Most growth-stage technology and infrastructure companies either run on ad hoc outside counsel who don't understand the technical architecture they're contracting around, or a generalist legal hire who wasn't brought in for technology or AI complexity. The gap shows up quietly — in IP terms that don't survive due diligence, contracts that don't reflect real technical risk, and a Board that hears "legal has it covered" without anyone actually accountable for where legal risk meets the technology stack.
This isn't a hypothetical seat — it's a live mandate, currently held for a data-centre and cloud infrastructure client. It combines an active law license (Advocate, Punjab & Haryana Bar Council) with seven years inside SAP Canada's Global Technology Legal Compliance function, substantial M&A experience, and 15+ years of hands-on technology work as a global entrepreneur — legal judgment built specifically around technology companies and cross-border deals, not applied to one after the fact. That judgment spans 20+ years across Canada and India, and across corporate law, technology compliance and infrastructure contracting — not a single domain applied elsewhere.
Talk About This Seat →Usual Responsibilities
- Lead legal and commercial structuring for technology, infrastructure and services partnerships
- Advise executive leadership and the Board on contract risk, liability and regulatory exposure
- Own IP, confidentiality and data-protection posture across the organization
- Structure commercial agreements around measurable milestones and enforceable terms
- Coordinate outside counsel and specialist legal support where required
- Maintain the organization's contract and policy governance framework
RACI Profile
How this role typically sits in a RACI matrix — what it owns, what it's checked against, and who else is in the loop.
- Contract drafting, review and negotiation
- Legal risk assessment for new commercial arrangements
- Regulatory compliance monitoring and reporting
- Legal policy and governance documentation
- Overall legal risk posture of the organization
- Contractual liability exposure
- Regulatory and compliance obligations being met
- Product and engineering teams on technical delivery models before contracts are finalized
- Finance on commercial terms and payment structures
- Executive leadership on strategic legal risk decisions
- Board of Directors on material legal exposure
- Investors on legal risk relevant to funding or M&A activity
- Department heads on policy changes affecting their function
Where This Shows Up
Currently held as one of three concurrent executive mandates.
The productized service version of CLO-style contract and vendor-agreement work.
Board and executive-level legal risk communication is a core competency underlying this role.