Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Senior Attorney, you will be part of the India and South Asia (ISA) legal team which consists of other lawyers and support staff who provide legal advice and support to IBMs domestic businesses in India and South Asia as well as IBMs global delivery missions. Members of IBMs legal team are expected to provide advice across IBMs 2 primary Business Units: IBM Consulting, and IBM Technology. Generally, that work involves advising and negotiating commercial engagements and contracts with government and commercial entities. The ISA legal team also provides the business and support functions like procurement, security and transport, real estate, human resources, and finance advice on regulatory compliance and change, contractual disputes, litigation, intellectual property, workplace relations, privacy, and cybersecurity.

The ISA legal team also facilitate compliance with IBMs policies and procedures.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• At least 7+ years of experience acting in a legal capacity whether in-house or at a law firm or combination of both.
• Qualified to practice law in India.
• Deep experience in negotiating IT contracts with government and commercial entities in services, software, and cloud solutions.
• Experience in providing advice concerning issues like privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.
• The ability to work autonomously on matters with the requirement for supervision diminishing as the candidate becomes more familiar with IBMs business.
• Familiarity with Indian government procurement policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated initiative in improving processes and procedures to drive improved performance not only for the business by also for the legal function. Strong evidence of a commitment to integrity and ethical conduct.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in advising on disputes and litigation in India.
• Sector experience in financial services, telecommunications, or both.
• Prior experience in an in-house legal environment preferably with a multinational company.

About Business UnitIBM Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) team represents a variety of functions such as marketing, finance, legal, operations, HR, and more, all working together to solve some of the world's most complex problems, help our clients achieve success and build collaborative work environments for IBMers.
This job requires you to be fully COVID-19 vaccinated prior to your start date and proof of vaccination status will be required before your start date. During the Onboarding process you will be asked to confirm your vaccination status, in case you are unable to get vaccinated for any reason, you can let us know at that stage. Please let us know if you are unable to be vaccinated due to medical or religious reasons. IBM will consider such requests on a case by case basis subject to submission of required proof by the candidate before a stipulated date.
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