Associate Director - Legal & Compliance

We are looking for Cyient's next Associate Director - Legal & Compliance, who will manage our EMEA legal team. The position will be located in our Hyderabad office, and will report to the Head of Legal & Compliance - ROW. We are a young, dynamic, friendly, and down to earth bunch of lawyers who love what we do - so we are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter who can work as a team player and communicate exceptionally well.
You will be pragmatic, commercially minded and comfortable in a fast-paced business environment. Ideally you will have 10+ years post qualification general corporate experience that will include without limitation commercial contract negotiations (both buy & sell), managing HR/employment matters, assisting the global compliance team in enforcement of processes and management of compliances in the territory, dispute and litigation management, managing external counsel engagements, M&A.

Most definitely you will have a good sense of humour, the ability to work with little supervision, manage a team, the desire to learn and work within a truly global organization and a keen interest in cutting edge technology, outsourced engineering services and data privacy. As Cyient operates around the world you'll liaise with stakeholders across jurisdictions on a regular basis and will have a global outlook.

In house experience is preferred but not mandatory. A competitive package based on experience is on offer.

Key Responsibilities: 

·       Reviewing and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, including outsourced service agreements, vendor agreements, partnership agreements and reseller agreements.

·       Managing the in-house compliance programs for the territory.

·       Managing, supervising and mentoring junior counsels in drafting and reviewing proposals, responding to RFPs, etc.

·       Drafting policies and procedures to ensure legal best practice.

·       Considering new business models and working through associated legal issues and risks.

·       Analyzing legal issues and commercial risks, presenting clear recommendations to assure legal compliance.

·       Collaborating with support functions across the business including Operations, HR, Finance, Risk and IT Security.