Legal Head - Commercial Contracts - LLB

Head of Legal - Commercial Contracts

Adreso is hiring a Head of Legal - Commercial Contracts for one of India's leading insurance companies based in Mumbai. If you are ready to play a key role in shaping the legal landscape of the insurance industry, we await your application!

What we are looking for:

- 10-15 years of in-house and/or large law firm experience in a transactional practice, experience working in an MNC in India, and knowledge of general corporate law and insurance law.

- LLB from a reputed law school.

- Ability to lead the Commercial Contracting team and offer proactive and timely support to business for strategic and growth objectives.

- Strong knowledge of commercial issues, ability to provide analysis and counsel on various commercial issues in insurance broking and consulting business, covering business structures, client engagement, transactions, service framework, liability, and indemnity.

- Ability to negotiate and draft, review, and negotiate various legal documents, including contracts, memos, subcontracts, vendor, trading, and acquisition agreements.

- Ability to anticipate and identify legal issues concerning senior management, developing legal strategies and solutions in high-risk situations.

- Strong legislative and regulatory expertise, ability to identify and assess emerging changes, and take corrective action, including the creation of new processes and systems.

- Ability to create playbooks and standard templates for new business requirements, ensuring suitable contract change management control procedures.

- Proficiency in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

- Excellent stakeholder and team management skills.

- Ability to prioritize workload and multi-task effectively.

- Ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of staff, including senior management and external stakeholders.

- Proven experience in handling a high volume of contract review, drafting, and negotiation.