Executive - Legal

AppZen is the leader in autonomous spend-to-pay software. Its patented artificial intelligence accurately and efficiently processes information from thousands of data sources so that organizations can better understand enterprise spend at scale to make smarter business decisions. It seamlessly integrates with existing accounts payable, expense, and card workflows to read, understand, and make real-time decisions based on your unique spend profile, leading to faster processing times and fewer instances of fraud or wasteful spend. Global enterprises, including one-third of the Fortune 500, use AppZen’s invoice, expense, and card transaction solutions to replace manual finance processes and accelerate the speed and agility of their businesses. To learn more, visit us at www.appzen.com.

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Contract review and negotiation (primarily vendor contracts - NDA, MSA, DPA, and related contracts)
• Managing Legal operations for the global legal team
• Risk management assignments for the legal department which would include representing the legal team in various audits
• Drafting of various contract templates on need basis, working on playbooks and similar documents
• Assisting cross functional departments like HR, Finance and other technical functions with legal and operational requests and queries.
• Review and negotiation of India specific agreements (Vendor and internal)

Experience

• 3-4 years of experience in contract review, legal operations, and related legal functions in IT / Software industry as an in-house attorney (MUST have)
• Experience in SaaS industry is an added advantage
• For contract review - Prior experience in redlining corporate contracts like NDA, MSA, DPA, license agreements, HR related documentation. (MUST have)
• Knowledge about data privacy is an added advantage (GDPR, CCPA and other privacy laws)
• Hands-on experience with legal research
• Experience in using CLM platforms or other legal tools is an added advantage

Skills & Competencies :

• Strong ability to identify issues, inconsistencies, and gaps in legal agreements.
• Ability to interpret complex legal documents and assess potential risks or liabilities.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple contracts or projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.

Educational Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) (MUST have)