Come use your extensive legal experience to provide legal support for the quickly growing Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The Red Hat Commercial Legal team is looking for a Senior Commercial Attorney to join us in Singapore. In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager of the Red Hat Commercial Legal Group in APAC and work on a globally distributed team within the Red Hat Commercial Legal team to support Red Hat customer and partner transactions and procurement activities in structuring, negotiating, and closing contracts. You’ll need to have excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external business clients while addressing complex issues in an accurate, clear, and thorough manner. As a Senior Commercial Attorney, you’ll also need to have passion for technology, excellent problem-solving skills, and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Primary Job Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate master services and software subscription agreements, professional services agreements and statements of work (SoWs), and partner agreements for resellers, distributors, system integrators (SIs), independent original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), independent software vendors (ISVs), and cloud providers
- Educate customers about open source development and licensing, including Red Hat’s subscription business model
- Support and coach our regional sales teams
- Work with product, finance, and operations teams to develop negotiation strategies and resolve contractual issues
- Assist with the development of new Red Hat’s offerings, programs, and contract templates
- Participate in compliance initiatives, including training internal customers on legal and contracting policies or issues, including ethics and anti-corruption issues
Required Skills
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience, including in-house experience is a plus;
- Bachelor of Law or higher degree in law from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, U.K. or other Commonwealth jurisdictions;
- Experience in working in Australia and New Zealand a plus;
- Fluent legal drafting skills in English;
- Practical experience in software or IT services contract negotiations; solid knowledge of commercial and contract law; experience with open source technology is a plus;
- Experience representing multinational companies (MNCs);
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good attention to detail;
- Ability to work on your own, prioritize, and follow through on multiple, concurrent, and often competing deliverables while managing expectations of the business and meeting deadlines;
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively and earn trust and confidence with associates at many different levels;
- Ability to work as a legal team member in a scalable and accountable manner, demonstrating flexibility and personal accountability;
- Ability to manage responsibilities with an appropriate sense of urgency
