Job Description – Senior Manager – Legal
Location: IIT Madras Research Park (IITMRP), Chennai
Experience: 15 Years
Qualification: LL.B. (Mandatory); LL.M./CS preferred
Position Summary
The Senior Manager – Legal will be responsible for managing the legal, contractual, regulatory, compliance, governance, and liaison functions of IITMRP. The role will provide strategic legal support to management, ensure statutory compliance, oversee contracts and infrastructure-related legal matters, and coordinate with government authorities and key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Legal Advisory & Corporate Governance
- Serve as the principal legal advisor to the Management, Board Committees, and functional teams.
- Provide legal opinions and strategic guidance on business, operational, infrastructure, and governance matters.
- Support Board Meetings, Audit Committee Meetings, AGM, statutory filings, and corporate governance requirements.
- Coordinate with auditors, regulatory authorities, and external legal counsels.
- Ensure compliance with Companies Act provisions, ROC filings, governance requirements, and secretarial practices.
Legal & Contract Management
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage agreements including client contracts, vendor agreements, lease and license agreements, service contracts, MoUs, NDAs, consultancy agreements, and infrastructure/project-related contracts.
- Support tendering processes and contract negotiations.
- Develop and maintain standard contract templates and a centralized contract repository.
- Ensure timely renewals, amendments, escalations, NOCs, and contract closures.
Vendor & Client Governance
- Oversee onboarding of clients and service providers and manage agreement lifecycle activities.
- Review Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and ensure inclusion of appropriate penalty, indemnity, and performance clauses.
- Monitor vendor compliance and coordinate corrective actions for contractual deviations.
Regulatory Compliance & Liaison
- Ensure timely renewal and compliance of all statutory licenses, approvals, and registrations including Fire, Environmental, Utility, Insurance, Property Tax, Land Lease, Labour, and other regulatory requirements.
- Liaise with government departments, regulatory authorities, and external agencies for approvals and compliance matters.
- Maintain compliance calendars, trackers, and process documentation to ensure business continuity.
Infrastructure & Project Support
- Provide legal support for infrastructure development projects, construction contracts, land-related matters, and Phase III initiatives.
- Coordinate with architects, consultants, contractors, IITM stakeholders, and statutory authorities to facilitate project execution and approvals.
Governance & Risk Management
- Manage legal notices, disputes, litigation, and external counsel coordination.
- Identify legal and compliance risks and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
- Support CSR initiatives and organizational policy development.
Key Competencies
- Strong knowledge of Contract Law, Corporate Law, Property Law, Labour Laws, and Regulatory Compliance.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, stakeholder management, and government liaison skills.
- Experience in handling infrastructure, leasing, facilities management, and construction-related legal matters.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management capabilities.
Preferred Experience
Experience in research institutions, technology parks, infrastructure organizations, universities, real estate, or government-linked entities will be preferred.
- In case you are interested please forward resume to [Confidential Information] with subject line Application for Post of Sr Manager - Legal.
