Vice President, Counsel VI - Employment

Supporting the department in providing legal support/advice/review: Building relationships with relevant People Team, business and business partner managers to ensure understanding of relevant operations and identification of issues and solutions; Assistance with the development of formal training sessions for business colleagues on relevant topics, e.g. documentary standards/policies/market industry issues/legal issues; and also informal knowledge-sharing within the legal team; The successful candidate should be a qualified LL.B and have 5 - 10 years post qualification experience with a reputed law firm in India or equivalent experience in a multinational corporate in the financial industry, with a legal background in employment and labour law. Strong working knowledge of India employment and labour laws of and the relevant financial services regulatory framework; Investigations and employment experience from either a well-regarded private practice or an in-house role with a global financial institution or equivalent; Reasonable experience in advising on and coordinating employment litigation and complex employee matters; Experience in handling legal investigations, conducting interviews, fact finding and evidence gathering; Strong working knowledge of the management of restructuring and redundancies; Experience managing outside counsel on major deliverables; Ability to understand privacy & confidentiality obligations; Strong experience in researching statutory enactments and judicial case laws and applying the same as per requirement at work; Ability to provide clear and pragmatic advice to, and deal confidently with, individuals at all levels, including senior People team and business leaders. Demonstrable integrity and ability to uphold organization values and ethics; Excellent oral and written English communication, drafting and negotiation skills - additional local language skills would be beneficial; A collaborative and inclusive working style; Excellent stakeholder management skills; Ability to work with matrix management; Ability to exercise sound judgment in handling sensitive matters; Strong analytical thinking and critical reasoning skills to devise and deliver appropriate solutions; Credible and strong stakeholder management experience, at all levels, with the ability to prioritise, manage expectations, obtain stakeholder buy-in and escalate appropriately; Flexible and adaptable working style to react to changing priorities; Self-motivation to drive delivery against objectives in an efficient and timely manner; Willingness to learn; Ability to cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with internal clients; Capability to travel intra city, inter cities to addresses matters for the organization.