General Counsel - Americas

Hansen Technologies is a global tech provider of billing, data management and customer care solutions servicing the Utilities, Pay TV and Telecommunications industries. A growing company with 31 offices around the globe delivering billing solutions to customers in more than 80 countries. Reporting directly to Hansen’s Global General Counsel & Company Secretary in Australia, the General Counsel - Americas will be the regional go- to person in Americas region, being part of regional executive management and working closely with them, Hansen’s global executive and the global legal team. Establishing an effective working relationship with your colleagues across the Americas region at all levels of the business will be critical to the success of the role.

A summary of the roles responsibilities are as follows:

• The preparation, and drafting of commercial contracts; including software licensing, support & maintenance, and implementation agreements.
• Monitoring of contract performance and compliance in accordance, contract management planning, risk management planning and compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Establishing and maintaining strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders including the effective management of contract enquiries, issues, disputes, variations, risks and undertaking negotiations as required.
• Maintaining a high level of quality communication with the commercial and legal teams throughout the negotiating and drafting process ensuring all necessary approvals are received and contract standards are maintained.
• Representing Hansen on meetings and calls and effectively advocating Hansen’s contractual position.
• Researching and analyzing contractual issues and providing reports regarding contract activity, performance and SLAs.
• Anticipate and mitigate potential legal problems within Hansen and develop strategies to reduce potential areas of risk.
• The provision of practical legal advice and support to sales, finance, leadership and HR teams, including employment related advice, corporate/company secretarial and general commercial and compliance matters.
• Drive the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.
• Other responsibilities as assigned, including the support of M&A activities from time to time.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Candidates must hold a Juris Doctor (J.D) or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution
• Demonstrated experience (8 + years minimum) in a legal (or equivalent) role, in particular in software project implementation and enterprise software systems
• demonstrated experience in stakeholder management.
• Strong deal-making skills that go beyond negotiating legal terms and resolving legal issues
• Ability to change complex legal requirements into flexible business solutions.
• A general understanding of the legal issues that commonly arise in the ordinary course of business operations, together with the ability to quickly learn and grasp the legal importance of new and unfamiliar issues, is necessary for the position.
• The demonstrated ability to function as a legal generalist and promptly provide practical legal advice to experienced business managers in a fast-paced commercial environment is required.
• Hands-on team player who is happy to roll up their sleeves.

EEO/M/F/D/V - Please note that we will not be offering sponsorship for this role. All candidates must have the proper work authorization in order to be considered. Thank you!