AVP_Legal

EMBARK SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Embark Services Private Limited in Bengaluru seeks an AVP-Legal to lead complex contracts, governance, regulatory compliance and risk management across US and domestic matters.

The role centers on drafting and negotiating vendor, service and real estate agreements, guiding legal strategy, coordinating with outside counsel, and ensuring robust corporate records under a hybrid work model from Bengaluru.

Qualifications

• JD, LL.B. or equivalent law degree is required; admission to practice law in home jurisdiction preferred.
• Eight or more years of relevant legal experience, including US corporate, commercial, real estate or operating-company matters.
• Strong commercial contracting experience, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating vendor, service, consulting, confidentiality and other business agreements.
• Ability to apply legal judgment to operational matters and identify material legal and business risks.
• Strong knowledge of legal research and regulatory analysis across multiple US jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate vendor, service, consulting, confidentiality, access and other commercial contracts.
• Advise on contract interpretation, amendments, renewals and termination provisions.
• Develop and maintain standard contract forms and playbooks.
• Provide legal guidance on landlord-tenant and leasing matters.
• Monitor laws and regulations; propose changes to policies and operations.
• Coordinate with outside counsel and internal stakeholders; manage significant legal matters.
• Support corporate governance and maintain entity records and filings.
• Collaborate with various business functions to provide practical legal support.

Skills

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Legal analysis

Regulatory analysis

Stakeholder management

Legal writing

Cross-border coordination

Education

JD or LL.B. or equivalent

Tools

Legal databases

Contract management systems

Document management tools

AI-powered legal tools

Job description

Embark Services Private Limited | Full time

AVP_Legal

Bangalore North, India | Posted on 10/08/2026

• · Draft, review and negotiate vendoragreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, confidentialityagreements, access agreements and other commercial contracts, independentlyresolving routine terms within established playbooks and escalating materiallegal or business issues as appropriate.
• · Advise on contract interpretation,amendments, extensions, renewals, termination provisions and contractualmatters, supporting business teams in resolving routine contract-relatedissues.
• · Develop, draft and maintain standardcontract forms, templates and playbooks, identify recurring negotiation issuesand recommend improvements to contracting standards and processes.
• · Provide legal guidance onlandlord-tenant requirements, leasing practices, eviction requirements andother legal matters routinely affecting property operations
• · Provide and/or oversee the research,monitoring, applicability and interpretation of federal, state and local lawsand regulations affecting key areas of the Company’s business; analyzepotential implications of changes in laws and regulatory requirements andpropose necessary changes to the Company’s policies and operations, asapplicable; communicate relevant developments and recommended actions to Legaland business stakeholders.
• · Recommend, draft and support updatesto agreements, forms, policies, procedures and operating practices in responseto changes in applicable law or identified legal risks.
• · Maintain oversight of the Company’scorporate entity files and organizational records, including formationdocuments, operating agreements, amendments, registrations and otherentity-related documentation, ensuring records are current, complete and appropriatelycontrolled.
• · Support the maintenance, developmentand documentation of corporate governance matters.
• · Provide substantive legal supportfor privacy, litigation, insurance claims and risk matters as needed, includinglegal research, document review, issue analysis, case or claim summaries andcoordination with outside counsel and internal stakeholders.
• · Support the GC and US-based Legalteam in evaluating and managing significant legal matters, identifying keyfacts, legal issues, risks, deadlines and recommended paths forward.
• · Coordinate with outside counsel andother legal service providers on assigned matters, monitor progress anddeliverables, and help ensure efficient use of external legal resources.
• · Partner directly with propertyoperations, Asset Management, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Risk,Information Security and other business functions to provide practical legalsupport and facilitate resolution of assigned matters.
• · Maintain high-quality legaldocumentation, matter files and supporting records, ensuring appropriateconfidentiality, privilege, version control and follow-through from initialassignment through completion.
• · Exercise independent judgment withinestablished areas of responsibility, proactively identify legal and businessrisks, and ...
• · Identify and drive improvements tolegal processes, contracting workflows, knowledge management and technologyutilization, including opportunities to standardize work and leverage AI andother legal tools.
• · Work from the Bengaluru office underthe hybrid working model, with working hours aligned to provide meaningfuldaily overlap with US business hours; flexibility is expected fortime-sensitive legal matters and other peak periods.
• · Oversee the work and performance ofjunior attorney(s) on the Bengaluru legal team
• · Perform other legal, regulatory andstrategic projects and responsibilities as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• · JD,LL.B. or equivalent law degree is required; admission to practice law in thecandidate’s home jurisdiction is preferred.
• · Eightor more years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful experiencesupporting US corporate, commercial, real estate or operating-company matters.
• · Strongcommercial contracting experience, including demonstrated ability toindependently draft, review and negotiate vendor, service, consulting,confidentiality and other business agreements.
• · Demonstratedability to apply legal judgment to operational matters, identify material legaland business risks and develop practical solutions within established areas ofauthority.
• · Strongknowledge of legal research and regulatory analysis, with the ability tointerpret statutes, regulations and other requirements across multiple USjurisdictions and translate them into practical business guidance.
• · Stronglegal drafting and writing skills, with the ability to prepare agreements,legal analyses, executive summaries and other work product requiring limitedrevision.
• · Experiencesupporting landlord-tenant, real estate operations or other multi-jurisdictionoperating matters is preferred.
• · Experiencemaintaining corporate entity records, organizational documents andgovernance-related materials is preferred.
• · Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess complex orincomplete fact patterns, identify key legal issues and determine whenescalation is appropriate.
• · Demonstratedability to independently manage multiple substantive matters from intakethrough resolution while maintaining appropriate communication with seniorLegal leadership.
• · Strongstakeholder-management and communication skills, with the ability to workeffectively with senior business leaders, attorneys, outside counsel and otherparties across functions and time zones.
• · Highdegree of professional judgment, discretion and confidentiality when handlingsensitive, privileged or business-critical matters.
• · Experiencewith legal research databases, contract or matter-management systems,document-management tools and technology-assisted legal workflows is preferred.
• · Experiencesupporting a US real estate company, property management company, corporatelegal department or law firm is strongly preferred.
• · Experiencein one or more of commercial contracts, landlord-tenant law, regulatorycompliance, corporate governance, privacy, litigation or insurance and riskmanagement is preferred.