[Hiring] Senior Legal 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.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 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 4 years of prior in-house experience.
• Experience with litigation (including mediation and arbitration); responding to complaints; drafting settlement agreements; etc.
• 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.

Requirements

• 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