Deputy Manager- Legal (Commercial Contracting)

About the RoleDepartment – Legal & Company Secretary

Reporting To – Head Legal and Company Secretary

Location – Mumbai

Experience – Around 6-8 years of post-qualification experience, with substantial exposure to contract drafting, review, negotiation, and legal advisory in a corporate, retail, e-commerce, technology, FMCG, manufacturing, or law firm workplace.

Qualification – LL.B. from a recognized university and eligible to enrol with the Bar Council of India.

Role Purpose – The Deputy Manager – Legal shall be primarily responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial agreements and legal documentation to safeguard the Company's legal and commercial interests. The role involves providing practical legal advice to business teams, identifying contractual risks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, and supporting strategic business initiatives.

Preferred Industry Exposure (Not Mandatory).

What You’ll Do

Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation

- Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize a wide range of commercial agreements including Vendor Agreements || Service Agreements || MSAs || NDAs || Licensing Agreements || Technology Agreements || SaaS and Software Agreements || Marketing and Advertising Agreements || Procurement Contracts || Logistics and Warehousing Agreements || Consultancy Agreements || Franchise and Distribution Agreements || Employment-related Agreements.




- Lead negotiations with counterparties and external legal counsel.

Legal Risk Management and Dispute Prevention

- Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and commercial risks arising from contractual arrangements.
- Protect the Company's legal, financial, operational, and reputational interests.
- Advise business teams on liability exposure, indemnities, warranties, limitation of liability provisions, intellectual property ownership, data privacy obligations, and dispute resolution.
- Recommend risk-mitigation strategies while balancing commercial objectives.

Business Legal Advisory and Stakeholder Management

- Provide day-to-day legal support to procurement, business, finance, technology, HR, marketing, operations, and management teams.
- Interpret contractual rights and obligations and provide practical legal solutions.

- Support strategic projects, new business initiatives, partnerships, and expansion activities.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for timely execution of contracts.
- Act as a legal business partner and provide commercially practical legal solutions.

- Liaise with external counsel, consultants, regulators, and business partners as required.
- Monitor contract execution, renewal, amendment, and termination processes.
- Maintain contract repository and ensure proper record management.

- Support implementation and improvement of contract management systems and processes.

📌 Deputy Manager - Legal (Commercial Contracting) (Mumbai)
🏢 Tata CLiQ
📍 Mumbai