Senior Manager - Legal

Nexdigm; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Personal growth

Dynamic work culture

Job summary

Nexdigm, a leading business advisory firm, seeks a Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance to lead commercial contracting, provide practical legal advice, and coordinate priority compliance matters. The role requires strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills within a dynamic team.

The incumbent will partner with cross-functional teams, take ownership of matters end-to-end, and help drive continuous improvement in legal operations while maintaining business enablement and risk

Qualifications

• LL.B. is mandatory for this role.
• LL.M. or Company Secretary qualification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, collaboration arrangements).
• Provide practical legal advice to business teams balancing commercial objectives with legal risk.
• Maintain and improve standard templates, playbooks, and approval processes for recurring transactions.
• Coordinate priority corporate and regulatory compliance matters for group entities, engaging external advisors where specialist support is required.
• Monitor material legal and regulatory developments and help implement changes.
• Identify and escalate significant legal and compliance risks and support audits or regulatory reviews.
• Partner with business, finance, HR, procurement, and leadership teams to deliver timely, commercially workable solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned matters, communicate clearly, and follow through on agreed actions.
• Support continuous improvement of legal processes and knowledge resources.
• Assist with corporate secretarial, FEMA, employment, policy, dispute, and external counsel matters as needed.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

LL.B.

LL.M./CS qualification

Job description

7 - 15 Years

Permanent

Job Description

Job Description: Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance

Job Title: Senior Manager

Department: Legal & Compliance

Reports To: Corporate Legal Counsel

What’s in it for you?

The Legal and Compliance team at Nexdigm handles in-house legal, compliance and corporate work forNexdigm Group and also renders certain services to its clients. Working with various departments withinNexdigm helps develop and nurture commercial acumen along with legal and compliance skills.

A dynamic working environment and a transparent and encouraging work culture ensuring personal growthwhich more often than not translates into organizational growth. Freedom to express ideas and challengeexisting approaches without the shackles of organizational hierarchy. An environment, opportunity andexposure to various kinds of assignments and work which will ensure enthusiasm and motivation to giveyour best to the organization while aiming for personal fulfillment. Culture of encouraging work-life balance.

Role Summary

The Senior Manager – Legal & Compliance will support the organization’s legal and compliance function,with primary responsibility for commercial contracting, practical legal advice, and coordination of prioritycompliance matters. The role is designed around a focused set of core responsibilities, with additionalmatters supported as business needs arise.

The incumbent will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to provide timely, businessoriented support, take ownership of assigned matters, and progressively broaden their contribution as therole evolves.

Core Responsibilities

1. Commercial Contracting & Legal Advisory

• Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendoragreements, and collaboration arrangements.
• Provide practical legal advice to business teams, balancing commercial objectives with legal andreputational risk.
• Maintain and improve standard templates, playbooks, and approval processes for recurringtransactions.

2. Priority Compliance & Risk Support

• Coordinate priority corporate and regulatory compliance matters for group entities, engagingexternal advisors where specialist support is required.
• Monitor material legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and help implementproportionate changes.
• Identify and escalation significant legal and compliance risks, and support audits or regulatoryreviews when required.

3. Stakeholder Partnership & Matter Ownership

• Partner with business, finance, HR, procurement, and leadership teams to deliver timely andcommercially workable solutions.
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned matters, communicate clearly, and follow through onagreed actions.
• Support continuous improvement of legal processes and knowledge resources.

Secondary Responsibilities

• Assist with corporate secretarial, FEMA, employment, policy, dispute, and external counsel mattersbased on business priorities and with appropriate internal or external support.
• Contribute to compliance awareness, team development, and legal operations initiatives as the rolegrows.

Qualification and Experience Requirements

Education:

• LL.B. (mandatory); LL.M. / Company Secretary (CS) qualification preferred

Experience:

• 12–14 years of post-qualification experience
• Strong experience in commercial contracting and business-facing legal advisory; exposure to corporate or regulatory compliance matters is preferred
• Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
• Sound legal judgment and the ability to identify, prioritize, and communicate material risks
• Business-oriented approach with a practical balance between risk protection and businessenablement
• Ownership mindset, positive attitude, responsiveness, and willingness to learn
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to grow with the role and take on broader responsibilities over time

Job Snapshot

Updated Date

11-11-2026

Job ID

Indent7683

Department

Legal

Location