Legal Senior Specialist (IT, Technology)
Apply locations: Menara Maxis
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Time left to apply: End Date: January 21, 2025 (10 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: JR11189
Are you ready to get ahead in your career?
We want to empower you to turn your ambitions into achievements.
We thrive in inclusiveness, diversity and embrace close collaborations for you to create impact for yourself and others.
Together, we aim to bring the best of technology to help people, businesses and the nation to be ahead in a changing world.
To realise our vision to become Malaysia's leading converged solutions company, we are looking for a new talent to innovate and grow with us in a culture that values commitment, performance and possibilities.
Why does this job exist and why is it critical?
Draft, review and negotiate procurement technology contracts with vendors, service providers and business partners for goods and services in particular network equipment, IT systems, platforms and software.
Support the continuous improvement of procurement contract templates and internal contracting processes.
Able to balance legal issues against commercial requirements to facilitate pragmatic legal advisory while ensuring Maxis' interests are protected while compliance with law is observed.
Being innovative in the use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of legal services to the business.
Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry.
What do you need to have for this role?
Degree in Law (LLB).
Minimum 10-12 years' experience post being called to the Bar with at least 5 years in (i) an in-house position handling IT and/or technology procurement contracts or (ii) handling IT and/or technology procurement contracts while in practice.
Candidates with background in technology, IT procurement, cloud, big data, software licensing, SAAS platform and/or telecommunications IT procurement contracts.
Able to work independently.
Personal traits: positive, passionate, collaborative and a team player.
Good stakeholder management capabilities.
Highly organised with ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a time sensitive manner.
Strong communications and presentation skills with ability to communicate simply and provide training on legal concepts to the business.
What's next?
Once you've applied online, our team will carefully review your application.
Due to a high volume of applications, we appreciate your patience to allow for a fair and timely review process.
Should you be shortlisted for the role, we will send you an invitation via email for a digital interview.
You can also check on your application status by logging into your candidate account.
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