Legal Counsel

Company: ATN International
Location: Beverly
Posted on: September 19, 2024

Job Description:

This position will support the subsidiaries of ATN International, Inc. across four (4) of its international markets in the following territories: The Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the US Virgin Islands, and other Caribbean region markets on an ad hoc basis ("Group"). The role will support the Group business with broad engagement across a variety of commercial and contractual B2B legal matters including the development of streamlined legal and contractual management processes. Ideal candidates are qualified as an attorney to practice within the Commonwealth Caribbean or the United States with existing in-house experience or are a qualified solicitor practicing with a focus on B2B corporate / commercial B2B contracts. Compatible candidates are seeking an environment to fully engage corporate contract law within a commercial technology services environment.Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop standard contract terms and negotiation strategies for B2B service offerings.
• Draft and negotiate supplier and alliance agreements with key suppliers for B2B service offerings.
• B2B contractual arrangements - contract T&C's review, negotiation, drafting and amendment at tender/proposal, execution and renewal stages (sales and supplier side).
• Collaborate with Brava management, operations, and sales teams to support sound commercial decision making, Business IP, and Data privacy.
• Coordinate with local subsidiary counsel in the international markets, as needed, to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Candidates may be required to travel, both within the country and internationally, to various ATN International markets as required.Specification Skills
  • Experience in B2B commercial matters - particularly B2B contracts review, negotiation & drafting, IP, Data Privacy, etc.
  • Proficiently analyze legal issues, considering both strategic and creative perspectives, to advise accordingly.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong organizational skills and judgement, excellent analysis, drafting and negotiation skills.
  • Self-motivated to drive delivery against objectives and an ability to work autonomously and manage own caseload.
  • A strong customer focus and specifically a willingness to learn and build good working relationships with internal clients and stakeholders to ensure understanding of the Group's contractual obligations, identify areas of improvements of standardized documents, policies and standards, and help enhance and improve on the customer experience.
  • Accustomed to operating with business stakeholders on complex matters in a fast-paced environment and with a successful track record of aligning legal priorities with business goals.Experience
    • An Attorney-at-law with seven (7) to ten (10) years' experience qualified to practice within a Commonwealth jurisdiction.
    • Experience in B2B commercial matters - particularly B2B contracts review, negotiation & drafting, IP, Data Privacy etc.Location
      • Ideal candidates will be located in the Beverly, MA area or in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
      • We are open to considering candidates for remote work located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington.
      • This is a single open position that can be filled by a candidate based either in the U.S. or internationally.About the CompanyATN International is a telecommunications company operating advanced wireless, wireline, and both terrestrial and submarine fiber optic networks in North America and the Caribbean. Our expertise is operating in underserved or niche markets where we can develop a leadership position. Founded in 1987 ATN and headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts our vision is to become the Caribbean's premium Telecommunications challenger within the next five (5) years. Brava is a B2B segment committed to simplifying how companies do business by streamlining technology and delivering solutions that help them evolve and adapt to any state of their business journey. With a completely different approach to providing solutions, this new business arm is bringing four components: Brava Synergy, Brava Connect, Brava Cloud, and Brava Stronghold, all dedicated to proactively protect business, support collaboration, enhance their performance, and manage their network while providing access to internationally recognized solutions tailored to their market.DisclosuresDuties require sufficient mobility, vision, and communication to work in the company setting and successfully perform the essential functions of this job. We embrace diversity and are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting veterans and individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations may be considered for individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform these essential functions.Management reserves the right to change this job description at any time according to business needs.This position is open for hire in the U.S. or any of ATN's international markets. Applicants should either be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. or employment is contingent on approval of a work permit/visa in an ATN subsidiary market if not a citizen of the country. ATN and its subsidiary companies are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of U.S. employment visa at this time.
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