Legal Director, India

Position Title: Legal Director, India

Location- Chennai

Report to: VP, General Counsel, APAC

Subordinate: 2 Company Secretaries (based in India)

Job Responsibilities and Duties:

Act as a business partner to various business and function teams (including sales, procurement, finance, quality, engineering, HR and site management/operations) in India by gaining a solid understanding of their goals and challenges and identifying appropriate legal and compliance strategies to facilitate those goals and minimize those challenges;

Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements;Manage corporate matters;

Work with and manage external counsels in litigations and other significant legal disputes;Handle compliance matters and investigations;Advise on various other matters (such as employment matters) in daily operation;Provide training on legal and compliance topics;Report on external counsel spending and other budget-related matters;Work collaboratively with company legal team members worldwide on legal projects;

Other tasks assigned from time to time by line manager.

Education, Qualification and Experience Requirements:

Excellent academic record with an undergraduate or master's degree in law; overseas legal education background preferred.India or overseas legal qualification a plus;At least 13-15 years in-house or law firm experience including

Solid knowledge of and sound work experience in dealing with general commercial and corporate matters; preferably have managed IP and technology issues; able to work independently on daily in-house legal issues with minimum supervision.

Traits We Seek:

Strong integrity and work ethic;Flexible, solution-oriented, pro-active and self-motivated individual with excellent teamwork spirit and good business acumen;Able to work in matrixed environment to get results from disparate stakeholders including sales, procurement, finance, quality, engineering, HR and site management/operations;Good communication skills and able to work effectively with global legal & compliance team members and cross-function partners from different cultural and professional backgrounds

Your Benefits:

Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development);

• Life and accident insurance;

• Sodexo cards for food and beverages

• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events;

• EAP Employee Assistance;

• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply);Role & responsibilities