About the Role
The Lead Counsel, Southeast Asia and India serves as the senior strategic legal partner for one of the most operationally complex clusters within the Intercontinental area. This role leads and develops a geographically dispersed team of lawyers across India, Thailand, and Vietnam, each with sophisticated healthcare systems and evolving regulatory frameworks. Other countries in scope include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. The role operates at the intersection of legal, business, and strategy, shaping decision-making at both cluster and area level, and contributing to governance, risk appetite, and strategic prioritization. In addition to leading the legal team at a cluster level, the Lead Counsel operates in a player/coach model, directly overseeing legal support for at least one country within the cluster. The role plays a critical role in shaping the legal strategy for key commercial and manufacturing partnerships, commercialization of strategically important vaccine portfolio, and the implementation of Takedas Global Capability Model (GCM),
with direct impact on business growth and operating model transformation. The Lead Counsel ensures high-quality, business-aligned legal support by balancing regional consistency with market-specific nuance, simplifying complex issues for diverse stakeholders, and enabling compliant, productive execution of Takedas strategic priorities. The Lead Counsel is accountable not only for legal outcomes, but also for building long-term legal capability, driving transformation, and ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities across the region. By proactively managing risk, anticipating changes in legal and healthcare landscapes, and strengthening collaboration across markets, the Lead Counsel contributes to enterprise-wide legal strategy and capability development.
How you will contribute
Shapes and drives cluster legal strategy aligned with enterprise priorities, ensuring consistency and scalability acr
📌 Lead Counsel, Southeast Asia and India (Mumbai)
🏢 Shire
📍 Mumbai