Role Details

Team/ Function : Finance / Legal

Location : Noida 125

Designation : VP - Legal

Key Role Related Skills

• Corporate Legal Exposure
• Regulatory Knowhow
• Risk Mitigation & Operational excellence
  
  

Role Objective

• Provide legal direction and manage contractual matters and related regulatory issues, including compliance on contractual arrangements and commercial transactions.
• Develop a corporate and socially sustainability framework by advising on good governance practices and compliance of corporate governance norms as prescribed under various corporate, securities, and other business laws.
• Examination and approval of contractual and legal documents, vetting forms of agreements, contracts, sub-contracts and non-standard conditions.
  
  

Role Responsibilities

• Act as the primary legal advisor to the Executive Leadership team on all legal matters incl. legal agreements/ business contracts/JV agreements/ MOU / all legal aspects of mergers & acquisitions, restructures, strategic alliances etc.
• Own the end-to-end management of the Company's litigation portfolio, including civil, commercial, labor, consumer, contractual, and regulatory matters, while ensuring effective risk mitigation and favorable business outcomes.
• Develop and execute the Company's legal strategy in alignment with organizational objectives.
• Provide proactive legal guidance on strategic initiatives, business expansion, partnerships, and commercial transactions.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the organization.
• Lead the structuring, negotiation, review, and execution of high-value and complex agreements, including customer contracts, vendor agreements, technology partnerships, licensing arrangements, NDAs and other business arrangements.
• Establish contract governance frameworks and approval mechanisms.
• Oversee all litigation, arbitration, regulatory proceedings, investigations, and dispute resolution matters.
• Define litigation strategy and manage relationships with external counsel, law firms, and regulatory authorities.
• Monitor evolving laws, regulations, and industry developments and advise leadership on their implications.
• Filing, registering any document including forms, returns, and applications by and on behalf of the company.
• Stay up to date with evolving industry/regulatory changes impacting the business and participate in appropriate control forums.
  
  

Work Experience

• 15+ years of progressive experience in corporate legal, commercial transactions, litigation management, compliance, and enterprise risk management.
• Proven experience leading the legal function of a mid-to-large-sized organization (Essential).
  
  

Knowledge/ Skills

• Good communication & people management skills.
• Sound knowledge of interpretation of law, understanding of business.
• High level of ownership, willingness to set up things from scratch.
  
  

Education : LLB and LLM

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