Legal Manager

Azurity Pharmaceuticals; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Azurity Pharmaceuticals in India seeks an experienced, practical and business-oriented legal professional to support the Global Infrastructure function across employment, finance, IT-digital, corporate governance and other cross-functional matters.

The role includes advising on employment matters, supporting restructurings, drafting agreements, managing governance records, and coordinating with Compliance and outside counsel to drive risk-aware decisions.

Qualifications

• LL.B. from a reputed university.
• 6-9 years of relevant legal experience in in-house or multinational environments.
• Strong contracting experience including cross-border agreements.
• Clear verbal and written communication across multiple jurisdictions.
• Proficient with MS Office; familiarity with CLM tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist HR on employee relations matters, including performance management, discipline, investigations, and terminations.
• Advise on sensitive employment matters, including complaints, retaliation concerns, accommodations, and workplace investigations.
• Support workforce restructurings and reductions in force, including risk assessment, documentation, and execution.
• Draft and review separation agreements, employment agreements, releases, and related employment documentation.
• Develop and maintain employment policies, handbooks, workplace guidelines, and template documentation.
• Partner with HR on performance documentation, including PIPs, warnings, and other employee relations materials.
• Advise on leave, disability, wage and hour, payroll, and worker classification matters.
• Coordinate with Compliance and outside counsel on investigations, employment matters, and other workplace initiatives.
• Support management of corporate entities, including maintaining entity records, tracking governance requirements, and assisting with corporate documentation.
• Provide support for subsidiary Board and committee materials, including drafting and organizing minutes, consents, resolutions, presentations, and related governance records.
• Coordinate with Finance, Tax, Compliance, and other stakeholders on entity, reporting, and governance-related matters.
• Support financings, refinancings, lender diligence requests, closings, and post-closing obligations.
• Assist with compliance under credit facilities, lender agreements, covenants, and reporting obligations.
• Review lender communications, consents, waivers, amendments, certificates, and related documentation.
• Support audits, diligence, investigations, and information requests from lenders, auditors, regulators, and other advisors.
• Advise on payment issues, vendor disputes, pricing-reporting requirements, and other finance-related legal risks.
• Coordinate with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Compliance, and outside counsel on cross-functional matters.
• Review and negotiate finance-related agreements, including engagement letters, NDAs, and other related documentation.
• Help develop policies, controls, processes, and documentation standards that support compliance and risk management.
• Support legal operations, matter management, data management, documentation standards, and process improvements to help streamline legal function.
• Gather, quantify, and report legal department metrics and other information needed to support operational excellence and leadership reporting.
• Support in serving as legal advisor to Infrastructure functions and related executives, including EPMO, Digital, People, Workplace Services, IT, Finance, Communications, PR, Government Affairs, Legal & Compliance, and other business teams as needed.
• Help identify legal and business risks, gather facts, and support practical recommendations that enable timely and risk-calibrated decision-making.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders globally to understand business objectives, track deliverables, follow up on open items, and ensure legal matters progress efficiently.
• Prepare first drafts, summaries, checklists, templates, presentations, and other work product for review by senior legal team members.
• Work closely with Legal & Compliance team members to support efficient workflows and consistent legal support globally.
• Maintain organized files and records; prepare reports, presentations, trackers, and matter summaries; and support special projects as assigned.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism, and escalate issues appropriately.

Skills

Contract drafting

Cross-border contracts

Stakeholder coordination

Legal research

MS Office

Education

LL.B. from a reputed university

Tools

Ironclad

DocuSign

Oracle

Microsoft Office

Job description

Asst. Manager / Manager – Legal (Infrastructure)

Work Schedule: 5 days Onsite

Shift timings: 12 PM to 9 PM

Azurity is seeking an experienced, practical, and business-oriented legal professional in India. This role is intended to provide broad-based legal support to the Global Infrastructure function across employment, finance, IT- digital, corporate governance, and other cross-functional business matters.

Employment

• Assist HR on employee relations matters, including performance management, discipline, investigations, and terminations.
• Advise on sensitive employment matters, including complaints, retaliation concerns, accommodations, and workplace investigations.
• Support workforce restructurings and reductions in force, including risk assessment, documentation, and execution.
• Draft and review separation agreements, employment agreements, releases, and related employment documentation.
• Develop and maintain employment policies, handbooks, workplace guidelines, and template documentation.
• Partner with HR on performance documentation, including PIPs, warnings, and other employee relations materials.
• Advise on leave, disability, wage and hour, payroll, and worker classification matters.
• Coordinate with Compliance and outside counsel on investigations, employment matters, and other workplace initiatives.

Corporate Governance

• Support management of corporate entities, including maintaining entity records, tracking governance requirements, and assisting with corporate documentation.
• Provide support for subsidiary Board and committee materials, including drafting and organizing minutes, consents, resolutions, presentations, and related governance records.
• Coordinate with Finance, Tax, Compliance, and other stakeholders on entity, reporting, and governance-related matters.

Finance

• Support financings, refinancings, lender diligence requests, closings, and post-closing obligations.
• Assist with compliance under credit facilities, lender agreements, covenants, and reporting obligations.
• Review lender communications, consents, waivers, amendments, certificates, and related documentation.
• Support audits, diligence, investigations, and information requests from lenders, auditors, regulators, and other advisors.
• Advise on payment issues, vendor disputes, pricing-reporting requirements, and other finance-related legal risks.
• Coordinate with Finance, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Compliance, and outside counsel on cross-functional matters.
• Review and negotiate finance-related agreements, including engagement letters, NDAs, and other related documentation.
• Help develop policies, controls, processes, and documentation standards that support compliance and risk management.

Legal Operations and Systems

• Support legal operations, matter management, data management, documentation standards, and process improvements to help streamline legal function.
• Gather, quantify, and report legal department metrics and other information needed to support operational excellence and leadership reporting.

Strategic Legal and Business Partner

• Support in serving as legal advisor to Infrastructure functions and related executives, including EPMO, Digital, People, Workplace Services, IT, Finance, Communications, PR, Government Affairs, Legal & Compliance, and other business teams as needed.
• Help identify legal and business risks, gather facts, and support practical recommendations that enable timely and risk-calibrated decision-making.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders globally to understand business objectives, track deliverables, follow up on open items, and ensure legal matters progress efficiently.
• Prepare first drafts, summaries, checklists, templates, presentations, and other work product for review by senior legal team members.

General Legal Department Support

• Work closely with Legal & Compliance team members to support efficient workflows and consistent legal support globally.
• Maintain organized files and records; prepare reports, presentations, trackers, and matter summaries; and support special projects as assigned.
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism, and escalat[e] issues appropriately.

Qualifications

• LL.B. from a reputed university;
• 6-9 years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful experience supporting an in-house legal department or multinational business environment.
• Strong contracting experience, including cross-border agreements and coordination with global internal stakeholders and counterparties.
• Sound judgment, high integrity, and ability to identify legal and business risks and propose practical solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including ability to communicate clearly with legal colleagues and stakeholders in the United States, India, Ireland, and other jurisdictions.
• Strong organizational skills, careful attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple complex matters in a high-volume, deadline-driven environment.
• High proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Ironclad or similar contract lifecycle management platforms, DocuSign, Oracle, preferred.
• Collaborative, team-oriented working style with the ability to build business acumen and operate with appropriate independence.