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Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Global Commercial Legal Support: Draft, negotiate, and manage a broad range of commercial contracts across multiple jurisdictions.
•  Provide structured legal risk assessment, bid support, and guidance on complex contracting structures based on Siemens methodology.
• Strategic Business Partnering: Partner with business leaders, commercial teams, contract managers, and legal colleagues globally.
• Advise on strategic transactions and drive harmonization of contracting processes and legal standards across regions.
• Collaborate with global business leaders, commercial teams, contract managers, and legal colleagues across Siemens.
• Domain Ownership & Industry Expertise: Develop expertise and support strategically important business areas, including data centers, sustainability, energy transition solutions, and emerging technology-driven industries.
• Enable scalable legal knowledge and best-practice development.
• Legal AI & Digital Transformation: Contribute to Siemens' Legal AI and digital transformation initiatives by identifying, testing, and scaling AI-enabled legal solutions.
• Improve legal service delivery through innovation, technology adoption, and data-driven workflows.
• Contract Intelligence, Compliance & Governance: Support contract intelligence and knowledge-management initiatives to generate business insights and improve decision-making.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified lawyer in a recognized jurisdiction (preferably India, US, England & Wales, Singapore, or another common-law jurisdiction).
• Above 5 years' (as a guidance) post-qualification experience in a leading law firm and/or in-house legal function.
• Experience in commercial contracts and projects, technology transactions, software (including SaaS), digital business models, and international business environments.
• Strong commercial judgment and business-focused legal expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder management and analytical skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries is a must.
• Collaborative, customer-oriented, and ethical approach.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with enthusiasm for innovation, technology, and continuous improvement.