Job Title

Senior Counsel, Procurement

Job Description Summary

The Senior Counsel will proactively support Cushman & Wakefield’s procurement operations in the U.S. and globally. This position reports to the Managing Senior Counsel, Procurement.

The successful candidate for this position will join a lean, dynamic legal team with direct responsibility for proactively supporting C&W’s corporate and commercial client procurement operations to deliver best in class, collaborative, and practical contracting services. This role will work directly with our procurement team and business lines across the organization.

Job Description

Essential Job Duties: 
 

Structure, draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial supplier contracts, including a range of technology agreements, supporting operations in the U.S. and globally.  

 

Analyze and appropriately mitigate contractual risk against business needs, spot and resolve issues, and provide expert counsel and advice to internal stakeholders on deal structure, strategy, and commercial and legal implications of proposed transactions. 

  

Partner cross-functionally with internal stakeholders in legal, operations, technology and procurement, maintaining strong, collaborative relationships to deliver solutions, appropriately escalate and address critical risk issues, ensure that contractual terms align with business objectives, risk tolerance, legal and compliance requirements to successfully close deals.  

 

Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks, and train internal stakeholders on legal issues and commercial negotiation best practices. 

 

Research, analyze and keep current on legal issues and laws, legislation, regulations, and court decisions affecting commercial contracting, emerging tech, data protection, and others generally impacting the real estate industry and real estate service providers. 

 

Perform other related duties as required or requested. 

 

 

Competencies: 

 

7+ years of commercial transactions experience including significant experience handling technology transactions. In-house experience a must. 

 

Expertise in drafting, advising and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts. 

 

Critical thinker that problem solves to remove barriers and deliver practical results aligning with business needs. Must be innovative, proactive, resourceful, and execution-oriented with exceptional judgment to provide sound legal advice and drafting reflecting a clear understanding of business objectives and balancing risk with business priorities. 

 

Proven success working autonomously with limited legal supervision, and collaboratively with stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.  

 

Experience with issues and regulations impacting commercial transactions, SaaS and other cloud agreements, Artificial Intelligence, data protection and privacy, including EU regulations, U.S. federal and state requirements. 

 

Self-motivated, confident, independent attorney that drives excellence and approaches each project with a “get to yes” attitude. Must be willing and able to adapt to varying situations to support and drive results however needed, and be capable of working comfortably in a large, global organization with nuanced lines of business and corporate structure. 

 

Executive presence with strong legal and commercial sophistication and accomplished in the “art of lawyering”; must be skilled in written and oral communication with the ability to effectively advise internal stakeholders, engender trust, build strong relationships and work effectively with leadership and across all levels of the organization. 

Excellent organization and time management skills with ability to prioritize and manage competing, concurrent demands.  Must be highly collaborative and a team player.   

 

Demonstrate the ability and willingness to work under time-sensitive deadlines and be productive in fast-paced environments with multiple competing priorities. 

 

Ability and willingness to gain expertise and perform work in emerging areas of the law is a must. 

 

 

Juris Doctorate degree required  

 

Bar admission in good standing 

Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative​ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without  regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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