Sr. Manager/Assistant Manager- Contracts | 3-10 Yrs | Bengaluru

Michael Page; India; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel role in India. The candidate will draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts across software licensing, real estate, and clinical trial agreements, while supporting employment and CSR contracts and policies.

The role involves coordinating data protection policy work, managing CLM programs, and advising internal stakeholders on contractual risk, with leadership opportunities and strong cross-functional exposure.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and vetting contracts and agreements.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (software licensing, real estate, clinical trial agreements).
• Support employment, POSH, CSR contracts and policies review.
• Vet transaction documents for acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, and collaborations.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

LLB/LLM

Job description

• Exposure to high-impact and strategic legal work
• Leadership and team management opportunities

About Our Client

Our Client is one of the leading integrated healthcare providers in India, operating hospitals, clinics, diagnostic centers, and digital health businesses with a strong focus on accessible, quality patient care.

Job Description

• * Assist in drafting, review, and negotiate mid-to-high value and legally complex commercial contracts, including software licensing and AI development agreements, real estate leases and purchase arrangements, related party transactions, and clinical trial agreements.
• * Assist the legal review and finalisation of employment and labour law matters, POSH-related matters, and CSR-related contracts and policies referred by the business or by the superiors.
• * Assist in drafting and vetting of transaction documents for Acquisitions, Mergers, Joint Ventures, and Collaborations undertaken by the Group, escalating strategic or high-risk issues to the superiors.
• * Participate in the development and roll-out of the Group's DPDP Act-compliant data protection and privacy policy framework, coordinating with IT, Compliance, and business functions on implementation.
• * Provide day-to-day legal advisory support to internal stakeholders on contract-related queries and resolve matters escalated by the team.
• * Review, guide, and approve contracts drafted and negotiated by the team; provide feedback and on-the-job training to improve drafting quality and turnaround time.
• * Allocate and supervise the team's day-to-day workload, monitor contract turnaround times, and ensure adherence to internal contracting SLAs and templates.
• * Liaise with Finance, Compliance, HR, and business units to assess and mitigate contractual and commercial legal risk.
• * Manage the Group's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) implementation workstreams as assigned, including process design and user adoption within the legal team.
• * Undertake special projects, transactions, and policy initiatives delegated by the superiors.

The Successful Applicant

We're looking for someone who has:

• LLB/LLM
• Experience working with contracts and agreements in healthcare sector.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Attention to detail and organisational skills.

What's on Offer

• Chance to develop legal expertise in privatised healthcare services.