The Role
Reviews and analyzes commercial and technology agreements clause by clause, performs redlining and risk assessment, identifies deviations from playbooks, and provides comments, recommendations, and escalation summaries. The role supports Legal and business stakeholders across global contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, SaaS, vendor, technology, and data-processing agreements. It requires accurate, high-volume contract review and use of CLM or legal technology tools.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role Overview
We are looking for a Commercial Contracts / Contract Review professional to support the Legal team in reviewing and analyzing commercial and technology-related agreements.
This is a review-focused role, requiring strong hands-on experience in clause-level contract review, redlining, risk identification and deviation analysis. The role will work with global stakeholders and apply established contractual guidelines/playbooks to ensure agreements are aligned with business and legal requirements.
Key Responsibilities
● Review and analyse commercial and technology contracts on a clause-by-clause basis.
● Review agreements such as:
○ Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
○ Statements of Work (SOWs)
○ Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
○ SaaS agreements
○ Vendor / supplier agreements
○ Software / technology agreements
○ Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
○ Amendments, order forms and related commercial documents
● Perform redlining and contractual risk assessment.
● Identify deviations from standard contractual positions and applicable playbooks/guidelines.
● Assess key provisions including:
○ Limitation of liability
○ Indemnification
○ Intellectual property
○ Confidentiality
○ Data privacy / protection
○ Warranties
○ Termination
○ Payment terms
○ Service levels / SLA
○ Governing law and dispute resolution
● Highlight contractual risks, gaps and non-standard provisions for internal stakeholders.
● Provide clear review comments, risk summaries and recommendations.
● Ensure consistency with approved contractual standards and internal policies.
● Coordinate with Legal, Business and other internal stakeholders to resolve review comments and obtain necessary approvals/escalations.
● Maintain high accuracy and turnaround time while handling multiple agreements/high-volume contract reviews.
● Use contract lifecycle management and legal technology tools to support the review process.
Requirements
● 4.5 –8 years of relevant experience in commercial contract review, contract analysis or legal contract services.
● Strong hands-on experience in contract review and redlining.
● Experience reviewing multiple commercial agreement types, particularly MSA, SOW, NDA, SaaS, vendor, technology and DPA agreements.
● Strong understanding of contractual clauses and commercial/legal risks.
● Experience working with contractual playbooks, review guidelines or standard templates.
● Exposure to US/UK/EMEA/APAC contracts or global stakeholders preferred.
● Experience with CLM/legal technology tools is an advantage.
● Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
● Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify contractual deviations and risks.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
We are particularly interested in candidates whose day-to-day work is primarily:
Review → Clause Analysis → Redlining → Risk/Deviation Identification → Playbook Application → Comments/Escalation
Candidates whose experience is predominantly contract administration, procurement, CLM operations, drafting, negotiation or general legal advisory without substantial hands-on contract review would not be the primary fit.
Education:
LLB / LLM or equivalent legal qualification preferred.
Skills Required
- 4.5–8 years of relevant experience in commercial contract review, contract analysis, or legal contract services
- Hands-on experience in contract review and redlining
- Experience reviewing MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, SaaS, vendor, technology, and DPA agreements
- Strong understanding of contractual clauses and commercial or legal risks
- Experience using contractual playbooks, review guidelines, or standard templates
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify contractual deviations and risks
- Exposure to US, UK, EMEA, APAC contracts, or global stakeholders
- Experience with CLM or legal technology tools
- LLB, LLM, or equivalent legal qualification
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The Company
What We Do
Embark is a specialized consulting and execution platform that helps global enterprises establish, operate, scale, and transform Global Capability Centres in India. Its integrated offering spans strategy, workspace, talent, human resources, legal, finance, tax, real estate, and IT. Operating as an end-to-end partner, Embark supports global companies with setup, managed services, and long-term operational integration.
