Assistant Manager - Legal Operations Coordination

Nissan; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Nissan in Chennai, India is seeking an experienced Administrative/Legal Function Support professional to assist budgeting, financial reporting and travel management for the Legal team. You will coordinate anti-trust training and provide admin support across a multi-country AMIEO region, liaising with IT, Finance and suppliers.

The role requires strong MS Office and SharePoint skills, excellent communication, and a meticulous, process-driven mindset to handle confidential information in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required with strong communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office suite with SharePoint experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in a Legal/Professional services context.

Responsibilities

• Budgeting and supporting the Legal team on Financial Reporting.
• Coordinate Anti-Trust Training program.
• Travel and expenses management for Legal team.
• General administrative support for the Legal Team.
• Management of Legal BIC and related SharePoint.

Skills

MS Office

SharePoint

Dashboards

Relationship building

Organisation

Communication

Budgeting

Confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Strong communication

MS Office experience

Tools

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

The overall mission/objective of the organisation.

AMIEO Legal function support.

Budgeting and supporting the Legal team on Financial Reporting.

Coordination of Anti-Trust Training program.

Travel and expenses management for Legal team.

Customer / Training / Internal Survey for Legal function. General administrative support for the Legal Team.

Management of Legal BIC and related SharePoint (including liaison with IT).

Management of supplier memberships.

PRINCIPLE ACCOUNTABILITIES

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CORE SKILLS

• Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and SharePoint; comfortable building trackers, dashboards, and presentation materials.
• Strong networking and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage confidently with lawyers, stakeholders, IT, Finance, and external suppliers across the AMIEO region.
• Excellent organisational skills with high attention to detail; able to manage multiple concurrent workstreams, deadlines, and reporting cycles without close supervision.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise professionally across cultures, time zones, and seniority levels.

Sound understanding of budgeting, expense management, and financial reporting processes.

Discretion and sound judgement when handling confidential legal, financial, and personnel information.

KEY ATTRIBUTES

Self-starter who is comfortable working independently across a matrixed, multi-country organisation.

Meticulous and process-driven, with a continuous-improvement mindset toward tools, templates, and ways of working.

Collaborative team player who builds trust quickly and represents the Legal function professionally in cross-functional settings.

Adaptable and resilient, able to reprioritise effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

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EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor Degree, strong communication skills, strong MS office experience

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of experience

Chennai India