About this role
About the Role Lead and oversee EY’s GDS GCO Enablement team, working closely with the General Counsel’s Office (GCO) globally. The Associate Director will manage a team of lawyers in India and Argentina, drive operational excellence, and ensure delivery of consistent, high‑quality legal support for commercial contracts. What You'll Do
- Lead multiple legal teams supporting various service lines and geographies on client and vendor commercial contracts.
- Mentor and develop a team of lawyers in India and Argentina, fostering a high‑performance, inclusive culture.
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, capability building, and career development initiatives within the team.
- Build capability and drive continuous learning, specialization, and role enrichment in alignment with global priorities.
- Oversee the execution of legal workstreams by direct reports, providing strategic guidance and removing obstacles.
- Allocate work, manage utilization, and ensure delivery aligned with SLAs, quality measures, and stakeholder expectations.
- Serve as escalation point for complex, high‑risk, or non‑standard matters.
- Provide coaching, performance feedback, and development support to team members.
- Drive people engagement and implement retention strategies.
- Foster a culture of innovation, inclusivity, accountability, and excellence.
- Oversee drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts, including technology, licensing, SaaS, procurement, and professional services agreements.
- Assess contractual risks, regulatory exposure, and data protection implications (GDPR/CCPA).
- Provide strategic, business‑aligned legal advice to internal stakeholders across global markets.
- Maintain high standards in legal accuracy, risk management, and commercial pragmatism.
- Maintain an understanding of the impact of change. What We're Looking For
- Proven experience leading and developing high‑performing legal teams, including setting clear performance expectations, ongoing feedback and coaching, and managing formal performance processes.
- Experience across the full people lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, compensation and reward decisions, and talent development.
- Deep industry knowledge in commercial contracting, risk assessment, data privacy, technology contracting, and complex negotiation.
- Experience supervising and providing oversight of team members from a technical legal perspective.
- Ability to provide strategic, business‑driven legal advice to internal stakeholders across global markets.
- Willingness and ability to oversee and collaborate with teams in India (Gurgaon, Bangalore, Noida) and Argentina (Buenos Aires).
- Commitment to innovation, inclusivity, accountability, and excellence.