Bujji Babu Mailapalli

Dedicated, detail-oriented and results-driven commercial contracts professional with master’s in international business and 9+ years of experience in providing strategic contracts management and administration support/ assistance/ guidance to the businesses divisions for engaging the services of software licenses, escrow arrangement, cloud storage & security, digital & technology manufacturing, advertising & communications located in the UK, US, EMEA and other jurisdictions.

Sound knowledge of contracts law and contractual terms and conditions. Excellent skills in negotiating high value/ complex/ multidiscipline contracts and agreements. High degree of commercial acumen being able to work independently, plan complex projects and manage the entire contract portfolio of supply chain. Proven track record in ensuring that contracts/ agreements are aligned with the organization policies and accurately reflect the parties’ intentions/ enforceable legal requirements. Maintaining the contracts register and contracts database, ensuring that the contracts data informs the overall annual procurement strategy.

One Trust Certified Privacy Professional with specialization in managing data privacy/ protection matters from a contracts point of view and adequate knowledge of global regulations on data protection.

Exceptional communication skills with a demonstrated ability in building strong relationships with all the stakeholders involved in the contract process and enabling successful collaborations with the contracting parties such as clients, vendors, suppliers, sub-contractors, consultants, freelancers etc.

I have an experience of 10+ years in reviewing and negotiating client/ customer/ supplier/ vendor contracts, located at different jurisdictions especially for engaging the services of software licenses, escrow arrangement, cloud storage & security, digital & technology manufacturing, advertising & communications. I specialise in review and negotiating commercial contracts for service engagements such as software as a service (SaaS) and cloud-based agreements, master services agreements (MSA), framework agreements, statements of work (SOW), service level arrangements (SLA), consulting/ partnership agreements and data processing agreements (DPA). My key expertise lies in review and negotiating critical contract terms such as service acceptance process & testing, access to source code, migration of services/ transformation & transition plan, data security & protection, miscellaneous software, replacement for lost or damaged data/ media, service delivery & quality, remedies for non-performance/ defective services etc.

1. Master in International Business and Intellectual Property Rights
2. Bachelors in Academic Laws
3. Certified One Trust Professional