Assistant Manager - Legal Operations Coordination

Nissan Motor Iberica SA; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Nissan Motor Iberica SA in Chennai, India seeks an experienced Legal Administrative Professional to support AMIEO Legal function, assist budgeting, financial reporting, and anti-trust training coordination.

You will manage travel and expenses for the Legal team, handle SharePoint, and liaise with IT and suppliers across the AMIEO region.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, strong MS Office skills, and 5+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and strong MS Office experience.
• Experience coordinating budgeting and financial reporting processes.
• Experience with SharePoint and cross-cultural collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the AMIEO Legal function.
• Assist budgeting, expense management, and financial reporting processes.
• Coordinate Anti-Trust Training program.
• Travel and expenses management for the Legal team.

Skills

MS Office

SharePoint

Dashboard building

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & reporting

Multi-country coordination

Education

Bachelor Degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

SharePoint

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 Nissan is more than a car company. We are an innovation company. We take the most innovative thinking in the industry and combine it with performance, value, efficiency, safety and style. The result: Cars that thrill you every time you get behind the wheel. With over 150 million vehicles produced globally, Nissan continues with the goal to enrich the lives of our employees and customers alike.