Director - Legal (Technology Contracts & Advisory) (PSS07177)

Director - Legal, Technology Advisory & Contracts

Location: Mumbai

About the client: PSS is mandated by our client, among the top unicorn internet and technology organisations, to hire a Director - Technology Advisory & Legal contracts. The role will report to the Head of Legal Contracts for the organization. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise the organization on key technology partner relationships and contracts from a legal perspective including long-term partners like AWS, SAP, and cloud platform partners
• Lead the drafting and negotiation of complex technology and commercial contracts, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Direct data privacy initiatives and develop a robust AI governance framework to enhance compliance and ethical standards. 
• Apply legal expertise in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) and product-related fields to address challenges in marketing, content supply, brand and product launches, product design and feature development.
• Understand regulatory trends related to technology and provide strategic advice on such matters to senior leadership.
• Oversee patent strategy and maintain relationships with outside counsel to optimize legal resources.
• Depth & breadth in info tech laws & regulations, data protection/privacy, intellectual property (trademarks, copyright, personality rights), media rights/sports rights acquisition
• Ensuring proactive & preemptive management of legal, financial & reputational risk across B2B & B2C verticals of BUs
• Collaboration, communication & coordination with external legal, tax counsels and law firms for validation of legal advice

Prior Experience & Skills:

• Must have 10-12 years of experience in the technology legal function in internet start-up companies, technology divisions of legal firms, or technology teams of large technology consulting firms
• Strong on tech legal background and should be a subject matter specialist.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management among members of the legal (General Counsel, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Head of Legal Contracts) and other functions (technology, top management).