Senior Legal Counsel for a Leading Airline

Function: Legal

Location: Gurgaon

Key Responsibilities:

 Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating on a broad range of global and domestic complex

commercial contracts/transactions across a range of business including digital/IT contracts,

financing and leasing agreements, loan documentation, procurement contracts etc.

 Serve as a legal advisor on business transactions, partnerships, acquisitions etc.

 Experience in handling complex commercial domestic and global transactions, strategizing,

negotiation and concluding deals.

 Drive transaction risk review and mitigation with ability to remove road-blocks, provide quick

resolutions and facilitate transparency across cross-functional teams to enable well advised

decisions and approvals.

 To advise across various legal and regulatory issues. Participate in the development of

processes, policies, and procedures designed to reduce legal risks.

 Support business on new business initiatives keeping in view the legal and regulatory

requirements and business needs.

 Occasionally work with external lawyers for procuring opinions and/or for obtaining advice on

transactions

 Develop functional plans to manage legal matters, modify the legal processes, procedures and

infrastructure, and minimize risk for the business.

 Good understanding of legal and regulatory landscape and continuous upkeep with changes in

law which are relevant to the organization.

Experience

 A legal professional with 15+/18+ years of working in corporate law as an in-house or with a Law

Firm and qualified from a reputed university.

 Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively within a

fast-paced business environment.

 Team player who works well with management and counterparties.

 Able to demonstrate a high level of independent reasoning, excellent analytical judgment, and a

strong business acumen.

 Must have experience supporting multiple matters simultaneously.

 Excellent negotiation, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with

numerous business units.

 A global mind-set. Significant international experience with the knowledge and ability to partner

with the senior management on legal matters.

 Team player who works well with management and counterparties.

 Able to demonstrate a high level of independent reasoning, excellent analytical judgment and a

strong business acumen.

 Ability to think logically and articulate thoughts in a clear in a concise manner.

 Excellent negotiation, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with

numerous business units.