Vice President - Legal - Commercial Contracts - BFSI

Contract negotiation and advisory

- Handle complex commercial negotiations across regions (e.g., technology and infrastructure agreements, market data agreements, service agreements, real estate and facilities transactions, etc.)

- Draft, review, and negotiate multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements and partnerships

- Conduct legal risk analysis and escalate significant risks for stakeholder approval

- Support multiple business units on day-to-day legal matters and assist in managing legal risk across commercial operations

- Provide counsel on regulatory compliance matters across multiple jurisdictions

- Collaborate with regional lawyers and business partners across EMEA, US, and Asia-ex-Japan

- Support technology transformation and digital innovation legal initiatives

- Maintain relationships with external counsel and counterparties on assigned matters

- Participate in cross-functional initiatives with risk, compliance, and business teams

- Handle complex legal matters and escalate crisis situations to Executive Director

Team management:

- Mentor junior legal professionals and associates on complex matters

- Contribute to knowledge sharing and best practices

- Support talent development initiatives within the legal function

- Foster collaborative culture and effective teamwork

- Assist in training and guidance programs for team members

Qualification:

Mandatory Required Qualifications:

- LLB/LLM or equivalent legal qualification in relevant jurisdiction

- 11 to 15 years of experience with significant focus on complex commercial negotiations

- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions

- Experience in driving transformation and innovation initiatives

Required Skills:

- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities

- Outstanding drafting and negotiating skills

- Ability to understand legal and business risk and to provide business-aligned legal counsel and forward-thinking solutions

- Confidence and credibility when engaging with senior stakeholders

- Cultural sensitivity and ability to operate across diverse markets

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines

- Strong project management and time management skills

- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team

- Self-starter with sense of ownership

- Critical thinking and conflict management abilities