Job Title: Manager- Legal & Secretarial

Reporting: Director - Legal & Secretarial

Work Location: Gurugram, India

Qualification: A degree in law with 7-12 years of relevant experience in inhouse legal

Shift timings- Day shift (starting 10 am 11 am), flexibility is required

Immediate Joiners Pref.

Requirement-

- Understanding of contracts
- Ability to drive strategic initiatives
- Legal advisory skills
- Stakeholder management
- Team handling: 2-3 members (direct/indirect)

Summary Manager Legal & Secretarial will serve as a strategic legal business partner responsible for providing legal advisory support, contract management, regulatory compliance oversight, and corporate secretarial assistance across the organization. The role requires solid commercial acumen and the ability to navigate evolving regulatory frameworks, including Labour Codes, data privacy laws, and governance requirements, while driving legal innovation, AI-enabled solutions, and process transformation initiatives.

The Candidate will collaborate closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams to manage legal risk, support strategic projects, enhance operational efficiency, and contribute to the organization's legal and compliance maturity.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

- Lead the drafting, review, negotiation, and management of commercial contracts, procurement contracts, intercompany agreements, employment-related documentation, and other legal instruments to safeguard organizational interests.
- Provide pragmatic legal advice and risk-based recommendations to internal stakeholders across functions.
- Develop and maintain playbooks, standard clauses, and negotiation guidance.
- Oversee end-to-end contract lifecycle management and continuously improve contracting processes through technology-enabled solutions.
- Lead and support regulatory compliance assessments across the organization.
- Monitor, analyze,



and interpret changes in applicable laws and regulations impacting the business.
- Provide legal support for strategic business initiatives, organizational transformation projects, and cross-functional programs.
- Drive legal innovation initiatives through the adoption of AI-powered tools and emerging technologies.
- Prepare periodic management reporting, dashboards, and updates on legal matters, compliance initiatives, and strategic projects.
- Support legal budgeting, expense management, and vendor governance activities.
- Manage relationships with external counsel and legal service providers to ensure quality and cost efficiency.
- Maintain legal records, repositories, and documentation in accordance with governance requirements.
- Mentor and guide junior team members.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B.) from a recognized university.
- 7-10 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in multinational organizations, financial services, GCCs, technology companies, or large in-house legal teams.
- Strong experience in commercial contracting, legal advisory, compliance management, and corporate governance.
- Demonstrated experience supporting strategic initiatives and regulatory transformation programs.
- Exposure to Labour Codes implementation, employment law advisory, and DPDP compliance initiatives.
- Experience in legal operations, legal technology, AI-enabled legal solutions, digitization, and process improvement initiatives preferred.
- Experience managing dashboards, metrics, reporting frameworks, and legal operations processes.
- High competence in using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access and MS Word.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail and having a structured approach.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Associate Company Secretary (ACS) qualification will be an added advantage

If interested share your cv at [email protected]

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