Legal Director

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to grow the business and manage organisational risk in line with organisational strategies.
• Challenge and shift mindsets in defining clearly, allocation of roles and responsibilities in line with Global Legal department vision to be able to focus on value-added work in a collaborative manner with relevant teams
• Support strategically and operationally on transformation projects for the territories within scope of responsibility.
• Partner with business heads in development and execution of business plans and legal implications of these for our businesses in India.
• Identify, evaluate and address risks thoughtfully on business initiatives and provide quality, practical, expert legal advice and support to the business and functional teams.
• Design and implement strategic legal initiatives and solutions for India while maintaining a right balance with local laws, regulations and company protection.
• Help build and strengthen risk assessment processes for existing business in countries within scope by directing, developing, finalizing control measures, systems and processes on legal issues and procedures towards bettering risk management.
• Prepare, negotiate and manage key contracts and other documentation governing commercial relationships with third parties.
• Evaluate, advise, interpret and disseminate information on any significant changes in law and support with required compliances.
• Identify key legal issues and principles and how they relate to markets, relationship types, products, services.
• Liase and/or represent the company with the regulatory or statutory authorities as and when required.
• Structure and negotiate complex transactions with speed and efficiency.
• Strategise to prevent, mitigate and address potential litigation.
• Manage existing litigation work, external lawyer engagement and court processes in keeping with organisational policies.
• Align with and participate actively in assigned cross-functional projects and initiatives.
• Render required training to business stakeholders and support in gap assessment initiatives
• Demonstrate initiative, drive, proactiveness and agility with work.
• Escalate issues on timely basis where needed and seek guidance to ensure parity in management of legal topics.
• Gauge, develop and retain talent in the team. Continually review existing resources and their utilization by delineating work within the team. Ensure awareness of company policies and procedures and support the team with enhancing the same and assuring compliance with these. Implement and strengthen optimal ways of working within the team.
• Act with transparency ensuring the highest ethical standards
   

Qualification & Experience

• 15+ years of Corporate experience and/or law firm experience.
• Previous life sciences experience preferred
• Substantial previous commercial legal experience, including commercial drafting
• Experience in litigation management or advisory