Interesting Job Opportunity: Bert Labs - Senior Manager/General Manager - Legal Counsellor - LLB/LLM

Bert Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 11,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bert Labs is seeking an accomplished General Counsel to lead global legal strategy and risk management across India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC and MENA. You will shape policy, oversee corporate governance, contracts, regulatory compliance and intellectual property while partnering with executives and teams worldwide.

This role emphasizes end-to-end ownership of employee, customer, vendor and government relations, with a focus on scalable processes, due diligence, and strategic corporate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) or equivalent from a premier institution.
• Juris Doctor (JD) and/or Master of Laws (LLM) from a premier institution.
• Company Secretary qualification.
• Admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Proven 10–15 years of total legal experience.
• Experience in corporate development, capital raising, M&A, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Protect Bert Labs brand, culture and governance globally.
• Lead end-to-end legal matters across geographies (India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC, MENA).
• Oversee employee-employer lifecycle legal matters.
• Oversee customer-company lifecycle legal matters.
• Oversee vendor-company lifecycle legal matters.
• Oversee government-company relationship lifecycle.

Skills

Governance & compliance

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) or equivalent

JD and/or LLM

Company Secretary qualified

Admission to the bar

Job description

Responsibilities

• Custodian of Bert Labs brand to protect its credo, philosophy, tenets, culture, value systems, integrity, ethics and corporate governance.
• Ownership of end-to-end legal matters as General Counsel across all geographies (India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC, MENA), providing strategy and execution in line with the company’s vision for employees, customers, investors, technology and business partners, and governments.
• Ownership of end-to-end legal matters regarding employee-employer relationship lifecycle improvement.
• Ownership of end-to-end legal matters regarding customer-company relationship lifecycle improvement.
• Ownership of end-to-end legal matters regarding vendor-company relationship lifecycle improvement.
• Ownership of legal matters regarding government-company relationship lifecycle improvement.

Legal Strategy And Global Compliance

• Execute comprehensive legal strategy on company matters including capital raising, complex commercial contracts, employment law, intellectual property, data security and protection, mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance.
• Execute all relevant local laws and regulations and stay updated on legislative changes impacting the organization across focus geographies (India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC, MENA).
• Co-own matters of corporate development including research and discussions for the company’s global structure, focusing on corporate, tax compliance and legal matters (establishment of new offices).
• Co-own corporate development research and discussions for efficient data inflow and outflow.
• Co-own corporate development research and discussions for the most efficient company’s Intellectual Property Lifecycle across India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC, MENA jurisdictions.

Contract Management

• Draft, review and negotiate variety of complex legal documents and contracts, including partnership agreements, high-value service contracts, employer-employee agreements, strategic non-disclosure agreements, and property leases.
• Ensure all contracts and agreements are legally watertight, aligning with company policies, and effectively managing risk.

Corporate Governance / Corporate Development

• Develop and implement corporate policies and procedures to ensure best practices in corporate governance.
• Advise the board on governance matters, including the preparation of board/shareholder resolutions and minutes.

Risk Management

• Own strategy and execution of company risk management, including regular identification, thorough assessment, and management of high-level legal risks.
• Own development and execution of short/medium/long-term strategies to mitigate these risks associated with relationships with employees, customers, investors, technology and business partners and governments.
• Lead pre-litigation legal disputes and complex inquiries, working to resolve issues efficiently and effectively.
• Lead the company’s representation on all matters of litigation with respect to company‑employee, company‑customers, company‑investors, company‑technology and business partners, and company‑governments relationships.

Liaison With External Counsel

• Own the effective relationships with external legal advisors and ensure effective deliverables.
• Ensure cost-effective and strategic use of external legal resources.

Litigation And Dispute Resolution

• Own litigation and dispute resolution, including arbitration, mediation and courts of law within every geography of focus (India, USA, UK, EU, Singapore, APAC, MENA).
• Lead the company’s representation in significant legal proceedings as and when needed.

Regulatory And Government Affairs

• Lead monitoring and execution of regulatory changes affecting the company’s operations.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies and represent the company in regulatory matters.

Corporate Development

• Co-own corporate development objectives and goals, including investment management process and closures of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.
• Lead the company’s representation in all matters of due diligence and negotiations of terms during the investment management process for successful closures.
• Lead all legal matters related to strategic client projects and business development activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) or equivalent from a premium institution – NLSIU Bangalore, NUJS Kolkata, NLU (Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Raipur, Cuttack, Lucknow, Kochi, Delhi), Symbiosis Pune, Jamia Millia Islamia.
• Juris Doctor (JD) and/or Master of Laws (LLM) degree from a premium institution India and globally – NLSIU Bangalore, NUJS Kolkata, NLU (Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Raipur, Cuttack, Lucknow, Kochi, Delhi), Symbiosis Pune, Jamia Millia Islamia, Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, Stanford Law School.
• Company Secretary qualified.
• Admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction.
• Proven 10‑15 years of total experience.
• Proven relevant work experience (as above) of 5‑10 years in established, reputed law firms and minimum 5‑10 years in high growth corporates. Company Secretary experience would be a plus.
• Strong understanding and experience in corporate development activities, including capital raising (Series B onwards), M&A, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Impeccable record of demonstrated highest level of integrity, value system, ethics and corporate governance.
• Proven experience of stakeholder management with demonstrated experience of work collaborative work with top/senior management and with other departments.
• Strong organizational skills and highest attention to detail.

At Bert Labs, we are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Welcome to Bert Labs family.