Manager - Legal

JOB PURPOSE

This Job is responsible for providing all legal guidance and support relating to private and public fund raising issues (debt and equity), mergers, acquisitions, divestments etc. with a focus on enabling the deals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Key Performance Indicators

• Provide legal guidance and support on:
• equity capital market transactions
• IPO's, QIP's, Rights Issue, OFS, etc
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Investments & Divestments by GMR Group
• Ability to exhibit sound negotiation skills and advising business and other functions on various legal issues faced by them in transactions(ii) effectively and efficiently liaising with internal and external stakeholders and transaction counsels on the Transactions Ability to exhibit efficient transaction management skills to turnaround the transaction as per the project timelines(iii) Reviewing and negotiating general commercial contracts
• Preparing deal bibles
• Due diligence
• Research oriented assignments As per the applicable timeline(iv) providing general legal advisory and support on legal issuesAd hoc basis

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Key Performance Indicators
• Ability to exhibit sound negotiation skills and advising business and other functions on various legal issues faced by them in transactions
• Ability to exhibit efficient transaction management skills to turnaround the transaction as per the project timelines
• As per the applicable timeline
• Ad hoc basis

INTERNAL INTERACTIONS

• Internal - Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work
• Finance Team
• MD&A
• Various people as required for special projects

FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS

• To maintain turnaround time to enable to close the documents/queries within the time line
• Contribute to the Department goal of ensuring that the expenditure by Corporate Legal is within the approved Annual Operating Plan by the GHB.

OTHER DIMENSIONS

• Interact with all other Sector legal teams on transactions requiring updates on litigations across the Group; knowledge sharing with the broader legal team; providing Corporate Legal's inputs on the legal review meetings by GCM/ BCM.
• Primarily interact with Finance and MD&A who spearhead the fund raising transactions for the Group and in this regard, interact/ work with other teams who support the specific Project.
• Manage 1 Reportee (AM level)

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Law
• Graduation in Arts/ Commerce

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• About 7-10 years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or as an in-house counsel and having experience in equity transactions, mergers, divestments, demerger, acquisitions etc.
• Good knowledge of Companies Act, SEBI regulations, FEMA regulations and RBI Circulars/ notifications.
• Good presentation, negotiation and communication skills

COMPETENCIES

• Personal Effectiveness
• Social Awareness
• Entrepreneurship
• Problem Solving & Analytical Thinking
• Planning & Decision Making
• Capability Building
• Strategic Orientation
• Stakeholder Focus
• Networking
• Execution & Results
• Teamwork & Interpersonal influence