India Legal Counsel - Vice President

We re seeking a future team member for the role of Vice President, Counsel VI to join our Legal team in India. This role will be based in Pune, India - HYBRID.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

· Under moderate guidance from more experienced attorneys, provide general commercial, regulatory and litigation legal support for all our legal entities in India across Pune and Chennai.

· Supporting Head of Legal, India on research, documentation and legal analysis across all Indian entities in Pune and Chennai.

· Providing sound, pragmatic legal advice under the supervision of Head of Legal, India and the broader Legal Department across APAC and globally.

· Liaising with internal and external counsel on advisory and contentious matters.

Acting as point of contact for the businesses on legal issues and escalating them as needed.

· Familiarity with Software Technology of Parks India (STPI) and Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Regulations, Department of Telecommunications Regulations and general contract laws.

· Reviewing and negotiating technology and non-technology-related contracts (e.g. service level agreements, outsourcing, general procurement and consultancy contracts, etc.).

· Escalating regulatory, policy or contractual breaches.

· Managing projects and meeting timelines.

· Maintaining legal reports.

· Managing external counsel relationships and budgets.

To be successful in this role, we re seeking the following:

· Native or bilingual fluency in English (written and oral) is required for this role - additional local language skills would be beneficial.

· Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills.

· Accustomed to working under pressure and meeting deadlines.

· Strong organization and time management skills.

· Admitted to practice in India (any state) - additional qualifications outside India would be beneficial (UK, US or Australia)

· 5-8 years minimum of total work experience as a qualified lawyer either at a reputable Indian or international law firm.

· In-house experience would be beneficial.

· General banking and finance experience would be beneficial.