Assistant General Counsel
S&P Global
- Hyderabad, Telangana Gurgaon, Haryana
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serving as the subject matter expert in all areas of APAC labor and employment laws; ensuring compliance with all applicable employment practices laws, rules and regulations.
- Providing strategic legal counsel and risk management advice to management and the People team on a wide variety of employment matters, such as recruiting, compensation, performance management, separations, internal investigations, leaves of absence, discrimination, harassment, diversity and inclusion, workplace privacy, wage and hour compliance, restrictive covenants, reasonable accommodations, employee classification, immigration and general employment risk management.
- Participate in efforts to prepare, implement and refine best-in-class labor- and employment-related practices, policies, guidelines, tools, programs and forms that align with the company's employee engagement strategy, values and business goals.
- Representing and defending the company as necessary in employment disputes, including lawyer's letters and administrative charges. Manage outside counsel as necessary for employment litigation.
- Liaising with the Head of Labor & Employment on employment matters in APAC.
- Preparing and conducting regular employee and management trainings on relevant matters, and managing company training programs in conjunction with the People team.
- Monitoring and assessing the impact of legal and regulatory developments and enforcement trends at a country and local level.
- Counseling management and the People team on new or pending legislation, laws, rules and regulations and industry developments and trends that affect the company and its operations.
- Efficiently managing outside counsel with an eye toward minimizing outside counsel expense and meeting budget.
- Review the existing labor compliance framework for each country in APAC & India - identify gaps and actions required. Partner with the People team & compliance partners (if any) to ensure risk free business operations
- Advise the People team on applicable statutory changes &/or implications related to our wellbeing/benefits programs (existing or new)
- 7+ years of relevant experience gained at law firm and/or in-house (ideally at a publicly-traded company).
- JD or LLM from an accredited law school and maintains active bar membership in India.
- Candidate must have exceptional business judgment, legal issue identification and problem-solving skills.
- Requires a practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving; candidate must be able to effectively counsel internal clients by providing them with clear, concise and commercial advice, and creative solutions where necessary, on established timelines to meet their business needs.
- Candidate must bring a positive, “can do” attitude to the workplace and works collaboratively with other members of the Legal team and with internal clients
- Significant advisory experience
- LL.B. with exceptional academic credentials
- Successful track record of in-house or similar advisory experience
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation - Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn't stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.Equal Opportunity EmployerS&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster describes discrimination protections under federal law.202 - Middle Professional (EEO Job Group) (inactive), 20 - Professional (EEO-2 Job Categories-United States of America), LGLLGL202.2 - Middle Professional Tier II (EEO Job Group)Job ID: 297868
Posted On: 2024-03-25
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India