Senior Manager Legal

Key Responsibilities 

Legal Advisory & Strategic Business Support 

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to management and business functions by providing timely, practical, and commercially focused legal advice on a wide range of legal, regulatory, contractual, employment, corporate, and compliance matters.
  
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate legal implications of strategic initiatives, new business opportunities, operational decisions, investments, and expansion plans. 
  
• Identify legal risks associated with business activities and recommend effective mitigation strategies that balance legal protection with business objectives. 
  
• Support senior management in decision-making by providing risk-based legal analysis and strategic recommendations. 
  

Contract Management & Commercial Documentation 

• Draft, review, negotiate, and vet a broad spectrum of contracts and legal documents, including commercial agreements, supply and service contracts, customer agreements, vendor contracts, lease and property documents, joint venture agreements, financing documents, non-disclosure agreements, and operational contracts. 
  
• Ensure contractual arrangements adequately protect the Organizations legal, commercial, and reputational interests. 
  
• Develop and maintain standardized contract templates, contract governance practices, and approval mechanisms to improve efficiency and risk control. 
  
• Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on contractual obligations, rights, liabilities, and dispute prevention measures. 
  

Leadership Competency

Team Leadership & People Development 

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop members of the legal team to enhance technical capability, professional growth, and overall performance. 
  
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, integrity, and continuous learning.
  
• Provide direction, guidance, and performance feedback to junior legal professionals and support staff. 
  
• Identify talent development opportunities within the legal function. 
  

• Contribute to organizational strategy by proactively identifying legal and regulatory opportunities and risks. 
  
• Align legal function objectives with the organizations business goals and long-term vision. 
  
• Act as a key member of cross-functional leadership teams supporting business transformation and growth initiatives. 
  
• Influence decision-making through sound judgment, legal expertise, and business acumen. 
  

• Build credibility and trusted relationships with senior management and business leaders. 
  
• Facilitate collaboration across departments including Finance, HR, Operations, Procurement, Projects, Commercial, and Compliance functions. 
  
• Effectively manage competing priorities while ensuring alignment between legal requirements and business objectives. 
  
• Demonstrate strong negotiation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building capabilities. 
  

• Exercise independent judgment on complex legal matters and provide clear recommendations to leadership. 
  
• Take ownership of critical legal issues and ensure timely resolution. 
  
• Demonstrate the ability to manage sensitive and high-impact matters with professionalism, discretion, and integrity. 
  
• Promote ethical decision-making and reinforce a strong compliance culture across the Organization. 
  

• Lead legal transformation initiatives, process improvements, and implementation of legal technologies. 
  
• Encourage innovation and adoption of best practices to improve efficiency and service delivery. 
  
• Drive continuous enhancement of legal governance frameworks and risk management processes. 
  
• Champion organizational values and foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and excellence. 
  

Qualifications & Experience 

• Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB) is mandatory; Masters Degree or additional certifications will be an advantage.  
  
• 10–15 years of post-qualification experience with in-house legal team or reputed law firm.  
  
• Strong knowledge of corporate, commercial, hospitality, infrastructure, real estate, and mining laws.  
  
• Experience in handling litigation, arbitration, legal notices, contract management, and regulatory compliance.  
  
• Familiarity with sector-specific statutory and regulatory requirements.  
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple legal matters while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
  

Key Competencies 

• Strong legal acumen with analytical and problem-solving abilities.  
  
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Sale and Purchase Agreements for properties, Joint Development Agreements and other real estate transaction documents, is highly desirable. 
  
• Excellent communication skills.  
  
• High integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.  
  
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.  
  
• Ability to prioritize competing demands and deliver quality outcomes within timelines. 
  

 
Preferred Industry Exposure 

• Corporate Conglomerates 
  
• Real Estate & Infrastructure 
  
• Mining and Allied Industries 
  
• Law Firms handling diverse litigation portfolios