SR. MANAGER – LEGAL (Contracts)
ROLE:
Candidate will be a part of the Legal team for Girnarsoft Group, working closely with internal business teams operating in Indian market with some interaction in the overseas market as well.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
· Drafting, reviewing and redlining contracts and other transactional documents, and aligning same with organizational objectives, while ensuring agreements are complied with all applicable laws.
· Hands on experience in mergers and acquisitions, fund-raise, investment, corporate re-structuring, due diligences and other similar transactions. Drafting and negotiation of transaction documents including term sheets, definitive agreements, sale and purchase agreements, disclosure letters, representations & warranties documents, letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, share subscription and shareholders agreements.
· Manage projects effectively with a team-oriented approach while coordinating with various internal and external stakeholders and collate/review/finalize data and inputs on various aspects including, due diligence requirements for fund-raise activities, key issues flagged during prospective assets acquisitions and investments.
· Providing legal advice on a diverse range of matters related to Corporate and M&A activities.
· Converting business ideas into legal constructs most suitable for commercial needs of the organization and expanding the constructs into comprehensive contracts keeping in mind commercial and legal risks.
· Research and analyze areas of commercial law as relevant to the company’s business and prospects, including laws related to internet, information technology, software, e-commerce, advertising, data privacy, data protection, digital content etc.
· Assist in formulation and modification of legal templates as well as maintaining playbook/clause library with various scenarios including best and fallback positions.
· Experience in digitization of legal processes, workflow including experience in implementation of contract management tool.
The candidate must:
· Be a law graduate i.e. LL.B. (LL.M. is a plus) from a premium Law School in India
· Have 8-10 years of total post-qualification experience in Fine-Tech industry/Ad-tech/E-Commerce/Information Technology/Software/Internet industry and/or law firms focusing on clients from such domain. Prior Law Firm exposure and M&A expertise will be preferred. Litigation experience will be an added advantage.
· Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of all Commercial Laws and regulatory framework around Ad-tech/E-Commerce/Information Technology/Software/Internet industry, Mergers and Acquisitions, such as Contract Act, Companies Act, IPR Laws, Information Technology Laws, Data Protection Laws.
· Have international exposure preferably South-East Asia viz, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore.
· Have thorough understanding of regulatory framework around BFSI and other Techno-Commercial industries.
· Be experienced in performing legal research and writing advisories to different stakeholders.
· Strong project management skills including the ability to organize, plan, coordinate and implement large and cross-functional projects and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
· Be used to working in a fast-paced environment for a dynamic company.