Corporate Legal Associate

Role Overview: You are seeking a Legal Lead who will establish and scale the legal function as a strategic enabler of the 5-7 year growth vision. Your role is critical in ensuring the expansion across multiple countries is fast, compliant, capital-efficient, and risk-managed. As the Legal Lead, you will serve as a trusted advisor to leadership and cross-functional teams, embedding legal as a proactive driver of market entry, innovation, and sustainable growth. Key Responsibilities: - Set up and manage legal entities across multiple jurisdictions, navigating incorporation, foreign investment, and regulatory processes. - Oversee all aspects of legal compliance including corporate governance, commercial contracts, product regulations, IP, and employment law. - Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with suppliers, distributors, partners, and franchisees. - Build and scale legal frameworks to support rapid brand entry and expansion across diverse markets. - Manage relationships with external counsel and consultants across multiple countries, ensuring cost efficiency and alignment of advice. - Implement and optimize legal technology tools to drive efficiency, compliance, and scalability. - Provide strategic legal counsel to leadership, acting as a proactive partner in business growth. Qualifications Required: - 35+ years of legal experience with exposure across India, GCC, and Southeast Asia. Proven experience in entity setup and regulatory navigation in multiple jurisdictions. - Strong foundation in corporate law, commercial contracts, franchise/licensing, regulatory compliance, IP, employment law, and company secretarial matters. - Hands-on experience building legal frameworks from scratch and scaling them across geographies or growth stages. - Skilled in managing outside counsel efficiently across multiple markets. - Familiarity with contract management systems, compliance monitoring software, and AI-driven legal research tools. - Strong communication and influence across non-legal functions (marketing, finance, supply chain, product). - High ethical standards, sound judgment, and the ability to be a trusted advisor to senior leadership.,