Team Lead, GLS

Avery Dennison; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Avery Dennison in Bengaluru (Bangalore) seeks an experienced lawyer to lead and scale its Global Legal Services team. You will combine commercial contracting expertise with leadership and legal operations to deliver high-quality services across time zones.

Responsibilities include day-to-day GLS management, KPI governance, team development, and mentoring, with a focus on NDA, sales, procurement, rebate, and SaaS agreements. Excellent English and stakeholder management are essential.

Qualifications

• LL.B. degree from a recognized university; admission to practice in India.
• 8–12 years of post-qualification experience in a multinational in-house legal team or leading law firm, with a strong focus on commercial contracts.
• Experience managing a Legal CoE or leading a legal function within a shared services environment, including people leadership.
• Advanced drafting and negotiation of diverse commercial agreements (NDAs, sales, procurement, rebates, distribution, SaaS, and more).
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, able to support senior executives across global time zones.
• High business acumen, sound judgment, balancing risk with commercial outcomes in fast-paced, scaling environments.
• Excellent written and spoken English; ability to produce clear, concise, business-oriented advice and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day management of the GLS in Bangalore; establish governance and KPIs; ensure SLA adherence.
• Lead training and onboarding; maintain team engagement and a back-up plan for exits.
• Track intake volume, cycle time, backlog, customer satisfaction, and business value enabled; report monthly.
• Collaborate with cross-region Steering Committee; mentor and develop team members.
• Escalation management and regular liaison with stakeholders to address questions and issues.

Skills

Team leadership

Commercial contracts

Stakeholder management

English communication

Process improvement

Education

LL.B. degree

Job description

ABOUT AVERY DENNISONAvery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com .

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced lawyer to help lead and scale our Global Legal Services team in Bangalore. The ideal candidate will combine deep commercial contracting expertise with proven people leadership and legal operations acumen. You will help build and manage a high-performing team, optimize legal service delivery through process and technology, and serve as a trusted partner to global business and legal stakeholders across time zones.

Key Responsibilities

The Team Leader of the GLS will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the GLS in Bangalore. The key responsibilities will be as follows:

Operational Management - The Team Leader shall manage the day-to-day running of the Team, with all junior lawyers reporting directly to them. This includes setting up all necessary processes for the GLS team and liaising with Legal Operations to establish and refine KPIs. The role requires establishing governance cadence through monthly metric reviews and ensuring SLA adherence across in-scope processes such as NDAs and lower-complexity contracts.

Team Development and Engagement - The Team Leader is responsible for managing training and onboarding of new team members. They must develop and implement a plan to keep the Team engaged and motivated, and establish a back-up plan for any exits to ensure zero disruption.

Quality Assurance - The Team Leader shall track intake volume, cycle time by contract type, backlog/aging, customer satisfaction, and business value enabled.. They will work with the cross-region Steering Committee of senior lawyers to review quality insights monthly and facilitate mentoring of the team.

Reporting and Governance - The Team Leader is responsible for regular reporting on progress in work quality, and challenges once established, in accordance with agreed KPIs. Monthly reports to the leadership team based on agreed KPIs are required.

Escalation Management - The role involves dealing with questions escalated by the team and liaising with the relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

LL.B. degree from a recognized university; admission to practice in India.

8–12 years of post-qualification experience, including substantial experience in a multinational in-house legal team or leading law firm, with a strong focus on commercial contracts.

Demonstrated experience managing a Legal CoE or leading a legal function within a shared services environment, including people leadership of team members.

Advanced proficiency and experience in drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial agreements, including non-disclosure agreements, sales agreements, procurement agreements, rebate agreements, distribution agreements, SaaS agreements, and other agreement types.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable supporting senior executives in global time zones.

High degree of business acumen, sound judgment, and the ability to balance risk with commercial outcomes in fast-paced, scaling environments.

Excellent written and spoken English; ability to produce clear, concise, and business-oriented advice and documentation.

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.