Legal Counsel

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

10

About the Role:

The Team:

S&P Global Mobility (SPGM), a division of S&P Global, provides automotive related business information and analytical products and services. SPGM provides invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility.

Responsibilities and Impact:

The Legal Counsel will be a member of the SPGM legal department, which is comprised of attorneys who support the division’s commercial organization, product development/technology functions and business management/leadership.

The Impact:

• Work in a dynamic, flexible, client-facing (both internal and external) environment and will have the opportunity to work independently, be part of a legal team that provides crucial support to the organization.

• Supporting a wide range of automotive related data products and services and collaborate with the sales team to support negotiating and concluding commercial licensing agreements.

• Excellent opportunities to work on broad range of legal matters and have international exposure. We operate globally.

• Involvement in commercial transactions, ad-hoc business projects, as well as assisting with strategic projects, propose innovative legal solutions, process review and innovation, and information review and analysis. 

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting wide variety of agreements including data license agreements, services agreements, advisory contracts, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial contracts.

• Support sales and other business teams including shared services groups.

• Interact and work closely with the legal team members and provide assistance and support on matters across different business areas.

• Be involved in special projects for the development of the business division and as requested.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years’ experience as a legal counsel with commercial, contracts and general legal experience from a law firm or in-house.

• Must have a law degree from a university.

• Excellent command in spoken and written English is a must.

• Experienced in reviewing, drafting and negotiating legal documents in English is essential.

• Requires a practical business-oriented mindset to problem-solving.

• Effectively counsel internal clients by providing them with clear, concise and pragmatic advice, and creative solutions where necessary, on established timelines to meet their business needs.

• Able to operate autonomously while being a team player who is supportive and responsive, brings a positive attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with other members of the legal team.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideally, be admitted to practice law in Mexico.

• Knowledge of licensing contracts, IP and data privacy matters is a plus.

Return to Work:

Have you taken time out for caring responsibilities and are now looking to return to work? As part of our Return to Work initiative, Restart, we are encouraging enthusiastic and talented returners to apply, and will actively support your return to the workplace.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.
Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

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