Manager - Legal - IT

Role Summary:

The Legal Manager is responsible for leading corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives. Provides founders and senior management with effective advice on company strategies and their implementation, manage the legal function, obtain and oversee the work of outside counsel. Is directly involved in complex business transactions in negotiating critical contracts.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs

- Takes responsibility for a strong governance & compliance system on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters

Specific areas of responsibilities:

- Assumes ultimate responsibility for ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

- Serves as key lawyer/legal advisor on all major business transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures.

- Judges the merits of major legal disputes, works with the appropriate executive(s) to define a strategic approach and approves appropriate settlements where warranted.

- Oversees the selection, retention, management and evaluation of all outside counsel.

- Advises on legal aspects of the company's financing, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities.

- Deal with external parties (regulators, external counsel, government agencies, clients, vendors etc)

- Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights - for internal and external contracts

- Closely works with finance team on company secretarial compliances including but not limited to documentation of Board Meetings, General Meetings and any other ROC related documentation and filings.

- The incumbent will be required to own the entire process and liaise with outsourced secretarial team to get the job done

- Supports business expansion (domestic & international), divestitures, strategic partnerships

Desired Profile:

- 8 to 10 years of proven general counsel experience in business and technology environment

- Overall broad legal knowledge (corporate law, secretarial compliances, litigations, labour law, IPR etc)

- Strong aptitude to rapidly learn & scale knowledge in adjacent / new areas of work.

- Ability to develop legal strategy and objectives & In-depth understanding of how legal issues affect organizations

- Strong financial acumen & business understanding

- High degree of professional ethics, integrity and gravitas Excellent judgment and analytical skills

- First class interpersonal and communication skills Ability to anticipate legal issues or risks and to - see around the corner- Customer/Client Focus.

Supervisory Responsibility:

- The incumbent should be a self-starter and motivated individual to work on self-capacity. S/he will not have direct supervisory responsibilities to begin with, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the organization.