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Lead Legal Counsel

SS&C Technologies
Posted Sep 16
Full Time
Coral Gables, Florida

SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel

Locations : Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Coral Gables, FL; Denver, CO; New York, NY; Windsor, CT - Hybrid

AL, AR, AZ, GA, IN, KY, LA, MN, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX | Remote

Get To Know The Team:

The person will be an integral part of a small collaborative team drafting, negotiating and managing contracts related to healthcare, privacy and security in relation to healthcare, intellectual property and software licenses.

Why You Will Love It Here!

  • Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
  • Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
  • Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
  • Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
  • Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
  • Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
  • Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

  • Acts as a subject matter expert with a strong understanding of the business, legal, financial, and technical requirements of the transactions related to the SS&C Health's lines of business.
  • Negotiates contractual provisions to reflect business requirements that meet company needs and maximize revenue, flexibility and potential, while minimizing exposure and liability
  • Negotiates, structures, drafts, and manages contractual documents that establish the terms and conditions of the business relationships and pricing with vendors, customers and/or partners
  • Leads the contract negotiation process and coordinates the process across several departments and areas within the organization
  • Documents issues arising in the course of contract negotiations and recommends a viable resolution to internal management
  • Manages executed agreements to control costs/increase revenue, ensure compliance, maintain service levels and aggregate expenditures enterprise-wide
  • Provides accurate, detailed, and timely information with regards to business, legal, financial, and technical requirements to assist management in making informed business decisions
  • Consults and advises senior management
  • Works on the most complex contracts and issues which typically involve using SS&C Health's or the customer’s paper (contract), unique issues and requests, special circumstances, and multiple business units
  • Determines and produces appropriate documents (e.g., non-disclosure agreements, trial agreements, letters of intent, agreements, schedules, BAAs etc.) as required
  • Negotiates contracts, drafts terms and conditions using original text/language, and redlines contracts
  • Assists with contractual and legal requirements in Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, etc.
  • Responsible for developing and maintaining client/vendor relationships, interacting with all levels of management, and may participate in vendor management
  • Responsible for creating standard, template agreements for new services and software products

What You Will Bring:

  • At least 5 years of experience drafting, negotiating, managing and advising on matters related to contracts, including service agreements, license agreements and other transactional agreements.
  • Must have familiarity with healthcare or privacy and security in relation to healthcare i.e. HIPPA
  • Experience with software solutions, software licensing, intellectual property, or healthcare privacy and security a plus
  • Business process outsourcing experience a plus

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job related knowledge, skills, abilities, business needs, and geographic regions.

NY: Salary range for the position: $148,000 USD to $202,000 USD. Colorado: Salary range for the position: $148,000 USD to $202,000 USD. Other States Salary range for the position: $148,000 USD to $202,000 USD.