- Experience 15+ years with minimum 5 to 8 years in senior legal leadership roles
- Qualification LLB/LLM or equivalent legal qualification in relevant jurisdiction
Role Responsibilities
- Role Overview: We are seeking an Executive Director to join our Global Commercial Legal team, leading complex commercial negotiations and providing strategic legal counsel across multiple jurisdictions including India, Asia-ex-Japan, EMEA, and US. This senior role requires a seasoned commercial lawyer with deep technical expertise who can independently manage sophisticated global transactions while working collaboratively with regional legal teams and senior business stakeholders worldwide.
- Key Responsibilities:
- a. Contract negotiation and advisory
- Lead and independently manage high-value, complex commercial negotiations across regions (e.g., complex/high value technology and infrastructure agreements, service agreements, real estate and facilities transactions, etc.)
- Structure and negotiate sophisticated multi-jurisdictional commercial agreements and key partnerships
- Identify and highlight risks to various stakeholders for approval
- Support multiple business units on complex day-to-day legal matters and manage legal risk across commercial operations
- Provide counsel on regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions
- Partner with regional lawyers and business partners across EMEA, US, and Asia-ex-Japan
- Lead and direct major technology transformation and digital innovation legal initiatives
- Serve as trusted advisor to senior management
- Build and maintain relationships with external counsel, regulators, and industry bodies
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with risk, compliance, and business teams
- Manage escalated legal matters and crisis situations
- b. Team leadership and development
- Lead and mentor a team of 10 to 15 legal professionals and provide training and guidance to the team members on complex matters
- Drive knowledge sharing and best practices
- Contribute to talent development and succession planning initiatives
- Foster collaborative culture within legal function
Qualifications
Mandatory Required Qualifications
- LLB/LLM or equivalent legal qualification in relevant jurisdiction
- 15+ years of experience with significant focus on complex commercial negotiations
- Proven track record of leading complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions
- Experience in driving transformation and innovation initiatives
Required Skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Outstanding drafting and negotiating skills
- Ability to understand legal and business risk and to provide business-aligned legal counsel and forward-thinking solutions
- Confidence and credibility when engaging with senior stakeholders
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to operate across diverse markets
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid project management and time management skills
- Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Self-starter with sense of ownership
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📌 LGL-Corporate Legal Professional (Mumbai)
🏢 Nomura
📍 Mumbai
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