General Manager - Legal - Real Estate

Description:

Position: General Manager Legal (Global Real Estate)

Location: Hyderabad (On-site)

Experience: 15 to 20+ years

Industries Open: Global Capability Centers (GCC), Global Business Services (GBS), Real Estate, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals

Role Overview:

We are seeking a senior legal leader to head global legal operations for a large, asset-intensive organization with operations across the Middle East, US, Europe, and APAC. The role involves leading legal strategy for real estate and infrastructure portfolios, managing complex cross-border transactions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and acting as a trusted advisor to senior leadership.

This is a high-impact leadership role requiring strong international exposure, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to proactively manage legal risk across jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and oversee legal strategy for real estate development, leasing, acquisitions, and divestments across multiple global regions

- Manage cross-border contracts, joint ventures, SPVs, and international commercial arrangements

- Oversee property due diligence, land acquisition, title verification, and real estate documentation

- Ensure compliance with local real estate regulations (including RERA) and international regulatory frameworks

- Handle litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution, coordinating with external counsels globally

- Advise CXOs and senior leadership on legal risk, governance, compliance, and mitigation strategies

- Support FDI and FEMA-related matters and international regulatory compliance

- Partner closely with business, finance, and leadership teams to enable growth while minimizing risk

Required Skills & Experience:

- 15 to 20+ years of progressive legal experience in GCC / GBS / Real Estate / Infrastructure / Pharmaceuticals

- Strong hands-on experience in real estate law and global contract management

- Exposure to Middle East, US, Europe, and APAC legal frameworks

- Proven experience handling cross-border transactions and regulatory compliance

- Expertise in litigation management, arbitration, and dispute resolution

- Strong stakeholder management skills with demonstrated CXO / Board-level partnering

- Ability to operate in a matrixed, global environment

Qualifications:

- LLB / LLM from a recognized institution

- Company Secretary (CS) qualification