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SAP Legal Counsel - South Market Unit 
United States, Georgia, Atlanta 
825861018

15.08.2024

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE

Legal Counsel to

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Effectively structure, draft, redline, and negotiate with customers complex terms and agreements including cloud, security, data processing, software license, and professional services agreements in support of SAP’s cloud and software business.
  • Work closely with internal Sales, Pricing, Revenue Recognition, and Commercial Business Partner deal support teams during the drafting and negotiation process.
  • Serve as an escalation point for Commercial Business Partners and Sales Teams for legal and contracting issues.
  • Support SAP’s corporate business goals and objectives by serving as a true business partner, balancing legal risks appropriately against the commercial objectives.
  • Identify contractual risks and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions. Working cross-functionally with sales, finance, and operations teams to ensure that contractual terms are compliant with legal, regulatory, and company policies and risk preferences.
  • The ability to integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis, and a high level of motivation, are essential.
  • Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to, privacy, security, intellectual property, template and playbook management, and dispute resolution.
  • Assist with special projects as assigned by the Assistant General Counsel.

EDUCATION AND SKILLS

  • Juris Doctor - Graduation from A.B.A. accredited law school
  • At least 3-5 years of relevant legal experience in the cloud and technology sector
  • Preference is experience and expertise in negotiating key terms for Cloud agreements, such as data protection, data analysis, security, artificial intelligence, compliance/regulatory, limitation of liability terms, etc.
  • Experience in providing legal counsel to sales teams
  • Strong interpersonal, leadership and communications skills
  • Active membership in at least one state bar



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