Legal Counsel - India
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- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial, procurement, supply chain, services, and operational contracts for India operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and company policies.
- Provide day-to-day legal advisory support to India business teams on commercial transactions, manufacturing operations, HR, and operational matters.
- Ensure manufacturing plants and corporate offices in India remain compliant with applicable Local, State, and Central laws, including laws governing manufacturing, labour, environmental, safety, and corporate regulations.
- Manage, monitor, and enhance the India compliance framework and compliance tools, including statutory compliance tracking, reporting, and audit readiness.
- Support corporate governance requirements for India entities, including board and committee matters, statutory filings, policies, delegations of authority, and internal governance frameworks.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external advisors on regulatory approvals, inspections, audits, and interactions with government authorities.
- Review and oversee pleadings, filings, opinions, and legal documentation prepared by external counsel for India matters.
- Identify legal, regulatory, and compliance risks impacting India operations and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.
- Draft, review, and negotiate cross-border and global commercial contracts, (including agreements in EMEA and other regions), in alignment with global legal standards and business objectives.
- Support and lead centralized contracting initiatives, including effective utilization of the global contract lifecycle management (CLM) / contract management system.
- Develop, maintain, and continuously improve global contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks in collaboration with global legal and business teams.
- Support digitalization and automation initiatives across contract lifecycle management, contract analytics, and compliance monitoring at a global level, including AI-enabled contracting tools.
- Drive consistency, efficiency, and scalability in global contracting processes through standardization and adoption of legal operations best practices.
- Partner with global and regional stakeholders to support commercial contracting strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
- At least 8-10 years of relevant experience as a commercial transactions attorney in a top-tier law firm or an in-house legal department, preferably in global/MNC manufacturing (Prior experience in Automotive industry preferred). Extensive experience in commercial contracting, cross-border negotiations, and regulatory compliance.
- Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from a recognized university. Company Secretary (CS) qualification or membership of ICSI will be an added advantage.
- Demonstrated ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and commercial risks and propose creative, business-oriented solutions while minimizing risk to Envalior.
- Strong understanding of India's legal and regulatory framework (commercial, labor, environmental, factory, industrial laws).
- Experience working in a matrix organization and interacting with global teams is highly preferred.
- Strong negotiation, drafting, and stakeholder management skills.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and strong business understanding.
- Strong communication skills with ability to interface with global leadership.
- Process-oriented mindset with comfort in using legal technology tools