Transformative - Head - Legal - CS/LLB/LLM

Job Location - Gurgaon Sector 53, Corporate Office, India

Education : LLB/LLM + CS (Mandatory)

Job Responsibilities:

- To provide professional legal advice, legal leadership, strategy and risk management through knowledge experience and help develop compliance systems and processes for all operations and all areas of the business in conjunction with functional and business leaders in the countries and with appointed external legal advisors. To ensure that all operations in various geographies comply with the law.

- To provide and set strategic direction, sound balanced legal advice on a wide range of corporatecommercial matters. Accountability for corporate compliance and legal issues. Oversight for various legal regulatory and government affairs related matters. Being at the forefront of related policy development. To provide guidance, advice on product developments and approval on marketing claims and marketing materials in various geographies.

- Review and participate in the negotiation review and approval of material contracts.

- To proactively ensure compliance in all areas of laws and contractual agreements and have preventive measures in place. To ensure legality of all significant contracts entered, in particular with regard to third party contractors, distributors, purchasing, employment, compensation etc.

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

- To participate in negotiation and advice and be involved in preparation of documentation for mergers, disposals, restructures, strategic alliances, acquisitions of companies (if any).

- To 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.

- To be actively involved in managing potential litigation and ensure that company's interest is protected. To advise and assist the business partners in negotiations with third parties and to assist as appropriate in concluding settlements.

- To work with external counsel to manage IP enforcement programs.

- To ensure that all material legal and compliance related issues are approved by in accordance with company's policies and guidelines. To be the Company Secretary and ensure corporate governance of the operations.

- Development and maintenance of relationships with relevant external contacts and organisations (e.g. external lawyers, lawyers of key customers/competitors, governmental organisations, regulators, trade / industry associations, external bodies etc). Identifying work to be outsourced, selection and management of external lawyers, their fee arrangements and service levels.

- When the event requires the appointment of external lawyers, to instruct external lawyers, manage and liaise with them.

- To develop and have training programs for non-legal functions on contractual, intellectual property, marketing law issues, where necessary.

- Establishing a strong business partnership based on trust.

Qualifications and Experience:

- Law Degree from recognized university in India or Asia Pacific country

- Admitted as qualified lawyer in India.

- At least 8-12 years' experience post qualification in medium or large private practice (law firm) or MNC (in-house), preferably both.

- Excellent command of both spoken and written Hindi and English

- Experience providing legal counsel on a wide variety of corporate/commercial matters.

- Experience drafting and negotiating agreements.

- Initiative and creativity in seeking solutions to problems.

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

- Strong drive and commitment to deliver results.

- Strong compliance/commercial experience. Prior FMCG experience will be a plus, but not necessary.

- Highest ethical standards, promote ethical behaviour and high professional integrity.

- Excellent interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills

- Ability to think strategically, take strategic risks and make tough decisions