Deputy General Manager - Corporate Legal

About The Company

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Job Description

This is a tactical role responsible for providing support to business teams for commercial and corporate transactions, advises and resolves commercial legal matters, conducts negotiation in commercial matters, advises the business on all disputes and potential disputes, and acts as a process-owner for all commercial legal processes.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the main escalation and supervision point for the Commercial Team
• Advises on and resolves matters, including contract drafting and negotiation
• Coordinates the commercial team
• s overall use of external counsel and legal support of other departments
• Conducts legal research and analysis on selected topics, prepares memoranda, opinions and position papers upon request
• Acts as main liaison point for banking and financing transactions
• resolves complex and general commercial transactions with minimal supervision
• Assist the operations in connection with the Company
• s Contract Management System and ensure strong coordination with various business units within the Company w.r.t same.
• Proactively addresses new processes to expedite legal support, legal documentation and management of risks
• Responsible for spearheading the department's improvement projects related to streamlining documentation and contracting processes
• Implements processes, procedures and documentation for new services
• Maintains the Company
• s standard template agreements (including service schedules) and related documentation;
  
  

Desired Skill sets

• Strong business acumen and understanding of commercial operations and financial principles.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Analytical mindset with proficiency in financial analysis and reporting.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities to drive business growth.
• Knowledge of legal aspects related to commercial contracts and compliance requirements.
• Proactive and adaptable with a track record of achieving commercial targets and objectives.
  
  

Job

Profile for Deputy General Manager - Legal Counsel

(Mumbai)

Tata Communications is seeking a highly motivated and

qualified lawyer to join its legal department.

The position is based in Mumbai, India.

The successful candidate will be part of the Tata Communications Legal

Team and will report to AVP, Legal.

The primary focus of the role is to lead all

legal aspects, escalations, and supervision points relating to commercial for

India, Middle East, Central Africa and global procurement matters for Tata

Communications. Specifically, the

successful candidate will strategize and advise on contract drafting and

negotiation, lease agreements, vendor compliance, RFPs, complex transactions, as

well as commercial disputes/potential disputes in coordination with litigation

team. The successful candidate will

coordinate the team’s use of external counsel and legal support of other

departments such as HR and the management team; conduct legal research and

analysis on selected topics; prepare memoranda, opinions and position papers

upon request; support in-life contract matters such as interpretation of terms,

preparation and interpretation of amendments; ensure all matters are handled in

a swift, efficient and cost-effective manner with minimal supervision.

Other Specific Responsibilities Include:

Review

drafting and negotiating “standard” and “non-standard” commercial agreements

for the provision of services, with minimal supervision; advise business/sales

team of relevant issues; supervise team on the same. Manage multiple matters at

a time. Ensure timely closure of transactions in accordance with company

strategy and policies.

Apply

strategic and innovative thinking to support new business, including for the

review and launch of new products and services.

• Spearhead improvement projects related to
  
  

streamlining documentation and contracting processes to bring agility and

simplification. Create needed templates. Implement processes, procedures and

documentation for new services. Maintain standard template agreements

(including service schedules) and related documentation. Work on cross

functional team projects.

• Ensure strong coordination across various
  
  

business units and management teams.

• Proactively manage risk management; document and
  
  

manage legal risks and communicate same to business clients and management.

Advise on implementation of risk registry.

• Team management- Regularly review team structure
  
  

and assess talent requirements; participate in the recruitment and selection

process for team reporting to this position; conduct goal setting and

performance review for the team; drive team development, engage and reward

initiatives; provide/ensure training for counsel and business/sales teams on

legal or related issues where required; build relationships with sales and

business teams/senior managers.

Develop

knowledge/apply skills to interface with and refer matters to other legal

department teams as required (including procurement, compliance, regulatory and

litigation).

Other duties

as assigned.

Skills, Qualifications And Core Strengths:

• Experience of negotiating global or
  
  

multi-jurisdiction contracts and deals.

Qualified with excellent academic background

Law Degree from a reputable university/institution. He/she should be qualified

in India with minimum post qualification experience of 12 to 15 years in

corporate commercial law and

Experience

in managing and mentoring a team;

Experience

in domestic and international corporate, commercial and contract law.

Experience

in transactional matters, especially relating to telecommunications (strongly

preferred) or other technology industries. Should have experience in working

across management levels and in international business environments.

Excellent

communication, technical and negotiation skills, with the ability to work

autonomously and manage multiple transactions and persons across a range of

relevant jurisdictions.

Excellent technical drafter with a strong understanding of contract

law, the judgment to escalate items where appropriate to other legal teams (e.g.

compliance/regulatory).

• Experience
  
  

of managing multiple matters at a time, including complex transactions, and

proactively engaging with internal stakeholders to drive a deal to closure;

• The
  
  

ability to think out of the box and to apply strategic and innovative thinking

to support the business;

• Ability to
  
  

work autonomously (with minimal supervision), and yet work collaboratively with

other members of the legal team, with judgment to escalate issues where

appropriate;

• Excellent
  
  

communications skills; ability to work in an unstructured, fast-paced, multi-cultural

environment;

• Understanding
  
  

of different cultures and legal systems and ability to make fast, accurate on

the spot decisions on complex legal issues facing companies on a daily basis;