Senior Legal Manager at Cognizant [Hybrid]: Apply Now!

Cognizant is hiring a Senior Manager – Legal in India for a hybrid role within its Technology Transactions team, focusing on technology contracts, commercial agreements, legal risk management, and leadership.

About Cognizant

Cognizant is an AI Builder and technology services provider focused on bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value. It develops full-stack AI solutions by combining industry, process and engineering expertise to build technology systems that amplify human potential and deliver tangible business outcomes.

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About the Job

Cognizant is inviting applications for the position of Senior Manager – Legal. The role is part of the Technology Transactions team and involves working closely with business, finance, procurement, alliances, delivery and other cross-functional stakeholders.

The selected candidate will oversee the negotiation, review and management of vendor and partner agreements, as well as client contracts relating to third-party provisioning for Cognizant’s business operations. The role will also involve advising the business on legal and commercial risks and implementing appropriate contractual safeguards and mitigation measures.

Eligibility

Candidates must have:

• Extensive contracting knowledge and experience, particularly in handling technology contracts.
• Strong legal and business acumen, including an understanding of transactional nuances, to assess risks and recommend appropriate mitigations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership and organisational skills.
• A high degree of ownership and accountability, including the ability to act as a single point of contact for issue resolution.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to communicate and coordinate complex issues with different levels of management and collaborate with and guide junior attorneys.
• A strong sense of ownership and a desire to create meaningful outcomes.
• Alignment with Cognizant’s values of Work as One, Dare to Innovate, Raise the Bar, Do The Right Thing, and Own It.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic transactions and business opportunities by engaging with deal teams, evaluating contractual and commercial risks, and providing visibility of material issues and potential exposures to senior management.
• Work with business, procurement, alliances and delivery teams to develop and implement contractual frameworks supporting business objectives and sustainable growth.
• Draft, review and negotiate global commercial agreements, including software licence and subscription agreements, alliance and teaming agreements, subcontracting arrangements, vendor services agreements, RFPs, statements of work and non-disclosure agreements.
• Identify and assess legal, commercial, operational, regulatory and compliance risks arising from contractual arrangements and develop pragmatic mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with procurement, finance, tax, information security, privacy, compliance and business leadership teams to incorporate relevant requirements into contractual documentation.
• Promote knowledge sharing and collaboration within the legal function to improve consistency and operational efficiency.
• Drive AI fluency and continuous improvement initiatives, including process optimisation, standardisation, automation and adoption of best practices.
• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing team of legal professionals.
• Manage escalations and ensure the delivery of high-quality legal support.
• Develop and deliver training, coaching and mentorship programmes to strengthen contracting capabilities, legal awareness and risk management across the legal team and wider business organisation.
• Collaborate effectively across the organisation while supporting business strategy and an inclusive culture.

Work Model

Hybrid

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Location

Chennai, India

Application Procedure

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