Legal Counsel, Global Contracts, Strategic Accounts

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Equinix is the world's digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.

A career at Equinix means you will collaborate on work that impacts the world and be surrounded by endless opportunities to learn new skills and grow in varied directions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.

Legal Counsel, Global Contracts, Strategic Accounts

Our global legal team may span 5 continents, but we are One Legal - a truly cohesive global team, working together across borders in support of shared strategic objectives. We work hard but take time to celebrate our accomplishments - both professional and personal - with a healthy dose of fun thrown in along the way. We look forward to coming to work each day to support Equinix and each other and highly value the team first culture we have created.

Equinix's One Legal team comprises valued business partners with a reputation for being responsive, consistent and proactive. We take customer service seriously and strive for excellence in execution. Equinix's steep growth trajectory keeps us on our toes and constantly learning. Strong relationships with our internal clients, fueled by our solution-driven orientation and creative, practical advice get us invited to the table early and often and lead to interesting and rewarding work directly in support of Equinix's corporate strategy.

Job Summary:

In this role as Legal Counsel, Global Contracts, you will be responsible for providing support to our strategic customers including customers who purchase our hyperscale services globally. Your responsibilities will include support of pre-contract RFP through to final contract negotiations. This includes facilitating and owning certain processes that are essential to contract closure (e.g. obtaining approvals) and supporting business with our most strategic customers (STRAT-A) globally. You will be responsible for drafting and negotiating contracts, finding innovative ways to simplify our operating model, modernizing our tools and improving our processes, as well as advising on contractual issues and risk in alignment with our commercial, corporate and strategic objectives in a manner that supports the objectives for the global business. These contracts are highly complex and focus mainly on large footprint opportunities which require speed, business savviness and an appropriate level of governance as the customers are market leaders in their industry.

Responsibilities

• Handling pre- and post- signing contract interaction with stakeholders and customers, non-standard language on Equinix template and customer template contracts and other Customer requests, to ensure that the contracts accurately reflect Equinix's position and are approved in a timely manner including where required working with the negotiation team.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating either alone or in support other senior legal counsels, highly complex customer contracts for our strategic customers purchasing and interacting with Equinix including for the hyperscale business and other Strategic customers / large footprint deals to ensure contracts properly protect Equinix, based on a pragmatic approach to risk.
• Handling STRAT-A and global major customer accounts and liaising with colleagues globally. Handling customer negotiations which may be with counterparts in AMER, APAC and EMEA .
• Responsible for managing the full deal cycle, including seeking approvals from relevant stakeholders, working with others on the wider Legal team and the business, and coordinating activities between various departments (e.g., sales, finance, tax, and insurance) and stakeholders.
• Supporting corporate transactions requiring customer contract due diligence, customer contract disclosures, customer notifications, consents and/or additional contractual documentation.
• Providing legal advice and responding to queries relating to customer contracts, including post-signature customer issues, liaising with various internal departments as well as prosecuting litigation and/or insurance claims if required.
• Advising on legal rights, providing risk assessment and contract interpretation; working closely with and providing strategic guidance to the business. Providing ancillary advice for Sales on various issues including early contract termination, novation, price increases, renewals, amendments, customer rights, and ensuring changes are properly documented.
• Conducting additional contract research and interpretation, providing guidance on day-to-day issues, including transactional and non-transactional matters.
• Stakeholder management. Collaborating with other teams globally to coordinate for an overall consistent and efficient approach.
• Functioning as part of the wider global Legal team, including engaging with other departments, providing input, undertaking any global projects, initiatives, deals, corporate or other commercial transactions as may arise or be assigned.

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognized university.
• 3 to 6 years' post qualification experience; preferably with experience in a law firm. Admission to practice in any commonwealth jurisdiction would be an advantage.
• Experience in negotiating and drafting complex contracts.
• Experience managing and organizing large deals/projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Exceptional attention to detail and discretion.
• Ability to manage competing priorities on daily basis.
• Agile, adaptable and able to pivot when necessary to keep up with customer or business objectives, with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work globally and able to proficiently use technology tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and ability to foster/manage relationships across multiple departments.
• The idea of supporting a fast-growing and innovative business, as well as our most strategic customers, energizes you.

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