Contracts Associate/Administrator

With Arista Networks, Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Contracts Lead to join its commercial legal team.

About Arista Networks

• Our leadership, including founders and engineering managers, are all engineers who understand sound software engineering principles and the importance of doing things right.
• We hire globally into our diverse team.
• Our management structure is flat and streamlined, and software engineering is led by those who understand it best.
• Our engineers have access to every part of the company, providing opportunities to work across various domains.
• Arista is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with development offices in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, and the US.
• We consider all our R&D centers equal in stature.
• Join us to shape the future of networking and be part of a culture that values invention, quality, respect, and fun.
• Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments.
• Arista is a well-established and profitable company with over $9 billion in revenue.
• Arista’s award-winning platforms, ranging in Ethernet speeds up to 800G bits per second, redefine scalability, agility, and resilience.
• Arista is a founding member of the Ultra Ethernet consortium.
• We have shipped over 20 million cloud networking ports worldwide with CloudVision and EOS, an advanced network operating system.
• Arista is committed to open standards, and its products are available worldwide directly and through partners.
• At Arista, we value the diversity of thought and perspectives each employee brings.
• At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest quality and performance standards in everything we do.

Responsibilities

• This position will focus on assisting with responses to public tenders, RFPs, public and private solicitations, routine drafting of high-volume agreements as well as supporting the contracts lifecycle management process, and administration of other commercial contract matters.
• It requires working cross-functionally with other departments throughout the organization both domestically and internationally, moving projects forward as the key legal stakeholder.
• You'll Do Serve as the primary legal point of contact and responder for Indian public tenders/RFPs, private RFPs, vendor and due diligence questionnaires.
• Handle high-volume drafting including MAFs/LOAs, NDAs, evaluation agreements, participation agreements and other channel agreements to support Arista’s sales and partner organizations.
• Work directly with all teams and departments at Arista to manage intake and tracking of all commercial legal contract requests.
• Manage all aspects of Arista’s contracts lifecycle management process starting at template and contract generation through execution and filing.
• We prioritize the development and utilization of test automation tools.

Requirements

• Data entry and analytics to provide visibility on overall commercial activity at Arista.
• 1-3 years of proven and relevant experience working as Contracts administrator/manager with a top tier MNC or reputed corporate house.
• Hands-on experience navigating GeM (Government of India e-Marketplace) and other electronic tendering portals and/or experience with Indian government tendering processes and bid related documentation.
• Hands-on experience with drafting, negotiating and managing basic commercial contracts.
• Proficiency with legal and business technologies, such as DocuSign, Microsoft Office, G-Suite, Zoom, Salesforce.com, Egnyte, and Adobe.
• Demonstrates, commitment, positive, integrity and transparency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A team player who is comfortable working closely with all Arista organizations and departments at any level upto executive management.
• Demonstrated experience as a motivated contributor who shows initiative and is willing to provide independent judgment and strategic thinking.
• Quick learner, with excellent time management and prioritization skills, who is familiar with setting appropriate expectations in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency with enterprise software specifically, Salesforce, G-Suite, Microsoft Office, and Adobe.
• Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment and open to a flexible time schedule.
• Arista stands out as an engineering-centric company.

Preferred

• Experience with cloud services and enterprise software is preferred.

Benefits

• We believe fostering an inclusive environment where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome is essential for driving creativity and innovation.
• Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as the Great Place to Work Survey for Best Engineering Team and Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance.

What

At Arista, engineers have complete ownership of their projects.