Contracts Specialist at Red Hat [Hybrid, 6 Months]: Apply Now!

About Red Hat

Red Hat, Inc. (formerly Red Hat Software, Inc.) is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises and is a subsidiary of IBM. Founded in 1993, Red Hat has its corporate headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina, with other offices worldwide.

About the Job

The Red Hat Legal team is looking for a Contract Specialist to join the new Global Legal and Compliance Center of Excellence (CoE) in New Delhi, India supporting the global Commercial Legal function. In this role, you will work on a globally distributed team of lawyers and contract specialists to support the Red Hat sales and procurement teams in structuring, negotiating, and closing contracts.

You’ll also collaborate with our finance and product management teams and assist Red Hat counsel with commercial legal functions. As a Contract Specialist, you’ll need to have excellent communication skills to interact with internal and external business clients while addressing complex issues in an accurate and clear, yet thorough manner. You should have passion for technology, excellent problem-solving skills, and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Eligibility

• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Demonstrated interest in software, information technology (IT), intellectual property (IP), or related legal issues
• 4+ years of professional experience in contract negotiations in the technology or software industry, solid knowledge of commercial contracting law and related issues such like IP and licensing
• Excellent communication skills demonstrated through your work experience, including the ability to explain complicated concepts in simple, audience-appropriate terms
• Analytical, negotiation, and drafting skills demonstrated through your work experience
• Exceptional organizational skills with an ability to manage simultaneous projects under deadline pressure
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining a firm focus on problem-solving
• Experience with NDAs and revenue and sales contracts is a big plus

Following are considered as a plus:

• Ability to speak and negotiate in a second language
• Law degree with experience

Responsibilities

• Review, revise, and negotiate non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and other commerial agreements
• Provide support and assistance to Red Hat’s commercial attorneys worldwide
• Assist with master software subscription agreements, master services agreements and statements of work (SoWs), partner agreements for resellers, distributors, and cloud providers, and procurement agreements
• Help educate customers about open source licensing and Red Hat’s subscription business model Help support the global Sales team

Type

6 months contract

Location

New Delhi

Mode

Hybrid

Application Procedure

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