Legal Counsel Prague, Praha

Legal Counsel

**We help the world run better**
**What you´ll do**
Do you want to work in a fast-paced environment and help the world run better and improve people’s lives?
Are you interested in working together with other departments for the success of our customers and the achievement of SAP’s business growth strategies?
We have an interesting opportunity for you!
SAP is seeking a Legal Counsel to work within its Field Legal Organization in the Middle & Eastern Europe (MEE) region. Based in Prague, you will be a member of the MEE Field Legal Team and will provide legal expertise for SAP and its business teams.
You will act as a prime contact for related business teams with focus on the management and creation of contract templates. For relevant sales teams you provide legal advice and counseling focusing primarily on non-disclosure agreements and cloud agreements as well as on a wide variety of other legal matters.
You will be involved in the creation and management of contract templates for all countries in the Middle & Eastern Europe (MEE) region. Hence, you serve as the prime contact for related business teams and provide legal advice and counseling regarding these contract templates as well as on a wide variety of other legal matters. Your internal support will also cover other areas such as marketing, bankruptcy and procurement.
For relevant sales teams you provide legal advice and will be involved in drafting and negotiating primarily non-disclosure agreements, cloud agreements and related agreements to help achieve SAP’s business growth strategies and objectives, within SAP risk tolerances, while maintaining SAP policies, and complying with applicable laws.
Your ability to work with colleagues from different teams, balancing different perspectives and objectives across a wide organization is critical. You will spend a significant amount of time in collaboration with colleagues from different countries within the MEE region.
**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**
- Effectively structure, draft and manage SAP contract templates for all countries within MEE region
- Negotiate with customers complex agreements, including cloud agreements, software licensing, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, etc. in support of SAP’s Cloud, Software, and Services business.
- Identify contractual risks and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions. Working cross-functionally with sales, finance, and operations teams to ensure that contractual terms are compliant with legal, regulatory, and company policies and risk preferences.
- Serve as an escalation point for Shared Services, Commercial, and Sales Teams for legal and contracting issues.
- Support SAP’s corporate business goals and objectives by serving as a true business partner, balancing legal risks appropriately against the commercial objectives.
- The ability to integrate legal, business, technical, and practical analysis, and a high level of motivation, are essential.
- Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to, bankruptcy, privacy, IP and claims management.
- Assist with special projects.
**EDUCATION AND SKILLS**
- Graduation from accredited law school / meets applicable requirements to practice law.
- Experience in German, Austrian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Croatian or Serbian law is a plus.
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent/Fluent English language skills at negotiation level - written and oral.
- German, Romanian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Croatian or Serbian language skills - written and oral - are a plus.
**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- 2-6 years of appropriate legal experience
- Experience in working with sales teams preferred
- Experience in the Cloud (software-as-a-service) sector preferred.
**What you can expect** is professional onboarding, exciting career progression, a diverse work environment providing growth opportunities, learning & development possibilities, and an international business network for you to leverage. Interesting non-work related activities (volunteering, charity, sport events,..)
This role is based at the ultra-modern Metronom office building directly above the Nove Butovice metro station. The location encompasses SAPs vision for the perfect work-life balance by featuring uniquely decorated relaxation rooms, parents and kids room.
**BENEFITS**
Yearly bonuses, sick days paid and sick leaves fully refunded, flexible start/end of working hours, contributions to the pension/life insurance, meal vouchers, holidays 5 weeks, educational courses, coaching and mentoring opportunities, free massage, cafeteria plan, free fitness studio, generous shares program, etc.
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