Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Contracts:
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements on behalf of multiple and diverse stakeholders while maintaining accountability, attention to detail, and organization in a fast-paced environment
- Build and enhance contractual framework, update templates on timely basis to align with new laws, rules, regulations, and legislation, and ensure consistency with global requirements
- Manage and enhance the contract management system and design and implement process improvement at large
- Work with colleagues on the global compliance and ethics team within the global legal department to support readiness and ongoing compliance with new legislation, regulations, and regulatory guidance
- Promote a strong culture of compliance and ethics across India by aligning contract standards with corporate policies and ensuring timely escalation and evaluation of compliance issues, data incidents, and company requests per global protocols
- Identify significant corporate risks in business matters, operations, and processes and work with the business to develop appropriate mitigation measures
- Advise on a wide range of issues to support the company’s strategic, operational, and legal objectives
- Deliver pragmatic legal guidance across areas such as commercial and corporate transactions, product development, IP protection, HR matters, and corporate governance
- Negotiate agreements aligned with contracting standards and risk thresholds while safeguarding intellectual property and implementing best practices
- Drive training and awareness across the organization, fostering collaboration and effective teamwork
- Ensuring customer growth and retention through effective negotiation and execution of commercial contracts, and supporting the business to bring products to market
Key Requirements:
- LL.B./LL.M. degree with a preferred locally or globally recognized privacy certification
- 7–9 years of in-house legal experience, independently handling diverse matters including commercial contracts, employment issues, and data privacy compliance
- Strong written and verbal English skills, with the ability to simplify and communicate complex legal concepts to business, technical, and executive stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a track record of managing relationships across internal teams, external partners, vendors, and senior leadership
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and work effectively both independently and collaboratively
- Skilled in developing, implementing, and enhancing processes and procedures to improve efficiency and compliance