Senior Associate, Legal COE – LA

General Information

Req #

WD00064888

Career area:

Legal

Country/Region:

Colombia

State:

Cundinamarca

City:

BOGOTA DC

Date:

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Working time:

Full-time

Additional Locations :

• Colombia - Cundinamarca - BOGOTA DC

Why Work at Lenovo

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This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via ourStoryHub (https://news.lenovo.com/) .

Description and Requirements

Lenovo is seeking an Senior Legal Associate for its Global Contracts Team (GCT), reporting to the Senior Legal GCT Manager. The successful candidate will be providing legal support for commercial transactions with the application of project management, process innovation, technology and tools to the delivery of legal work in a way that drives both improved risk-mitigation and improved efficiency.

Position responsibilities include contract creation, negotiation, and review, providing advice and counsel on legal, compliance and business transactions, including risk analysis and reward, and presenting options and opportunities.

The position will collaborate with internal and outside counsel, technology experts, marketing and sales teams, product developers as well as with Lenovo’s customers and suppliers as needed. The successful candidate will have at least 5 years of legal experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a variety of agreements, particularly within a technology company. Experience with Government procurement and local R&D is also strongly desired. Strong communication and presentation skills will be necessary to explain complex matters to business partners in a manner that is readily understandable in order to ensure well-informed business decisions.

Specifically, this role is responsible for:

• Negotiating a high volume of complex technology, sales and partnering agreements, services (including DaaS, SaaS), vendor and supplier agreements, and a variety of other commercial contracts including license agreements, data processing agreements, professional services agreements, assignments and amendments

• Develop and implement legal efficiencies to support business teams and improve contract processes and operations

• Contribute to improvement of contract templates and playbooks

• Work closely with clients and the legal team on strategic initiatives in support of all business units

• Provide proactive advice regarding business and legal issues and risks

Our ideal candidate has:

• LLB/JD and admission to practice

• 5+ years of drafting and negotiation experience in a fast-paced environment, preferably focused on technology transactions

• Demonstrated effective interpersonal interaction in a highly customer-satisfaction focused environment

• Developed critical thinking and proactive problem-solving skills, with a willingness to get into the details of complex problems and drive creative solutions

• Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Detail-oriented, with outstanding organizational skills and ability to manage multiple transactions and projects simultaneously under deadline pressure

• Demonstrated exceptional judgment, integrity and ability to give practical advice appropriately weighing legal and business objectives

• A strong team player who can work well with colleagues in all functional groups

• Committed to his/her personal growth and development by actively seeking feedback and responding with constructive action

Location:

• Colombia

Additional Locations :

• Colombia - Cundinamarca - BOGOTA DC

• Colombia

• Colombia - Cundinamarca

• Colombia - Cundinamarca - BOGOTA DC