Role Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated Regional Legal Counsel to support our India operations with a particular focus in the manufacturing industry.
The scope includes providing corporate, commercial, compliance, and transactional legal support across the group. The successful candidate will operate as a corporate generalist with broad regional exposure.
Key Responsibilities
- General Legal Advisory: Conduct legal research and provide strategic legal advice across all business units.
- Contract Management: Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on international commercial agreements, including NDAs, supply of goods & services agreements, procurement contracts (materials, equipment, IT services), lease agreements, letters of intent, term sheets
- Corporate & Transactions: Support corporate governance matters and cross-border strategic transactions. Assist in M&A, joint ventures, investments, and related due diligence, negotiations, regulatory clearances, and post-completion matter.
- Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks across business operations and contracts. Engage with internal stakeholders to align on commercial and operational risk positions.
- Compliance: Provide guidance on Group policies and ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements.
- Training: Develop and deliver legal training programs to business teams.
- External Counsel Management: Engage and manage external counsel as approved by the General Counsel.
Qualifications & Skills
- Qualified lawyer eligible to practice law in India.
- 510 years of corporate/commercial legal experience with a mix of lawfirm training and inhouse exposure.
- Experience in manufacturing industry is an advantage
- Strong command of Legal English.
- High ethical standards and proven ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to advise non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong analytical, problemsolving, and negotiation capabilities.
- Able to work independently in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
- Willingness to work irregular hours to coordinate with global teams.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Occasional international travel may be required.
