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.