Legal Counsel - FMCG - India

Hiring for the role of a Legal Counsel-India with one of our client in the FMCG domain.

Location: Mumbai

Reporting: Chief Counsel, APAC

Job Summary:

This role will have end-to-end responsibility for all legal and compliance matters in India. The scope of legal support includes both the consumer and professional businesses. The successful candidate will be the business partner to the India Managing Director and be part of the India Leadership Team.

Qualifications & Experience :

- Law Degree from recognized university in India or a common law jurisdiction

- Company Secretary degree

- Experience in medium or large private practice (law firm) or MNC (in-house), preferably both.

- Experience providing legal counsel on a wide variety of corporate/commercial matters and strong business acumen.

- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating agreements.

- Ability to work independently and also as part of a diverse multicultural team.

Job role :

- Provide professional legal advice, legal leadership, strategy and risk management through knowledge and experience, and help develop compliance systems and processes for all operations and all areas of the business in India.

- Provide and set strategic direction, sound balanced legal advice on a wide range of corporate commercial matters.

- Provide guidance, advice on product developments and approval on marketing claims and marketing materials in India.

- Review and participate in the negotiation review and approval of material contracts. Proactively ensure compliance in all areas of laws and contractual agreements and have preventive measures in place.

- Participate, assist and liaise with corporate functional departments on key technical service fee agreements, professional consultancy/services agreements, licensing and assignments as well as in dealing with third parties in matters of conflict and settlement.

- Provide guidance on employment related issues, e.g. termination, severance, mutual separation, outsourcing arrangements, employment templates.

- Work with APAC Compliance & Ethics Leader to drive compliance in India including driving compliance training and initiatives in India.

- Ensure that all material legal and compliance related issues are approved by in accordance with the company's policies and guidelines.

- Coordinate and work with regional APAC legal team and corporate legal groups in the global legal function such as the IP COE, Litigation COE and Employment & Labor COE.

- Provide support to supply chain, procurement and other functional groups.

- Develop and maintain relationships with relevant external contacts and organizations.

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