General Counsel

Garrison Talent; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Job summary

Garrison Talent is seeking a UK-qualified lawyer to lead its legal function in Mumbai. This hands-on role requires 8–12 years PQE with a strong corporate/M&A background and a track record of handling multi-jurisdictional transactions from structuring through diligence, negotiation and integration.

You will work directly with founders and the board, shape the group’s governance and tax/IP strategy with external advisers, and build lean legal processes to scale.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years PQE with a strong corporate/M&A background.
• Experience leading multi‑jurisdictional transactions.
• Ability to provide direct advisory support to founders and boards.
• Experience with private equity or acquisitive investment environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead domestic and international M&A transactions from structuring through diligence, negotiation and integration.
• Manage group structure and live international restructurings.
• Provide board-level risk and governance advice.
• Negotiate and execute the Group's complex commercial agreements.
• Coordinate tax and IP strategy with external advisers across jurisdictions.
• Build lean, scalable legal processes with minimal bureaucracy.

Skills

Corporate/M&A expertise

Leading complex transactions

Advisory to founders/boards

Commercial acumen

Education

UK qualified lawyer

Job description

Our organisation is an all-in-one life skills platform — a scaled, profitable buy-and-build

business sitting in the space e between pure entertainment and pure education. Built through multiple acquisitions since 2015, our company has consolidated IP, distribution and brand into a single integrated ecosystem of category-leading digital and physical brands, operating internationally across markets including the UK, US and Brazil.

The role

You will be the organisation's lead lawyer. This is a hands‑on execution role, not a delegation

role. You'll run matters yourself, bring in external counsel where it makes sense, and own

the outcome.

What's on your desk from day one:

• Deals. Domestic and international M&A at £150m+ — you lead the legal, from structuring through diligence, negotiation and integration.
• Group structure. Corporate restructuring and entity work across jurisdictions, including live international reorganisation projects.
• Governance. Board‑level advice on risk, governance and strategic decision‑making.
• Commercial. Negotiating and executing the Group's most complex agreements.
• Specialist coordination. Driving tax and IP strategy alongside external advisers, and managing counsel across multiple jurisdictions on a sensible budget.
• Build. Creating lean, efficient legal processes — enough structure to scale, zero bureaucracy.

Who this suits

• A UK qualified lawyer with 8-12 years PQE with a genuinely strong corporate/M&A background — leading law firm and/or a sophisticated in‑house or investment environment. This is the core requirement; broad commercial generalists won't be the right fit here.
• Someone who has personally executed complex, multi‑jurisdictional transactions— not just supervised them.
• A confident adviser who builds credibility fast with founders and boards, and challenges them constructively when it counts.
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable with ambiguity — you triage well, hold your nerve, and get things done without being handed a playbook.
• Commercially curious, with judgement that extends well beyond the legal silo.
• Experience in private equity, family office or acquisitive, investment‑backed businesses is

Why take it

• Genuine seat at the table: direct, daily exposure to the CEO and leadership on the decisions that matter.
• Deal flow and complexity most in‑house roles can't offer — international M&A, restructuring and strategic projects, back to back.
• Full autonomy to build the legal function your way.
• Equity participation: you share in what you help build.

Location

Mumbai, India — 5 days per week in office