Circle Legal & Regulatory Head - LLB - Telecom

Position: Circle Legal & Regulatory Head based out of our Indore office for the Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh circle.

The person will be a Circle Executive Committee Member, an advisor to the circle CEO for all Legal & Regulatory Decisions.

PFB the requirement for the role:

1. Industry-Telecom

2. Level- DGM)

4. Education- LLB, should be a lawyer

5. Experience with Telecom regulatory bodies like DOT, TERM etc.

MPCG - Head Legal & Regulatory

Purpose of the Job

As the Circle leader for Legal & Regulatory function, the job is the end-to-end owner of all aspects concerning Litigation, Circle Contracts, and Regulatory Authority ecosystem management.

As a Circle Executive Committee Member, and advisor to the CEO of the Circle, the role requires a deft balancing of the circle business priorities, while ensuring due compliance with all national, and state-specific laws and by-laws governing the operations.

As a Leader, the role demands to channelize of the team, and ensuring the L&R unit maintains strong rapport with the complex ecosystem of TERM cells, Police & Security Agencies, Lawyers, and any other external stakeholders with whom we touch base for our business needs.

What will you do-

- End-to-end ownership of Circle Legal and Regulatory requirements

- Advisory support to all other functions viz. Marketing, Sales, Customer Experience, Finance, Supply Chain, by providing required assistance and advice on Legal aspects of their respective processes

- Litigation & Contract Management and de-risking of the business at Circle - setting up templatised Contracting processes to sharpen speed of business delivery

- Setting up robust processes for the Regulatory Operations and de-risking the business by ensuring compliance and submission of reports and compliances to authorities

- Maintaining strong relations with all Regulatory Authorities, TERM Cells, and any other Govt. Agency to empower business solutions

- Business partnering and ensuring ease of doing business, while mitigating risk to the business on processes, as well as exigency case support

- Ensuring all Statutory & Regulatory Compliances, internal and external.

- Engaging and Advising Advocates/Sr. Advocates in high exposure matters at different forums

What you need to have

- Minimum LLB (Professional) or equivalent with 10 to 15 years- experience as a circle legal and regulatory head with a Telecom Service Provider, and an additional business or law-related qualifications/degree would be an advantage

- A peoples manager having experience as an advocate, and also having experience in dealing with the telecom regulators and other DoT/TERM/TRAI/Law & Order officials

- Having full knowledge of court processes and practices. Having independent handled high exposer litigation