Sagility India - Manager - Corporate Development/Mergers & Acquisitions - Legal

A legally trained professional, early in their career, who wants to move beyond pure legal work into M&A and partnership execution

1. Deal Execution & Governance (Quarterback Role)

- Act as the deal quarterback from a legal and governance standpoint across M&A transactions and strategic partnerships.

- Coordinate closely with internal legal teams, external counsel, and cross functional stakeholders to ensure seamless deal execution.

- Ensure timelines, dependencies, and approvals are managed effectively across workstreams.

2. Diligence & Transaction Support

- Support legal and commercial diligence across acquisitions and partnerships.

- Review and analyze transaction related materials, highlighting legal, contractual, and governance considerations.

- Help identify deal risks early and work with stakeholders to develop mitigation approaches.

3. Agreement Structuring & Negotiation Support

- Support the structuring, drafting, and negotiation of:

- NDAs, LOIs, term sheets

- Definitive agreements for M&A and partnerships

- Partner with internal legal teams and external counsel to ensure agreements reflect commercial intent while managing risk.

4. Risk, Compliance & Governance

- Identify legal, regulatory, and contractual risks across transactions.

- Support compliance, audit committee, and board level reporting related to deals.

- Help ensure governance standards are maintained as deal volume increases.

5. Cross Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with Corporate Development, Partnerships, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders.

- Translate legal considerations into clear, business relevant insights for internal stakeholders.

- Help streamline deal execution processes to support higher transaction throughput.

6. Career Progression & Capability Building

- Gradually evolve into a well rounded M&A and partnership professional, with exposure beyond traditional legal execution.

- Build commercial judgment and deal acumen alongside legal expertise.

- Develop a strong understanding of how transactions create strategic and operational value for the business.

Skills :

- Strong grounding in legal analysis, contracts, and risk assessment.

- High learning orientation with ambition to grow beyond a purely functional legal role.

- Ability to work across teams and manage multiple stakeholders.

- Structured, detail oriented, and comfortable operating in transaction environments.

Minimum education and experience required :

- Legal professional with initial years of experience (manager-level readiness).

- Currently performing legal work but aspiring to participate in deals and transactions.

- Strong learning orientation and ambition to grow beyond a functional legal role.

- A bridge between legal, business, and deal execution.