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Designation:
Assistant Manager- Legal
Location:
Mumbai-BKC
Key responsibilities include:
Contract Drafting, Negotiation, and Management
Provide legal support for procurement contracts, RFPs, and commercial agreements
Draft, review, and negotiate standard and non-standard contracts
Offer legal interpretation and preliminary dispute support before litigation handover
Stakeholder Engagement
Serve as primary legal contact for Commercial and Procurement teams
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive contract closures
Communicate effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams
Strategic Legal Support
Review vendor contracts and provide flow-down terms for commercial counsels working on customer-facing services schedules/documents (NPI process )
Training and Knowledge Sharing
Create training material and update best practice documentation and templates
Draft Letters of Undertaking, LOAs, MOUs, etc.
Specialized Legal Support
Handle transactions/contracts such as joint provisioning, voice, Enterprise, Carrier, MOVE, IOT etc.
Support internal teams (e.g., Finance, HR) on a case-by-case basis
Create presentations, maintain trackers, and provide MIS support
Risk and Compliance
Proactively manage legal risks and ensure regulatory compliance
Interface with other legal teams including compliance, regulatory, and litigationEducation
LLB (or equivalent) with Bar admission in at least one jurisdiction
Experience
3-6 years post-qualification experience in corporate, commercial, and contract law
Exposure to domestic and international legal environments
Experience in telecommunications or technology sectors preferred
Core Competencies
Strong business acumen
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
Strategic thinker with problem-solving abilities
Comfortable in fast-paced, multicultural, and hybrid work environments
Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented
Desirable Attributes
Knowledge of common and civil law systems
Experience with global or multi-jurisdictional contracts
Tata Communications is a digital ecosystem enabler that powers today’s fast-growing digital economy. We enable the digital transformation of enterprises globally, including 300 of the Fortune 500. We carry around 30% of the world’s internet routes and connects businesses to 60% of the world’s cloud giants.
We have been a part of the rich heritage of the internet in India. Over the last 25 years, enterprise-enabled services have been essential to the adoption of digital services in the country. Connectivity is an essential fabric of sustenance for the economy. We are committed to enabling Industry leaders in this New World of Communications™, with our unique promise of delivering secure connected digital experiences.
In 2020, we announced the launch of ‘Secure Connected Digital Experience’ (SCDx), a proposition intended to meet this growing, worldwide demand for new ways of operating, which includes far higher levels of working from home, rising security risks, a shift to digital commerce, and more contactless experiences. It will help companies currently relying on short-term fixes by providing holistic, secure, enterprise-level digital solutions that address current challenges and are fit for the long term.
Job ID: 136015365