Job Description

Acuity Knowledge Partners

Acuity Knowledge Partners, a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence to the financial services sector is hiring a change management & support lead for finance applications to join a team of highly talented finance professionals to drive business value through various finance systems activities and strategic projects.

Be a part of a team that has consistently delivered stellar business growth, brand leadership and is continually innovating to offer its clients and prospects the best experience in the digital world.

Position Title- Assistant Director-Core Legal

Experience Level-8-10 years

Department-Legal

Location-Gurgaon

The Role / Responsibilities:

Successful candidate will be part of Acuity legal team, based out of Gurgaon; Mid-Senior level role with responsibility to provide legal and contractual support to business teams globally; Providing legal support for sales and business development teams, finance team, delivery teams and education and training teams - including providing support with RFP responses, contract drafting, contracts negotiation with clients; Contract Management including ensuring and keeping up to date repository of all company documents, records, contracts using relevant contracts management tools

Qualifications:

Law degree from one of the top 10 universities, with 8-10 years of post-qualification experience with a good corporate law firm(s) and/or in-house (preferably in the outsourcing industry); Very good English Communication Skills (written and verbal); Good understanding of local laws. Knowledge and prior experience of UK and USA laws would be an added advantage; Experience of drafting, vetting, and negotiating different contracts and agreements including commercial contracts, Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, affidavits, NDAs, Letter of Intent; Ability to liaise with business stake holders and closing tasks independently; Good articulation skills and ability to independently evaluate tasks, situations relating to various commercial and corporate matters, and providing practical solutions/advice to management; Prior experience of working on a contract management tool (like Sales Force, Ariba) would be an added advantage, though not mandatory; * Dynamic go getter, ability to multi-task, willingness to stretch when required, result oriented and strong inter-personal skills.