[Hiring] Corporate Counsel @Infosys

Role Description

Infosys Ltd. is seeking a senior attorney to join the commercial transactions group of our Legal department, with responsibility for the Americas Sales region. The position will report to a Senior member of the Americas Legal team and will be primarily responsible for:

• Negotiating various agreements with external clients and vendors.
• Providing legal and business counsel to internal clients to resolve issues.
• Managing external counsel (as applicable).
• Ensuring that all agreements are concluded in accordance with Infosys’ corporate risk parameters and policies.
• Working or leading various department and organization projects as assigned.

The candidate should have experience contracting with customers in various industries, including:

• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Consumer products
• Energy and utilities
• Media and communications

Work location: We prefer candidates based in our major hub locations (Richardson, TX; Indianapolis, IN; New York City, NY; Phoenix, AZ; and Raleigh, NC or nearby areas), but are open to strong candidates across the U.S. The role offers remote flexibility, with occasional travel for litigation and stakeholder meetings.

Candidates authorized to work for any employer in the United States without employer-based visa sponsorship are welcome to apply. Infosys is unable to provide immigration sponsorship for this role at this time.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 8 years’ legal work experience after law school graduation.
• JD from an accredited law school; with strong academic performance.
• Must be a member of a State Bar.
• Blend of relevant law firm and in-house experience; preferably transactional IP/IT focused with at least 5 years of prior in-house experience.
• Experience with litigation (including mediation and arbitration); responding to complaints; drafting settlement agreements; etc.
• Experience with state and federal government contracting, including public sector procurement terms and compliance requirements (e.g., FAR/DFARS and state/local government contracting provisions), preferred.
• Excellent drafting skills: demonstrated experience with commercial transactions, specifically the drafting and negotiation of various types of agreements.
• Background in outsourcing, information technology, data privacy, intellectual property, software licensing, export control compliance, SaaS, dispute/conflict resolution and litigation (preferred).
• Project Management Skills - experience overseeing and closing multiple projects and transactions simultaneously.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to ethics and integrity; professionalism and attention to detail.
• Ability to identify and manage legal and business risk.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Sense of humor.
• Approx. 15 – 20% business travel may be required.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Legal)
• 401(k) plan and contributions dependent on salary level
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off