Corporate Counsel

requirements and company policies. Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of other commercial agreements including software and data licenses, SaaS product subscriptions and related service level agreements, maintenance agreements, professional services agreements, subcontractor agreements, conduit agreements, referral agreements, distribution and reseller agreements, and intercompany agreements. Provide legal advice and guidance on contractual matters, ensuring that risks are identified and mitigated effectively consistent with Moody’s legal, product, and commercial positions. Collaborate and regularly meet with cross-functional teams, including sales, marketing, finance, and operations, to facilitate alignment on legal and contractual matters. Represent and update colleagues in the MA Legal team on issues/matters in Southeast Asia during regional meetings and/or monthly global staff meetings. Follow departmental practices and policies to track matters, document and escalate non-standard terms, and liaise with internal subject-matter experts as needed. Stay up-to-date on relevant legal developments and work with outside counsel when required in a cost effective manner. Help to develop and maintain contract templates along with usage guidance notes in conjunction with other legal team members. Support and carry out Moody’s business policies and practices, including preferred contract terms and compromise positions. Navigate identification, escalation, and approvals regarding privacy and information security issues arising from customer sales, partnerships, and other transactions. Explain corporate and legal department contracting policies and procedures clearly to sales teams or sales support teams, and provide related training in Southeast Asia. Work closely with the company’s other in-house lawyers, sales operations and finance staff, as well as product management, support and delivery teams as necessary to conclude and support commercial transactions in Southeast Asia. Be responsive and available to commercial sales teams to effectively close deals in a timely manner on acceptable terms to Moody’s. Complete special projects and initiatives within legal or cross-functional teams. Manage and streamline internal processes. Display initiative and creativity in addressing challenges while accomplishing business objectives.

About

the Team The APAC and the Middle East Legal Commercial Transactions team has members distributed throughout the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East region covering all commercial matters. The head of the APAC and the Middle East Legal Commercial Transactions team sits in Singapore. Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the

requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

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