Legal Manager

Job Description

Role Summary:

The Legal Manager will support Experian's Global Innovation Centre in Hyderabad on a range of legal matters. The primary focus will be on employment law, HR legal advisory, employee policies, employee disputes, and workplace compliance. You will also support contract negotiation, general legal advisory, dispute resolution, and data privacy matters. You will report to a Senior Manager.

Main Responsibilities:

• Advise HR and business teams on employment law matters, including employee relations, disciplinary actions, grievances, investigations, performance management, exits, settlements, and workplace compliance.
• Review, draft, and update employment policies, employee handbooks, HR procedures, employee communications, and employment-related documentation.
• Support employee disputes, legal notices, labour law matters, internal investigations, POSH-related matters, and coordination with external counsel where required.
• Draft, review, and negotiate client contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, service agreements, statements of work, amendments, renewals, and other legal documents.
• Advise procurement, administration, HR, finance, compliance, and business teams on contractual and legal risks.
• Provide practical legal advice on Indian laws applicable to Experian's operations, services, internal processes, and corporate functions.
• Support data privacy matters, including employee data, vendor/client data protection clauses, cross-border data transfers, and intercompany data processing arrangements.
• Draft and review internal policies, procedures, templates, and legal documentation to ensure compliance with applicable laws and company standards.
• Manage disputes involving us, including legal notices, litigation, arbitration, mediation, and settlement discussions.
• Conduct legal training for HR, managers, and employees on employment law, workplace policies, contracts, privacy, and other relevant legal topics.

Qualifications

Experience Required:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in an in-house legal team or reputed law firm.
• Experience in Indian employment law, HR advisory, employee disputes, policy drafting, workplace investigations, and employee documentation.
• Experience reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, vendor agreements, NDAs, service agreements, and amendments.
• Experience managing legal disputes, complaints, legal notices, litigation, arbitration, mediation, or settlements.
• Experience with data privacy, technology laws,, and cross-border data transfer considerations.
• Advise diverse partners, including HR, procurement, administration, finance, compliance, business, and global legal teams.
• Need to be Practical, business-oriented approach with ownership.

Qualifications:

• LLB from a recognised university.
• Experience or specialisation in employment law, corporate law, contract management, technology law, or data privacy will be an advantage.

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we truly celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what truly matters DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian's strong people first approach is award winning Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, FORTUNE Best Companies to work and Glassdoor Best Places to Work (globally 4.4 Stars) to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, color, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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Benefits

Experian care for employee's work life balance, health, safety and wellbeing. In support of this endeavor, we offer best-in-class family well-being benefits, enhanced medical benefits and paid time off.

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This is a Hybrid role.

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