Years of Experience: 7 to 12 years
Education Qualification: LLB
Location: Akurdi, Pune
Department: Legal, General Counsel
Job Responsibilities:
Legal Transformation:
- Assess Current State : Work with the GC to evaluate the current legal teams structure, processes, and technology to identify areas for improvement.
- Develop, Vision and Mission statement and Transformation Roadmap : Assist the GC to formulate the vision and mission statement as well as a comprehensive roadmap for transforming the legal and secretarial function, including recommendations for process improvements, technology adoption, and talent development.
- Implement Changes: Lead the implementation of the transformation roadmap, working closely with General Counsel and other stakeholders.
- Digitization and Technology Implementation : Identify areas for Evaluate and implement legal technology solutions/tools to enhance efficiency, productivity, and collaboration. Lead digital initiatives for the legal team.
- Process Optimization : Get guidance from GC other senior leaders/ stakeholders to identify, develop and implement streamlined processes/SoPs for legal operations, including Contracts management, IP Portfolio management , Litigation management, and Compliance (upgrade and cover EBU) . Implementing and creating awareness amongst team and stakeholders for the processes.
- Training Development : Work with GC to Develop and implement training programs for team and other stakeholders to enhance the skills and expertise.
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to ensure alignment with GC and support for the transformation initiative.
- Change Management: Support GC to develop and implement change management strategies to ensure a smooth transition to the new legal team structure and processes.
- Standardization of templates: Reviewing and drafting templates as per business requirements.
Business Advisories and Contract reviews:
- Strategic Legal Advisory support in key /new projects:
- Advising supporting on legal implication of entering into a new Project
- MA Support : Due diligence, transaction structuring, and integration planning.
- Joint Ventures/ Alliances: Structuring partnerships to align with business goals while protecting the company s interests.
- Contract Management Negotiation (Both Frontend and Back end)
- Commercial Agreements: Drafting reviewing and negotiating supplier, customer, licensing and service contracts.
- Standardization : Creating templates and playbooks for faster turnaround and risk control
- Risk Allocation: Advising on indemnities, warranties, and liability clauses to align with business risk appetite.
- Employment Law and supporting People Strategy including on CSR
- Advising on Policies for hiring, diversity, remote work, termination etc.
- Executive Contracts : Reviewing employment terms incentives of Senior Executive, India or Overseas or Consultancy Contracts
- Workplace Investigations; Leading or advising on sensitive internal investigations
- CSR Support
- Data Privacy Cybersecurity
- Data Governance : Advising on collection, processing, and transfer of personal data in line with GDPR, DPDP etc
- Incident Response Plans: Assisting with breach response, including regulatory notification
- Technology Contracts : Advising on SaaS, Cloud and data-sharing agreements, especially for EVs.
- Crisis Change Management
- Business Continuity: Legal input into contingency planning and crisis management
- Internal investigations : Legal advise and support for fast-moving investigations (eg: Fraud, compliance breaches)
- Change management : Legal guidance during internal restructuring, leadership changes or digital transformation.
