Legal Counsel

You are applying for the position of
Legal Counsel
for company
Soprano Design.
Please fill in your details below to submit an application for this position.

POSITION SUMMARY

To provide legal advice to ensure continuing
commercial success of this business across all business units in the
organization. Providing legal expertise to assist commercial decision making to
ensure compliance with relevant legislation. Supporting processes and
procedures for the efficient provision of legal services and to mitigate risks.
Reporting to the Director of Legal and Compliance in Australia and supporting
the organization within the bounds of the Group's business model, corporate
governance and related policies. Will primarily consist of negotiating/managing
contractual terms with suppliers and large enterprise or government customers
and advising on GDPR compliance.

*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:*

This
includes but is not limited to:

·       
Timely
contract reviews and negotiations primarily for the Soprano Group in ANZ region,
working with and supporting other regional-based legal counsel, as required

·       
Customer
service agreements (Managed Service Telecom Providers and direct SaaS)

·       
Supplier
agreements (carriers, aggregators and technology providers)

·       
NDA's, Data
Processing Addendums and Data Transfer Agreements.

·       
Consulting
services agreements

·       
Marketing and
advertising material and contract

·       
Drafting and
negotiating non-standard customer arrangements minimise the company's exposure
to legal and commercial risk.

·       
Assisting the
sales team with responses to legal and regulatory questions as part of RFTs /
RFIs and customer surveys.

·       
Providing
timely, business-focused and proactive advice on a broad range of legal,
regulatory and contractual issues, such as intellectual property, telecoms and
privacy law.

·       
Providing
legal input into the development of new products or customer offerings,
including the development of new service terms and policies.

·       
Managing
litigation and advising on claims, including labour claims with external
support.

·       
Contributing
to continuous improvement of processes, policies and precedents

·       
Managing
outsourced legal services, e.g. for litigation or labour disputes, including
collecting information for the consideration of external lawyers.

·       
Oversee
corporate management of the legal entities and delegations of PoAs in the
assigned regions with external support

·       
Be the go-to
person in the legal department with respect to international privacy matters
including GDPR compliance with the support of an external DPO

·       
Advise the
business on employment law, corporate, finance, strategic initiatives, and ad
hoc matters as required.

*Skills & EXPERIENCE TO SUCCEED:*

• At least 5+ years' post qualified experience
  as a lawyer in a similar sized organisation and with working in top tier
  law firm and relevant in-house experience
• Bachelor's/master's degree in law desirable
• Sound judgment and excellent communication
  skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills, ability to work collaboratively with cross-business multi-disciplinary
  teams
• Experience in managing competing demands,
  multi-tasking, ability to work under strong pressure
• Strong negotiation skills, persuasive,
  solution maker
• Creative problem solver who remains calm under
  pressure and who can effectively prioritize
• Full working rights in Australia.

WHY WORK FOR SOPRANO:

·       
Work for a leader in the CPaaS industry: We are a
leading enabler for enterprise communications, with a customer-centered
approach that allows us to reach significant results with our clients and
partners.

·       
Our focus on Technology: We pride
ourselves on building technology for the future of communication that creates
richer meanings, deeper trust and better connections.

·       
Global presence: Soprano
is headquartered in Sydney, but we have a global presence in Europe, North
America, South America, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.

·       
Collaborative and inclusive environment: We are
committed to a workplace environment where every employee is respected and
empowered to be their best self at work.

·       
Training and Development: We're a
small company with global presence that allows you to gain valuable insight and
exposure to various markets worldwide

·       
Competitive salaries: We are a pay
for performance company that values your contributions through our competitive salaries,
rewards and recognition programs

·       
Flexible Working: We're a
lover of hybrid working, and this allows us to stay connected to our global
teams while allocating time to do the things we love.

People are at the core of what we do and
Soprano Design Pty Ltd is committed to a safe, diverse and inclusive workplace
where we all thrive and succeed together. We encourage applications of all
ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures. Please let us know if
you require any adjustments to the recruitment process.

All successful applicants will need to
provide two professional reference checks and are subject to satisfactory
background checks