Job Description Summary
Provide global legal support for People & Organization (P&O;) and Trade Sanctions topics by delivering attorney-quality, structured and defensible legal analysis and translating it into clear, actionable business decisions.
The role further encompasses, external counsel governance, represents Global Legal and Compliance in GCC Hyderabad, and contributes to building a strong Legal & Compliance capability in the Hyderabad GCC.
Job Description
Position Purpose:
At Sandoz, Legal & Compliance enables our global teams to act with integrity while delivering access to high-quality medicines worldwide. In this role, you will provide global legal support for People & Organization (P&O;) legal topics and support Trade Sanctions Legal, while helping to build a strong Legal & Compliance capability in the Hyderabad GCC.
You will translate complex legal questions into transparent, pragmatic and defensible business decisions and contribute to a scalable, audit-ready legal operating model. This is a global role with broad exposure across legal topics and stakeholders,
combining legal expertise, business partnering and operational discipline to support a scalable Legal & Compliance model.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Provide global P&O; Legal support, including legal triage, support on reorganizations, disputes, disciplinaries and separation documentation, as well as management of external counsel.
Support Trade Sanctions Legal through structured case support (research, file building, evidence packs and internal drafting) and monitoring support in coordination with global sanctions owners.
Draft high-quality legal opinions using structured reasoning (issues → rules → interpretation → application → conclusion), including counterarguments and risk-based options.
Translate legal analysis into decision-ready business guidance (options, risks, mitigations, recommendations) enabling fast and defensible decisions.
Manage India
📌 Global Legal Counsel (India)
🏢 Sandoz
📍 India