Senior Legal Counsel

Job description:
Job Description
At Wipro, strategic partnerships are one of the core pillars of our business strategy. We have a 360-degree relationship with our partners and the Wipro Winning Together approach is aimed at delivering unparalleled value to our clients. The Wipro Partner Ecosystem helps create unique winning partnerships that offer mutual business growth opportunities, joint value driven by collaboration, executive commitment and thought leadership around future technologies.
Role Summary
The candidate will be expected to provide support with drafting, reviewing and negotiating all strategic partner engagements and advise business teams on various aspects relating to the partner Ecosystem. The position requires regular communication with key business stakeholders, sharp business acumen, excellent contract drafting skills and the ability to negotiate effectively with opposing counsel, while successfully protecting the interests of the company. The attorney will be part of a dynamic, collegial and growing practice group within the corporate legal department.
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Roles and responsibilities:
• Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating software license agreements, IT
services contracts (e.g., Cloud and hosting agreements), IT infrastructure contracts, IP
licenses, online advertisement/marketing agreements, ISDA contracts, construction
contracts, property related documents, treasury contracts, structured finance
documents, hardware purchase and leasing agreements, staffing contracts, IT
development agreements, collaboration agreements, non-disclosure agreements, bank
guarantees etc.
• Understanding software license compliance issues, including open-source software and
experience on SAAS, IAAS, PAAS, etc. related copyright issues will be preferred.
• Knowledge of legal and compliance issues, such as data protection issues relating to
cross-border transactions
• Exposure to contract disputes, including dispute resolution and/or litigation (preferred)
• Requires working with senior leadership and advising them.
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Basic qualifications:
Relevant legal experience (preferably in-house)
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Good academic credentials
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Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions.
Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

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