VP, Managing Counsel - Global Contracts Team

The VP, Managing Counsel—Global Contracts Team (GCT) will be responsible for leading a team of lawyers supporting complex commercial negotiations and related matters for ADP’s Global Enterprise Services Multi-country Payroll (MCP) business (for sales, business units and procurement). The role will report directly to the VP, Assistant General Counsel of the GCT. The VP, Managing Counsel—GCT will serve as a critical member of the leadership team of the GCT.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Utilize balanced lawyering to efficiently and effectively draft, negotiate and close complex cross border outsourcing, technology, vendor and other commercial agreements.
• Lead a team of lawyers, each of whom draft, negotiate, and close a wide variety of commercial agreements (including, HCM, complex cross-border outsourcing, SaaS, vendor, strategic partnership, and alliance agreements).
• Partner effectively with relevant ADP stakeholders and leaders (e.g., Global Sales, Business Unit Leaders, BU Commercial Operations, Finance, Privacy, and Risk Management, Sales,) to ensure contract terms are consistent with ADP's business practices, policies and goals (e.g., financial, fiscal, strategic, etc.).
• Serve as a point of escalation and resolution for the contracts team.
• Identify and drive improvements to the content and contract process, including by engaging team of lawyers to support business process improvement initiatives and deployment of appropriate technology in support of ADP’s growth objectives, while balancing the need to protect against material risks to ADP.
• Organize and provide periodic training for members of the contracts team to ensure consistent understanding of contract processes and content, to foster a collective mindset of continuous improvement.
• Develop and deliver training to internal stakeholders to educate them on ADP’s contract process and contract terms, along with market terms and industry practices.
• Accountable for key performance success measures to address contract throughput, contract quality, associate efficiency, internal and external NPS results, as well as associate engagement, among other things.
• Provide counsel and advice in monitoring and resolving disputes, litigation, investigations and regulatory matters related to the agreements negotiated within the GCT.
• Maintain current knowledge of legal issues of importance to ADP through participation in continuing legal education and membership in appropriate bar and professional associations.

MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY:

• Manage lawyers in various ADP locations. Responsible for hiring, developing and retaining lawyers who perform at a top level, managing performance and compensation decisions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Legal degree required; licensed to practice law in Spain (must hold a BAR license) or the UK (must hold an SRA regulation)

Experience/Specific Skills:

• 15+ years of extensive legal experience in a corporate law firm and/or as an in-house counsel with specific emphasis on contract negotiation, drafting, interpretation and contract process management.
• Experience with outsourcing agreements, software licensing and other technology-related contracts is required.
• Experience advising a business or operations in connection with legal aspects relating to the activities of the business.
• Excellent negotiation and drafting skills required.
• General familiarity with privacy laws useful.
• Strong business and legal judgment essential.
• Must be proficient in ability to assess risks and opportunities and determine the right level of risks to assume given the benefits to ADP.
• Strong management skills with ability to lead, motivate, and mentor subordinates.
• Must be analytical, detail oriented, and possess good organizational skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple complex matters and proactively anticipate issues or problems as or before they arise.
• Must have strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, presentation and leadership skills.
• Must possess a solid academic and impeccable ethics record.
• Must be able to accommodate travel as required.

Location/Travel: The position is based in an ADP Legal office in Barcelona or the UK. The role will require travel as required.