Legal Counsel

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

SAP is seeking a Legal Counsel to work within its field legal organization in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, you will be a part of the APAC Regional Legal Center of Excellence team and will provide legal expertise for SAP and its business teams, particularly SAP’s sales teams, in various countries across the APAC region.

The successful candidate will provide legal advice on precontractual elements of the sales cycle such as non-disclosure / confidentiality agreements, preparation and negotiation of the legal aspects of contracts, working with other legal colleagues in the APAC region as part of an integrated team and carry out legal functions for other business units/practice areas such as real estate/facilities, corporate and company secretarial matters, procurement, marketing and communications.

Primary responsibilities include working with SAP’s Shared Delivery Hub (“SDH”) and Commercial Finance teams in support of their drafting of cloud, license, professional services and related agreements, negotiating agreements, drafting more complex legal language to address customer issues, all while working collaboratively with sales professionals, pricing and revenue recognition teams and others, in a fast-paced environment to help achieve SAP’s business growth strategies and objectives within SAP risk tolerances, and in accordance with SAP policies and applicable laws.

The successful candidate will also provide legal advice and counselling on a wide variety of matters, including AI, cloud contracts, data privacy, intellectual property, licensing and license compliance matters, employment issues and other ad-hoc legal advisory matters. Experience in the Cloud (software-as-a-service) / Technology / IT sector is strongly preferred.

Key to your success as a Legal Counsel will be your ability to:

• Draft, redline and negotiate contractual terms with customers, including cloud, software licensing, professional services agreements, data processing agreements, etc. for SAP’s Cloud, Software, and Professional Services business.
• Work closely with the Internal Sales, Commercial Finance and other experts in the area of cyber security, data privacy, etc during the drafting and negotiation process.
• Assist the commercial and sales teams with legal escalations relating to the transactions you are working on.
• Help achieve SAP’s business goals and objectives by serving as a true business partner, balancing legal risks appropriately against the commercial objectives.
• Identify contractual risks and suggest alternatives that lead to optimal solutions.
• Work with sales, finance and operations teams to ensure that contractual terms are compliant with legal, regulatory and company policies and risk preferences.
• Integrate legal, business, technical and practical analysis into the provision of legal advice.
• Assist in handling various field and corporate legal matters, including but not limited to non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements, real estate/facilities, procurement, marketing, privacy, intellectual property rights, and claims management matters.

Education and Skills:

• Tertiary qualifications in Law from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in law in a commonwealth jurisdiction
• 4-5 years of post-qualification legal experience (gained in either a reputable law firm or in-house legal environment).
• Preference is experience and expertise in (a) negotiating key terms for Cloud Agreements, such as data protection, security, compliance/regulatory, limitation of liability terms, etc. and (b) RFP responses for public sector customers, employment law matters including HR litigation and upcoming regulatory topics like data localisation, data privacy and local content requirements.
• Customer-service mindset, with strong written, communication and interpersonal skills with a high attention to detail.
• Team player with the ability to work collaboratively across multiple teams across APAC and communicate in a timely and responsive manner.
• Excellent/Fluent written and oral English.
• Inquisitive and not afraid to ask questions.
• You will work under supervision, but you show initiative, are motivated, self-driven and self-organizing. You are creative and demonstrate the ability to “think outside of the box”, meaning that you know when to adhere to established guidelines but you are able question established practices by suggesting new approaches that further the objectives and goals of SAP within its risk and compliance framework.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 452514 | Work Area: Administration | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid