STELCORE MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

JOB DESCRIPTION |

The Legal Manager will be responsible for the execution and management of STELCORE's Agreement Review and Label Review activities, ensuring that client agreements, contractual documentation, product labels and related compliance documentation are reviewed accurately, consistently and within agreed timelines.

The role will support the Business Head – Legal, Global Brand Registrations & Cross-Border Compliance in identifying contractual, commercial, legal, regulatory and compliance considerations across assigned matters and ensuring that issues requiring specialist intervention are appropriately escalated.

The role will also serve as a backup to the Business Head for assigned operational, client, delivery and coordination matters, ensuring continuity of service when responsibilities are delegated or when the Business Head is unavailable.

4. Core Responsibilities - Agreement Review & Contract Management

- Review existing client agreements for scope of services, deliverables, commercials, obligations, timelines and applicable compliance requirements.
- Identify contractual provisions requiring clarification, amendment, approval or escalation.
- Review new client agreements based on approved scope, deliverables and commercial terms.
- Coordinate preparation, review and revision of agreements with relevant internal stakeholders.
- Track agreement renewals and ensure required actions are initiated within approved timelines.
- Coordinate with Business Heads, Finance, Operations, Commercial and other relevant stakeholders for agreement inputs.
- Maintain a central record of agreement review status, observations, revisions, approvals and closure.
- Ensure appropriate version control of agreements and supporting documents.
- Identify material contractual, commercial or compliance risks and escalate them to the Business Head.
- Coordinate with external legal advisers or specialists where directed.
- Ensure agreements are not treated as final until required internal approvals are completed.

5. Core Responsibilities - Label Review & Compliance Delivery

- Manage assigned product label and artwork review activities from receipt of complete information through final review.
- Collect and validate product information, SKU details, artwork, label content, manufacturer/importer information and other required inputs.
- Review labels against applicable product,



market and jurisdiction-specific requirements within STELCORE's agreed service scope.
- Identify gaps, inconsistencies, missing declarations or other compliance observations.
- Prepare explicit and structured label review comments for internal or client communication.
- Coordinate revisions and re-submissions until the agreed review deliverable is completed.
- Maintain product/SKU-level visibility of review status, open observations, revisions, approvals and completion.
- Escalate regulatory interpretation matters to the Business Head or appropriate regulatory/legal specialist.
- Avoid making unsupported regulatory or legal commitments outside the role's authorised scope.

6. Core Responsibilities - Legal & Compliance Support

- Support the Business Head in assigned legal, contractual, regulatory and compliance matters.
- Review regulatory and client communications where assigned.
- Prepare factual summaries, issue notes and supporting documentation for matters requiring escalation.
- Coordinate with external lawyers, trademark/IP professionals, regulatory specialists or other advisers where directed.
- Track external advice and ensure agreed actions are communicated to relevant stakeholders.
- Support documentation relating to cross-border compliance matters where agreements or labels form part of the assignment.
- Maintain confidentiality of client agreements, legal documents, product information and commercially sensitive information.

7. Core Responsibilities - Delivery Operations & Client Coordination

- Establish clear action plans for assigned agreement and label review matters.
- Monitor open assignments and intervene before agreed turnaround times are breached.
- Coordinate across Business, Commercial, Product Compliance, Regulatory, Operations, Finance and other relevant teams.
- Follow up on missing information, approvals, revisions and other dependencies.
- Maintain appropriate communication with internal stakeholders and clients where assigned.
- Identify recurring causes of delay, rework or incomplete submissions and raise corrective actions.




- Ensure no assignment is treated as complete until all agreed deliverables have been provided and closure is documented.

7A. Core Responsibilities – Business Head Backup & Delivery Continuity

- Act as the designated backup for the Business Head for assigned operational and delivery matters.
- Maintain continuity of assigned client matters during the Business Head's absence.
- Follow up on open client, agreement, label and compliance matters.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and external specialists on delegated matters.
- Support client communication on operational matters within the approved scope.
- Monitor critical deadlines and escalate potential delays.
- Provide status updates to the Business Head and relevant management.
- Support resolution of routine operational issues and escalate matters requiring Business Head-level intervention.
- Ensure important client and delivery matters remain actively managed during periods of delegated responsibility.
- The backup responsibility does not automatically transfer the Business Head's commercial authority, pricing authority, approval authority or final decision-making authority to the Legal Manager.

8. Core Responsibilities - Documentation & Process Governance

- Maintain accurate Agreement Review and Label Review trackers.
- Maintain records of review comments, revisions, approvals and final documents.
- Track ageing and pending actions.
- Maintain appropriate document and version control.
- Ensure supporting documentation is complete and accessible to authorised stakeholders.
- Identify recurring contractual, documentation or label-review issues.
- Support development and improvement of SOPs, templates and review checklists.
- Recommend improvements to reduce turnaround time, rework and process friction.
- Provide periodic status information to the Business Head.

9. Core Responsibilities - Commercial & Revenue Support

- Ensure agreement reviews are completed within timelines so that client engagements can progress.
- Identify contractual provisions that may affect agreed scope or delivery.
- Flag scope or contractual changes that may have commercial implications.
- Support agreement renewals to avoid avoidable disruption to client engagements.
- Coordinate with Finance or Business teams where agreement documentation is required for billing or commercial closure.
- Escalate any mismatch between contractual terms and approved scope or commercials.

Pay: Up to ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

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