Legal Manager

Ishan Group; Ahmedabad District; Presencial; INR 1 500 000 - 3 500 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Ishan Group in Ahmedabad, Gujarat seeks an experienced Manager – Legal to lead contract drafting and negotiations, manage legal risk, and oversee compliance and governance for customer and vendor agreements. You will coordinate with Sales, Procurement, Finance, and Operations to ensure legally sound, commercially practical transactions across telecom and technology domains.

The role requires 5–8 years of relevant experience and LL.B./LL.M.

Qualificações

• Education: LL.B. / LL.M. from a recognized institution; membership with the Bar Council preferred where applicable.
• Experience: 5–8 years in corporate legal dept, law firm, telecom, IT/ITES, tech, cloud, infra, or related industry; strong drafting and negotiation experience essential.
• Certifications / Additional Qualification: Corporate/commercial law, telecom, tech, data protection, or infra contracts advantageous.
• Technical / Legal Skills: Commercial contract drafting/negotiation; MSA, NDA, SLA; risk assessment; dispute/notice management; corporate/commercial law; telecom/tech contracts; compliance and governance.
• Functional Skills: Contract lifecycle management, legal research, stakeholder management, external counsel coordination, legal documentation, risk mitigation, and playbook development.
• Behavioral Competencies: Commercial acumen, analytical thinking, negotiation, problem-solving, proactive approach, strong communication, attention to detail, ownership, integrity, cross-functional collaboration.

Responsabilidades

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize customer and vendor agreements.
• Review MSAs, service agreements, NDAs, SLAs, purchase agreements, work orders, amendments, and other contracts.
• Support Sales and Business teams in reviewing customer-specific contractual requirements.
• Identify risks related to liability, indemnity, termination, payment, SLAs, warranties, confidentiality, data protection, IP, and dispute resolution.
• Maintain contract repository and tracker for renewals, notices, and obligations.
• Support negotiations balancing business needs with legal risk.
• Provide legal support for telecom, cloud, data center, managed services, and related transactions.
• Review customer and partner agreements involving network infrastructure and services.
• Identify legal risks and propose practical mitigations.
• Develop standard clauses, templates, playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
• Support management with risk assessment from commitments, disputes, and vendor relationships.
• Ensure approvals for deviations from standard positions.
• Review and respond to legal notices from customers, vendors, employees, or others.
• Coordinate with external lawyers on litigation/arbitration/claims.

Conhecimentos

Commercial contract drafting

Contract negotiation

MSA/NDA/SLA drafting

Legal risk assessment

Dispute and notice management

Compliance & governance

Contract lifecycle management

Stakeholder management

Legal documentation

Formação académica

LL.B. / LL.M.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Manager – Legal with 5–8 years of relevant experience to manage and support the company’s legal and contractual requirements. The role will provide legal support across customer and vendor contracts, commercial transactions, telecom and technology-related matters, legal risk management, notices, disputes, compliance, and corporate governance. The Manager – Legal will work closely with Sales, Business, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Technology, HR, and senior management to ensure that business transactions are legally sound, commercially practical, and appropriately risk-managed.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize customer and vendor agreements.
• Review MSAs, service agreements, NDAs, SLAs, purchase agreements, work orders, amendments, and other commercial contracts.
• Support Sales and Business teams in reviewing customer-specific contractual requirements.
• Identify contractual risks relating to liability, indemnity, termination, payment, SLA commitments, warranties, confidentiality, data protection, intellectual property, and dispute resolution.
• Maintain a structured repository and tracker for contracts, renewals, notices, and key contractual obligations.
• Support contract negotiations while balancing business requirements and legal risk.
• Telecom & Technology Legal Support
• Provide legal support for telecom, connectivity, cloud, data center, managed services, voice, security, and technology-related transactions.
• Review customer and partner agreements involving network infrastructure, data centers, cloud services, voice solutions, and managed services.
• Identify legal and contractual risks in business transactions and recommend practical mitigation measures.
• Develop standard clauses, templates, contract playbooks, and negotiation guidelines.
• Support management in evaluating legal exposure arising from commercial commitments, customer disputes, and vendor relationships.
• Ensure appropriate approvals are obtained for deviations from standard contractual positions.
• Review and respond to legal notices received from customers, vendors, employees, or other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with external lawyers and counsel on litigation, arbitration, recovery matters, and other disputes.
• Maintain a litigation and legal-notice tracker.
• Support management with case summaries, risk assessment, documentation, and follow-up actions.

Compliance & Governance

• Support legal and corporate compliance requirements applicable to the organization.
• Assist in maintaining statutory and regulatory documentation in coordination with relevant internal teams and advisors.
• Support corporate governance activities and documentation where required.
• Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments and highlight material business implications to management.

Internal Stakeholder Management

• Act as a legal business partner to Sales, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Technology, and other functions.
• Conduct awareness sessions for internal teams on key contractual and legal issues.
• Help business teams understand contractual obligations in clear, practical language.
• Support faster business closure by providing commercially workable legal solutions while protecting the company’s interests.

Qualification & Experience

• Education: LL.B. / LL.M. from a recognized institution; membership with the relevant Bar Council is preferred where applicable.
• Experience: 5–8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in a corporate legal department, law firm, telecom, IT/ITES, technology, cloud, infrastructure, or related industry; strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation experience is essential.
• Certifications / Additional Qualification (if any): Additional qualification or experience in corporate/commercial law, telecom, technology, data protection, or infrastructure contracts will be an advantage.
• Technical / Legal Skills: Commercial contract drafting and negotiation; MSA, NDA, SLA, vendor and customer agreements; legal risk assessment; dispute and notice management; corporate and commercial law; telecom and technology contracts; compliance and governance.
• Functional Skills: Contract lifecycle management, legal research, stakeholder management, external counsel coordination, legal documentation, risk mitigation, and development of legal templates and playbooks.
• Behavioral Competencies: Commercial acumen, analytical thinking, negotiation, problem-solving, proactive approach, strong communication and documentation skills, attention to detail, ownership, integrity, and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.