Manager, Legal

Cactus Communications Pvt. Ltd.; India; Remote; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CACTUS is a remote-first organization, with occasional travel to our Mumbai office based on business needs.

We are seeking a seasoned in-house counsel to draft, review, negotiate contracts, advise on risk, and drive compliance, data privacy, IP, and employment matters.

The ideal candidate holds an LLB with 8–10 years of experience and can partner with internal teams to deliver practical legal solutions.

Qualifications

• LLB with 8–10 years of experience.
• Business partnering with internal teams to address legal concerns and provide practical solutions.
• Strong communication skills to simplify legal concepts for non-legal teams.
• Ability to independently manage projects, priorities, stakeholders, and high volumes in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills with attention to detail.
• Fast closure and efficiency.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in international corporate and contractual laws.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Highly motivated, independent, with a quality and results-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize business contracts (MSAs, vendor agreements, NDAs, lease deeds, etc.).
• Provide actionable legal advice, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies for business initiatives.
• Independently manage legal workstreams and projects, co-ordinate with cross-functional stakeholders, and drive matters to timely closure.
• Develop and monitor corporate policies, ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, and stay updated on legislative changes.
• Advice on compliance with global data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, DPDPA) and standardize data handling practices.
• Manage IP protection, enforcement, and filings; draft IP-related clauses and notices.
• Handle legal notices, pre-litigation matters, and coordinate with external counsel for litigation.
• Experience in employment and labour law, with the ability to advise on employment-related matters and support HR and business stakeholders on practical legal and compliance requirements.
• Drive process improvement, standardization, and automation across legal operations, including developing SOPs, templates, workflows, trackers, and other tools to improve efficiency and consistency

Skills

Contract management

Legal advisory

Risk management

Project management

Policy compliance

Data privacy

IP management

Litigation coordination

Employment & labor laws

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Education

LLB (Bachelor of Law)

Job description

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. You may be required to travel to our Mumbai office based on business requirements or for company/team events.

Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize business contracts (MSAs, vendor agreements, NDAs, lease deeds, etc.) and optimize contract processes using technology.
• Legal Advisory & Risk Management: Provide actionable legal advice, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies for business initiatives.
• Project Management: Independently manage legal workstreams and projects, co-ordinate with cross-functional stakeholders, and drive matters to timely closure.
• Compliance & Policy: Develop and monitor corporate policies, ensure regulatory compliance across jurisdictions, and stay updated on legislative changes.
• Data Privacy: Advice on compliance with global data protection laws (e.g., GDPR, DPDPA) and standardize data handling practices.
• Intellectual Property: Manage IP protection, enforcement, and filings; draft IP-related clauses and notices.
• Litigation: Handle legal notices, pre-litigation matters, and coordinate with external counsel for litigation.
• Employment & Labor Laws: Experience in employment and labour law, with the ability to advise on employment-related matters and support HR and business stakeholders on practical legal and compliance requirements.
• Operational Excellence: Drive process improvement, standardization, and automation across legal operations, including developing SOPs, templates, workflows, trackers, and other tools to improve efficiency and consistency

Qualifications and Prerequisites

• Bachelor of Law (LLB) with work experience of 8-10 years.
• Business Partnering, working closely with internal teams to address legal concerns and provide practical solutions that align with business objectives.
• Strong communication skills to simplify legal concepts for non-legal teams.
• Ability to independently manage projects, priorities, stakeholders, and high volumes in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills with attention to detail.
• Fast closure and efficiency.
• Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in international corporate and contractual laws.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Highly motivated, independent, with a quality and results-oriented mindset.

Application Process

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed.We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.