Deputy General Manager - Corporate Legal

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Profile for Deputy General Manager - Legal Counsel

(Mumbai)

Tata Communications is seeking a highly motivated and
qualified lawyer to join its legal department.
The position is based in Mumbai, India.
The successful candidate will be part of the Tata Communications Legal
Team and will report to AVP, Legal.

The primary focus of the role is to lead all
legal aspects, escalations, and supervision points relating to commercial for
India, Middle East, Central Africa and global procurement matters for Tata
Communications. Specifically, the
successful candidate will strategize and advise on contract drafting and
negotiation, lease agreements, vendor compliance, RFPs, complex transactions, as
well as commercial disputes/potential disputes in coordination with litigation
team. The successful candidate will
coordinate the teams use of external counsel and legal support of other
departments such as HR and the management team conduct legal research and
analysis on selected topics prepare memoranda, opinions and position papers
upon request support in-life contract matters such as interpretation of terms,
preparation and interpretation of amendments ensure all matters are handled in
a swift, efficient and cost-effective manner with minimal supervision.

Other Specific Responsibilities Include:

Review
drafting and negotiating standard and non-standard commercial agreements
for the provision of services, with minimal supervision advise business/sales
team of relevant issues supervise team on the same. Manage multiple matters at
a time. Ensure timely closure of transactions in accordance with company
strategy and policies.

Apply
strategic and innovative thinking to support new business, including for the
review and launch of new products and services.

Spearhead improvement projects related to
streamlining documentation and contracting processes to bring agility and
simplification. Create needed templates. Implement processes, procedures and
documentation for new services. Maintain standard template agreements
(including service schedules) and related documentation. Work on cross
functional team projects.

Ensure strong coordination across various
business units and management teams.

Proactively manage risk management document and
manage legal risks and communicate same to business clients and management.
Advise on implementation of risk registry.

Team management- Regularly review team structure
and assess talent requirements participate in the recruitment and selection
process for team reporting to this position conduct goal setting and
performance review for the team drive team development, engage and reward
initiatives provide/ensure training for counsel and business/sales teams on
legal or related issues where required build relationships with sales and
business teams/senior managers.

Develop
knowledge/apply skills to interface with and refer matters to other legal
department teams as required (including procurement, compliance, regulatory and
litigation).

Other duties
as assigned.

Skills, Qualifications and Core Strengths:

Experience of negotiating global or
multi-jurisdiction contracts and deals.

Qualified with excellent academic background
Law Degree from a reputable university/institution. He/she should be qualified
in India with minimum post qualification experience of 12 to 15 years in
corporate commercial law and

Experience
in managing and mentoring a team

Experience
in domestic and international corporate, commercial and contract law.

Experience
in transactional matters, especially relating to telecommunications (strongly
preferred) or other technology industries. Should have experience in working
across management levels and in international business environments.

Excellent
communication, technical and negotiation skills, with the ability to work
autonomously and manage multiple transactions and persons across a range of
relevant jurisdictions.

Excellent technical drafter with a strong understanding of contract
law, the judgment to escalate items where appropriate to other legal teams (e.g.
compliance/regulatory).

Experience
of managing multiple matters at a time, including complex transactions, and
proactively engaging with internal stakeholders to drive a deal to closure

The
ability to think out of the box and to apply strategic and innovative thinking
to support the business

Ability to
work autonomously (with minimal supervision), and yet work collaboratively with
other members of the legal team, with judgment to escalate issues where
appropriate

Excellent
communications skills ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced, multi-cultural
environment

Understanding
of different cultures and legal systems and ability to make fast, accurate on
the spot decisions on complex legal issues facing companies on a daily basis