Role & Responsibilities :

1. International Tax Advisory

- Advise on international tax structuring for cross-border operations, projects, and commercial arrangements.

- Assess withholding tax exposure and recommend appropriate contractual and operational treatment.

- Advise on GST, VAT, indirect tax, and related registration or compliance implications across jurisdictions.

- Support transfer pricing matters, including alignment of intercompany arrangements with business activities and applicable policies.

- Review double tax treaty considerations and support the practical application of treaty relief where relevant.

- Identify permanent establishment and other cross-border tax risks arising from project delivery, employee deployment, or service arrangements.

- Coordinate with internal Fina nce and Tax teams and external advisors on complex matters, audits, notices, and regulatory queries.

1. Commercial Contracts & Risk

- Review, draft, and negotiate commercial agreements, including client contracts, consultancy agreements, sub-consultancy agreements, NDAs, confidentiality agreements, and service agreements.

- Advise on tax clauses, payment provisions, warranties, indemnities, liability, insurance, intellectual property, termination, governing law, and dispute-resolution terms.

- Provide clear risk and compliance advice to business leaders, translating legal and tax issues into practical commercial options.

- Prepare concise contract-review summaries, risk assessments, and recommended negotiation positions.

- Ensure contractual positions are aligned with internal approval requirements and applicable legal,



tax, and compliance obligations.

- Support contract lifecycle management, including approvals, execution, renewals, key obligations, and document retention.

1. Cross-Border Corporate & Compliance Support

- Advise on cross-border corporate structuring and support the establishment, maintenance, and compliance of international entities.

- Coordinate corporate records, statutory filings, governance documentation, and local corporate-secretarial requirements.

- Monitor relevant legal, regulatory, tax, and compliance developments affecting NV5s international operations.

- Support internal compliance initiatives and provide briefing notes or guidance on emerging risks.

- Partner with business leaders on new markets, operating models, and international project arrangements.

4.Stakeholder & Team Collaboration

- Work closely with legal and tax teams in Hong Kong and USA location to ensure consistent advice and alignment.

- Build effective working relationships with APAC business leaders, Finance, HR, Operations, and external advisors.

- Manage priorities across multiple jurisdictions and provide timely, solution-oriented support.

- Support knowledge sharing, templates, playbooks,



and standard clauses to improve the efficiency and consistency of legal and tax support.

- Provide guidance to junior team members or coordinators, where required.

Education and Experience :

- LLB with specialization, certification, or substantial professional experience in international taxation. An LLM, tax qualification, or equivalent advanced credential will be advantageous.

- 8 to 15 years of relevant post-qualification experience covering international tax and commercial legal matters.

Required Skills:

- Combined experience in a reputable law firm and an in-house legal, tax, or commercial function .

- Demonstrated exposure to international tax structuring, withholding tax, GST/VAT, transfer pricing, and cross-border corporate matters.

- Strong experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts and advising on risk and compliance.

- Experience supporting multiple countries or regional stakeholders, preferably across APAC.

- Excellent written and spoken English, with solid drafting, negotiation, research, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Experience

- Working knowledge of employment law across APAC jurisdictions.

- Experience in engineering, consulting, professional services, infrastructure, data centres, or another project-based international business.

- Comfort working with US-based Legal and Tax teams and managing matters across international time zones.

- Experience building practical templates, clause libraries, processes, or guidance for regional business teams.

📌 Senior Legal Counsel (Bengaluru)
🏢 NV5 Engineering
📍 Bengaluru