communicative, and accountable to team leadership and other members of the GCO.
Be adept in cross-functional settings and provide practicable legal advice to internal product teams and business stakeholders.
Build relationships and team seamlessly with other members of GCO, within the Legal Practice Groups, as appropriate, to deliver exceptional legal service to internal stakeholders.
Develop and deliver training on product and platform agreements, knowledge sharing, and best practice across the legal network and business, where requested or appropriate.
Continually learn, contribute and innovate in a dynamic space.
Qualifications
7+ years of relevant technology-related transactional experience in a client-facing capacity, including drafting and negotiation of product and platform agreements.
A strong background in supporting SaaS, software licenses, emerging technologies and a variety of go-to-market delivery models.
Experience developing contracting templates, playbooks and standards.
Adept at leveraging legal and other collaboration tools and technology to optimize teaming.
Experience in data privacy, data security, licensing, and intellectual property law.
Experience with cross-border contracting (including local country agreements and cross-border data transfer).
Ability to understand, assess, and negotiate terms for current and new technologies (including cloud and AI), and explain the related legal and business risks in a practical manner.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills.
High degree of cultural and emotional intelligence, and demonstrated aptitude for resilience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing circumstances and dynamics.
Ability to work independently and team effectively with colleagues in other functions and geographic locations.
Ability to grasp, understand, and accurately articulate and document complex legal and contractual principles, and balance risk from both a legal and commercial perspective.
Highly responsive with ability to manage high workload volumes and competing priorities efficiently and effectively.
Solution oriented with focus on exceptional client service.
Experience in a product counsel role in a technology or consulting organization with experience leading negotiations.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college.
Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
Membership in a State Bar as an attorney qualified to practice law.
Good standing with the applicable State Bar including being current on individual state Continuing Legal Education requirements.
EEO and Accessibility EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis.
EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities. If an applicant has a disability and either needs assistance applying online or needs to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please contact EY at 1-800-EY-HELP3 and follow the specified steps.
Contact If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible to discuss this opportunity.
For further details, apply today. EY accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis.
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