VP, Assistant General Counsel, Litigation & Commercial Contracting

Provides support in legal research, document preparation, and contract management, assisting attorneys and legalEXL is seeking a seasoned and commercially minded Assistant General Counsel to join its Legal & Compliance team, reporting to the EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, with a dotted-line relationship to the SVP, Chief Compliance Officer & Deputy General Counsel - Litigation & Regulated Services, who provides day-to-day direction on litigation matters. This is a high-impact role spanning active litigation management, commercial contracting, and select employment law matters across EXL’s global portfolio of business lines and client relationships. The successful candidate will be a trusted legal advisor to business leaders, bringing sound judgment, practical solutions, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, data-driven environment. teams in various tasks.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Manage the full lifecycle of litigation matters, including employment disputes, contract claims, and IP matters, in coordination with outside counsel across U.S. and international jurisdictions.
• Develop and execute litigation strategy, including assessments of risk exposure, settlement frameworks, and cost management.
• Oversee outside counsel relationships, monitor legal spend, and enforce billing guidelines and budget discipline.
• Partner with business operations, HR, and Finance to gather facts, preserve documents, and respond to legal holds and discovery obligations.
• Prepare senior leadership for updates on material disputes and litigation reserves.
• Monitor regulatory and judicial developments affecting the business services and technology sectors; advise management on emerging litigation risks.

Labor & Employment

• Provide day-to-day legal counsel to HR and business unit leaders on employment matters including hiring practices, employee relations, performance management, separations, and leave obligations across U.S. and international jurisdictions.
• Manage pre-litigation employment claims and, in coordination with outside counsel, oversee employment-related litigation, arbitrations, and agency proceedings (EEOC, DOL, state equivalents).
• Advise on employment-related provisions in commercial and vendor agreements, including contractor classification, non-solicitation, and confidentiality obligations.

Commercial Contracting

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of complex commercial agreements, including master services agreements, statements of work, SaaS agreements, NDAs, and vendor contracts.
• Serve as primary embedded legal support to multiple business units and client-facing teams, providing timely, practical guidance on contractual risk allocation, liability caps, indemnification, limitation of remedies, and IP ownership.
• Advise on data privacy and security requirements embedded in commercial agreements, including GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, and sector-specific obligations.
• Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, Finance, and Risk teams at the deal structuring stage to surface and mitigate legal exposure before execution.
• Lead post-execution contract management practices, including oversight of renewal, termination, and dispute escalation provisions.

Required

• J.D. from an accredited law school; active bar admission in good standing (New York preferred).
• 8–12 years of combined experience in commercial litigation and commercial contracting, with in-house experience at a technology services, business process management, or professional services company strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated track record managing complex, multi-party litigation from investigation through resolution.
• Extensive experience negotiating large, complex commercial agreements in a B2B environment.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to translate legal complexity into business-ready guidance.
• Proven ability to independently manage a demanding, varied workload and prioritize competing deadlines without sacrificing quality.

Preferred

• Experience supporting global business operations across the U.S., Europe, India, and/or other international markets.
• Familiarity with AI governance, technology licensing, or analytics services contracts.
• Experience working in a high-growth, publicly traded company environment with SEC reporting obligations.

Salary Range: $200,000.00 - $250,000.00

The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our na