Legal Head - India

Roles & Responsibilties

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and advising internal stakeholders
• Negotiating with external counterparts on a variety of commercial agreements, including third-party, operations, services, and marketing agreements.
• Identifying and consulting on legal risks concerning the development of new products and policies.
• Helping to interpret and monitor changes to regulatory guidelines while proactively handling regulatory developments and advising internal stakeholders.
• Developing and implementing processes for efficient and streamlined operations surrounding contract negotiation and processes
• Developing and maintaining form agreements, contract management systems, and other databases.
• Serving as lead counsel on strategic deals, resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries.
• Driving all ongoing compliance review processes, including necessary filings, policies, and procedures.
• Providing time-sensitive support on a wide array of legal inquiries concerning all aspects of your country’s operations.

Required Skills

• 10+ years PQEA master’s degree or equivalent in law
• Strong academic and law firm experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Collaborative mindset
• Confidence in decision making when there’s ambiguity or incomplete information
• To excel at leadership while being hands-on
• The ability to handle significant and complex legal matters with short turnaround times
• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Experience with complex transaction management
• To thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure, entrepreneurial environment