Manager - Legal

Job Title: Manager/ Senior Manager - Legal

The Purpose of this Role

As an Individual Contributor, you will be part of the Legal Team that advises the organization on various legal aspects of business operations and consequently you will play a key role in enabling the organization to achieve its business objectives and mission, in compliance with its culture of compliance and ethics. You will also partner with colleagues in Fidelity’ s global Legal Team to ensure that operations in India are in alignment with Fidelity’s global standards and practices.

The role requires the candidate to provide legal advice and counsel on various aspects of business operations in India including:  

• Procurement:  advisory on the lifecycle of procurement from due diligence, drafting and review of contracts, execution of contracts and guidance on contractual obligations.

• Statutory Compliances: advisory on statutory compliances for business operations.

• Real Estate Projects:  legal due diligence, drafting and review of agreements, compliance with regulations governing contracts and operations.

• HR: advisory on laws regulating employment and employment actions in India.

• General legal research and advisory on business operations.  

The Skills that are Good To Have for this role

• Ability to navigate and advise on legal and regulatory issues and provide straightforward, practical analysis and advice.

• A consummate team player with the ability to partner and collaborate both within the Legal Team as well as with cross functional teams and business stakeholders.

• The ability to develop and influence relationships across the organization, including with key stakeholders and management.

• Strong communication skills (including advocacy, negotiation and presentation skills) and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to effectively advise and influence senior executives and professionals from diverse businesses on a wide range of issues.

• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written and interpersonal skills.

• Analytical thinking and attention to detail.

• Being self-motivated and self-directed. You need to be able to work efficiently, under pressure, with varying degrees of supervision, and manage projects with competing deadlines in a dynamic environment.

• Mindset of innovation and a positive focus on identification of opportunities for improvement in processes and policies and increase value for the organization.

• Ability and experience in practical and holistic risk assessment, including identification of risks and development of risk assessment measures.

• Leadership skills with a view to ensuring that Legal has a place at the table and its perspectives are valued in the business decision making process.

The Expertise we’re looking For

• 10+ years of work experience in a legal role.

• Professional Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws/Master of Laws degree 

• Experience of litigation and working in a comparable MNC would be an additional value add.

Location: Bangalore – EGL