We help the world run better At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. ABOUT THE ROLE SAP is seeking a Legal Counsel to work within its Field Legal Organization in the Americas region. Based in São Paulo - Brazil, you will be a part of the North America Field Legal Team and will provide legal expertise for SAP and its business teams, particularly SAP's sales teams, across the region. Primary responsibilities include drafting and negotiating multiple complex technology cloud, service, license, 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. You will act as a prime contact for the relevant sales and related business teams and provide legal advice and counseling focusing primarily on cloud agreements, as well as on a wide variety of matters, including intellectual property, licensing, data privacy, and license compliance matters. The key accountabilities of the role are to: Effectively structure, draft, redline, and negotiate with customers complex terms and agreements including cloud agreements, software licensing, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, etc. in support of SAP's Cloud, Software, and Services business. Work closely with internal Sales, Pricing, Revenue Recognition, Shared Delivery/Centralized Deal Support deal support teams during the drafting and negotiation process. Serve as an escalation point for Shared Delivery/Centralized Deal Support services, Global Commercial Finance, 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. 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. Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to, bankruptcy, privacy, and judicial claims management. Assist with special projects as assigned. Education and Skills Graduation from accredited law school. Preference is experience and expertise in negotiating key terms for Cloud Agreements, such as data protection, data analysis, security, compliance/regulatory, limitation of liability terms, etc. Strong interpersonal, leadership and communications skills. Fluent English language skills - written and oral. Solid legal experience. Experience in providing legal counsel to sales teams. Excellent time management and organizational skills. Experience in IT industry, Cloud (software-as-a-service) and Artificial Intelligence sector would be beneficial. We win with inclusion SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability: Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor. Requisition ID: 410957 | Work Area: Legal | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.
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