SAP Legal Counsel 

Germany, Baden-Württemberg 

141048432

The required legal advice will range across cloud, software licensing and consulting contracts, and general legal topics. You will act as a key contact for the relevant sales teams in the Market Unit, in particular providing legal advice on a wide variety of matters, including local laws and regulations, cybersecurity, intellectual property, licensing, data privacy, and license compliance matters.

The successful candidate will:

• Report to the Vice President, Deputy Regional General Counsel in EMEA.
• Be part of the Italian legal team and as part of the SAP Global Legal.
• Negotiate, both in Italian and English, complex commercial contracts with SAP customers and partners and provide trusted legal advice to SAP’s management ensuring that all contracts are in compliance with SAP’s legal, contractual and business processes and policies.
• Management of legal service providers using dedicated tools, associated reporting, and efficient management of legal costs
• Ensure that company business strategies are applied in recognition of legal implications and risks.
• Manage legal disputes, legal aspects of customer escalations, and interact with outside counsel as necessary.
• Contribute to the overall success of SAP’s business and be recognised as a business partner with an understanding of SAPs business objectives and cloud strategy.

What you bring:

• A qualified lawyer with excellent working knowledge of Contract and IT Laws with 2-5 years post admission experience in an accredited law firm.
• Strong autonomy and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively within a team. They should be capable of independently identifying and resolving issues, while also collaborating with colleagues to achieve common goals.
• Experience in corporate law (e.g., maintaining corporate books and extraordinary operations).
• Excellent communication, negotiation and drafting skills.
• IT and IP legal experience.
• Working knowledge of Data Privacy and Artificial Intelligent Laws.
• Experience in negotiating commercial contracts with customers/partners.
• Works well with the other lawyers who are expected to support and operate as a team.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment and cope well with pressure (including quarter end pressures).

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