Experience 5 to 10 Yrs

Work Location: Chennai - Guindy (Work from office )

Role & responsibilities:
Draft, review, redline, and negotiate MSAs, SOWs, Change Requests, NDAs, DPAs, Security Exhibits, Vendor Agreements, and Subcontractor Contracts.
Lead contractual discussions with customers, prospects, vendors, and internal stakeholders on key risk areas.
Review and negotiate clauses related to liability, indemnity, SLAs, termination, IP, confidentiality, data protection, and audit rights.
Maintain contract templates, legal playbooks, contract trackers, and audit-ready contract repositories.
Collaborate with Sales, Delivery, Product, Finance, HR, and IT/InfoSec on contractual, commercial, operational, and compliance matters.
Review data protection and information security clauses in alignment with applicable laws, customer commitments, and internal controls.
Support company law, board/shareholder documentation, regulatory filings, FEMA, ODI/FDI documentation, and other corporate compliance activities under the guidance of the Head Finance & Legal.
Coordinate legal notices, claims, employment-related matters, POSH documentation,



and dispute/litigation readiness.
Liaise with external legal counsel on legal matters, disputes, and litigation-related requirements.
Support M&A;, investments, due diligence, contract abstraction, data-room management, and other special legal projects.
Guide and mentor junior legal team members and support day-to-day legal operations.
Prepare and maintain legal MIS, contract dashboards, trackers, and periodic management reports.

Mandatory Skills:
Commercial Contract Drafting
Contract Review & Analysis
Contract Negotiation
Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
Statements of Work (SOWs)
Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
Technology Contracts
Vendor Contracts
Subcontractor Agreements
Legal Risk Assessment
Indian Contract Law
Companies Act Compliance
Data Protection & Privacy
Legal MIS & Reporting
MS Word Track Changes
Stakeholder Management
Legal Documentation
Contract Repository Management

📌 Corporate Legal Affairs Specialist Chennai
🏢 Congruent Solutions
📍 Chennai