Senior Manager- Legal

Job Summary:

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as primary legal advisor to executive management and board, providing expert guidance on corporate, commercial, regulatory, and legal compliance matters.

• Develop, implement, and oversee comprehensive legal programs, ensuring the company adheres to statutory and regulatory requirements, including SEBI, Companies Act, LLP Act, FEMA, and other relevant laws.

• Review and negotiate legal contracts and documents including client/vendor agreements, employment contracts, real estate, M&A, JV, and fundraising documents. Direct the legal team to come up with robust standard drafts and build a mechanism to automate the agreement sharing and signing workflow.

• Oversee and ensure timely statutory filings, regulatory submissions, and company secretarial obligations.

• Lead and manage internal policies related to confidentiality, data protection, risk management, and ethical standards.

• Guide and represent the company in dispute resolution, litigation and defence, including liaising with external counsels and regulatory authorities.

• Build, lead, and mentor the legal team; oversee their development and workflow.

• Collaborate with Finance, HR, and Business operations teams to maintain best practices across all functional areas from a legal and compliance perspective.

• Represent the company in negotiations, regulatory forums, court proceedings, and key stakeholder interactions.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Law degree (LL.B. from a reputed institution; LL.M. preferred

• Minimum 11+ years experience in legal role, with strong hands-on experience in corporate law, compliance management, and in managing litigations with external support.

• Demonstrated expertise in regulatory affairs, excellent negotiation, contract drafting, and communication skills

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and ethical conduct in fast-paced business environment.