Legal Counsel jobs at Intercontinental Exchange - Ice in United States, New York

Responsibilities

• Perform monitoring for new events to open incidents
• Perform all levels of routine network analysis using scripted and automated checks.
• Coordinate hot hands and other activities with vendors
• Interact with advanced level engineering support
• Develop and propose solutions for the knowledge base
• Incident Management
  • Proactive checkouts and monitoring to avoid service outages or limit their impact. Escalation for troubleshooting and fault isolation to restore service as necessary.
• Operational Readiness for New Services
  • Completing checklists that support pre-production deployment of network services. This includes assurance that Network Operations has updated management for all related network components, is performing pro-active routines to ensure optimal network health, understands the service and it’s dependencies, and the staff is capable of performing established recovery procedures.
• Change Management Planning and Configuration Implementation
  • Coordination of changes at the CAB and periodic quality reviews with Engineering. Implementation of tasks assigned to Network Operations and support for those implemented by Network Engineering.
• Service Requests, Network Maintenance, and Operational Support
  • Executing requests for analysis or support. Representing Network Operations’ strategic initiatives such as vendor service level reviews, Asset Management, and Capacity Management. Coordination and support for pro-active maintenance activities required to keep the infrastructure in good health.
• Process Improvement
  • Specific tasks assigned by management to own that deliver operational support improvements to a technology, process, tool, or service.

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field. 3+ years or experience in lieu or educational credentials.
• Knowledge of routing protocols and concepts (OSPF, BGP, etc.).
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, Layer 2 and 3 switching.
• Position requires attention to details, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment is essential
• Weekend and off hours support is required
• Solid understanding of multicast and troubleshooting techniques
• Working knowledge of how to use management tools
• JNCIA, CCNA, or equivalent knowledge is preferred.
• Financial industry experience is preferred.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to support the Associate General Counsel in advising and supporting a wide range of legal matters across the global ICE Data Services business units, with a special emphasis on commercial data, technology and software licensing transactions and strategic agreements.

This is a hands on role where you will managing other attorneys within the department and be responsible for executing on a variety of work including review and negotiation of complex commercial licensing and strategic contractual arrangements including for data and software licenses, service agreements, market data licenses, financial product licenses, redistribution arrangements, exchange agreements and policies and data vendor contracts; creation of form templates; working closely with the business to determine efficient and consistent contracting processes; providing legal support on regulatory matters; providing some legal support to Data Governance, Marketing, Finance, HR and product development departments.

Responsibilities

• Manage attorneys within the department, providing guidance, governance and mentorship
• Draft, review and negotiate various agreements for ICE Data Services globally (primarily customer agreements and data sourcing agreements)
• Assist in the preparation and review of external requests for information (RFI’s and RFP’s)
• Perform a legal review of ICE Data Services marketing materials
• Help identify risk implications of business strategies and plans
• Ensure that advice provided is consistent with the relevant regulatory requirements and ICE policies
• Provide legal support on regulatory matters
• Liaise with ICE business areas and provide advice and assistance as requirements might arise
• Collaborate closely with business, sales and product teams in the context of commercial negotiations and client discussions/issues
• Be an enthusiastic and professional member of the legal department

Knowledge and Experience

• Qualified lawyer in US jurisdiction. Position is suitable for around 10+ years PQE but candidates of other PQE will be considered applicable experience
• Experience managing reports
• Experience working in-house (experience working at a financial services or financial data/technology company would be viewed very favorably)
• Experience in commercial licensing transactions, commercial contracting and contract negotiation/providing legal advice across a variety of products and services
• Experience working with market data and global exchanges would be viewed very favorably
• Strong communication and proven negotiating skills; including the ability to draft and review a variety of contractual documents
• Experience and understanding of financial services / markets would be viewed very favorably, with an ability to work across a broad range of product areas
• Some knowledge and understanding of the details and practical application of the global regulatory agency and requirements impacting IDS services and exchanges, including, but not limited to MiFID II, SEC, CFTC, Data Privacy regulations, US export control laws and OFAC requirements, IOSCO principles and BMR in relation to the index industry would be viewed very favorably
• Comfortable providing articulate and appropriate guidance to executive management with a commercial mindset
• Ability to work autonomously and to adapt effectively in frequently changing working environments
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and clients simultaneously and effectively and work in a fast-paced environment; ability to work global timeframes, and when the situation calls for it, willingness to work off hours
• Desire and ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and business risks and propose creative, business-oriented solutions
• Ability to give pragmatic, quality and timely ad hoc advice to all areas of the organization including to management and business heads; adding value in commercial and technical discussions