Associate Director - Legal

GEP Clark, Clark, New Jersey, United States

Full Time

GEP is a ~$500M global technology and consulting firm at the forefront of AI-driven innovation across procurement, supply chain, and enterprise transformation. With a global footprint spanning North America,Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, GEP partners with Fortune 500companies to modernize procurement and supply chain functions through itsproprietary AI-powered platform (GEP SMART™), managed services, and strategic consulting. GEP is targeting $1B in revenue over the next 4–5 years — and the legalfunction is a critical enabler of that growth.

GEP is seeking a seasoned Associate Director – Legal to leadits Global Contracts Team. This executive will own the strategy, structure, and performance of GEP’s commercial contracting function — personally handling themost complex, high-value enterprise deals while building and managing ahigh-performing global legal team. The role demands executive presence, deepcommercial judgment, and the ability to engage directly with GEP’s C-suite,board advisors, and senior client legal counterparts worldwide.

• Own the vision, strategy, and performance of the Global Contracts Team — setting priorities, managing team capacity, and scaling the function alongside GEP’s revenue growth.
• Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team of legal professionals; provide mentorship, performance management, andclear career pathways.
• Drive adoption of CLM platforms, AI-assistedreview tools, and workflow automation to achieve scale and consistency acrossthe global pipeline.
• Own GEP’s contract template library, playbooks,fallback positions, escalation frameworks, and approval matrices.
• Personally lead and close the most complex,high-value commercial agreements — MSAs, SOWs, enterprise SaaS deals,AI-powered services agreements, reseller/channel partner arrangements, and strategic alliances.
• Serve as the definitive senior escalation pointfor all non-standard positions and material risk items across the team’s globaldeal pipeline.
• Act as GEP’s most senior legal representative inhigh-stakes negotiations, engaging directly with client General Counsels, Chief Procurement Officers, and outside counsel.
• Partner with CEO, CFO, and Sales leadership to structure enterprise agreements that advance GEP’s strategic and commercial objectives.

• Serve as GEP’s senior authority on AI governance, responsible AI frameworks, and the evolving global regulatory landscape (EU AI Act, U.S. state AI guidance, sector-specific mandates).
• Set enterprise-wide positions on AI-specificcontract provisions — data rights, model training restrictions, outputliability, responsible AI obligations — and ensure consistent applicationacross all agreements.
• Lead legal strategy for data processingagreements, cross-border data transfer mechanisms (SCCs, BCRs), and global data privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA).
• Own GEP’s IP posture in commercial agreements,including proprietary software protection and AI model governance.

• Own the regulatory compliance posture of GEP’scommercial contracting function across all operating jurisdictions (export controls, FCPA, UK Bribery Act, supply chain compliance).
• Maintain GEP’s legal risk governance framework,including escalation thresholds, executive risk reporting, and board-level visibility into material legal exposures.
• Monitor regulatory developments in AI, data privacy, and technology procurement and translate them into actionablecontracting positions for the business.

• Serve as a trusted C-suite legal advisor and strategic thought partner to Sales, Delivery,…