Role Summary

As Senior Attorney / Principal Counsel - Labor & Employment (India), you will serve as the principal legal advisor on labour, employment, and employee relations matters across India. You will partner closely with senior business and HR leadership to provide strategic, solutions-oriented legal counsel on complex workforce issues, including compliance with India’s evolving labour law framework, workforce restructuring, industrial relations, investigations, and litigation.

This role requires the ability to operate at a high leadership and influence level, balancing legal risk management with commercial objectives, and guiding the organization through regulatory change, business transformation, and growth.

Strategic Legal Counselling & Leadership
- Act as a trusted legal advisor to senior business and HR leadershipon all labour and employment matters in India, including hiring, terminations, discipline, performance management, leaves, and workforce policies.
- Provide strategic counsel on complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including senior-level separations,



whistleblower issues, and high-risk disputes.
- Participate in leadership discussions and decision-making forums, offering pragmatic, business-focused legal advice aligned with organizational objectives.

Labor Law & Regulatory Expertise (India)
- Maintain deep and current expertise in Indian labour and employment laws, with particular emphasis on the current labour codes(wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety & health).
- Translate legal and regulatory developments into clear guidance, risk assessments, and implementation strategiesfor HR and business stakeholders.
- Advise on union-related matters, collective issues, industrial action, and employee representative engagement.

Compliance, Risk Management & Governance
- Assess employment policies, practices, and processes to ensure compliance with applicable laws and internal standards; drive remediation wher

📌 Assistant General Counsel (Bengaluru)
🏢 Honeywell
📍 Bengaluru