Vice President Legal and Compliance

Job Description

Role & responsibilities Securitas India is seeking a seasoned Legal & Compliance Leader to join our team. As Vice President Legal & Compliance, you will lead key legal initiatives, enhance departmental processes, and ensure that legal frameworks are effectively integrated into business practices. The position requires close collaboration with various departments to proactively identify legal exposures and implement risk mitigation strategies that align with organizational goals. Key Responsibilities: Legal: - Serve as in-house legal counsel for the company on all legal matters and contracts, managing legal risk for the organization. - Provide legal advice to leadership on departmental transactions and assist in preparing legal opinions, studies, reports, and correspondence. - Supervise and monitor the contesting of cases in various courts, interacting with team, courts, and other law officers. - Supervise legal research and analysis, identifying important issues and advising departments on emerging legal trends to avoid unnecessary litigation. Risk: - Develop and manage a corporate risk management strategy in line with corporate goals and objectives. - Serve as the primary organizational contact during contract negotiations, ensuring that all contract terms are viable and legal risks are mitigated. - Provide inputs to the Sales team on terms and conditions for acceptance of business and identify risks. - Scrutinize all contracts/orders received from Sales for viability and legal risk, analyzing them as per company standards and policies. - Supervise and oversee the review, negotiation, and drafting of major contracts, tender documents, and other legal documents. - Ensure that contracts and proposals are properly entered into organizational databases and securely maintained. - Drive training on Group policies and compliance training for employees. Corporate Secretarial: - Ensure company details are up to date, coordinating changes in company details and corporate structure management. - Conduct Board Meetings & General Meetings, issuing Notices, drafting Agendas, recording Minutes, and preparing Annual Reports/Corporate Governance Reports. MustHave Qualifications: - Qualified Company Secretary (CS) and LLB/LLM graduate with 1218 years of corporate legal experience. - Proven track record in litigation management, corporate governance, and cross-functional legal advisory - Leadership ability to manage and develop internal legal teams. - Expert communicator with strong negotiation skills. - Meticulous attention to detail, especially in drafting and corporate filings.