Legal Expert, 2 to 5 years in Mumbai

Job Description

• Render effective and thoughtful legal advice to the local CHC teams on their daily operations, to ensure the achievement of business goals in line with local legal requirements, standards and policies.
• Advise and assist on a wide range of business law matters with a wide range of complexity, such as contracting, supply manufacturing, digital, data privacy, among others.
• Support on authorities investigations and inspections (excluding compliance topics managed by the EBI team) relating to CHC operations.
• Manage CHC third party claims, disputes and litigations, coordinating with outside counsel where applicable.
• Drive executional excellence through simplification initiatives, optimization of ways of working, leveraging on technology to effectively and efficiently render legal services.
• Contribute and assist in drafting and implementing policies, providing relevant trainings to local CHC teams.
• Spot legal trends, update CHC business teams on changes in the regulation and industry codes that might impact the local business operations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally within and outside the CHC GBU with other legal experts, EBI, business functions and teams in priority projects stretching beyond your local role.

• 5+ years of in-house experience and/or law firm experience.
• Previous life sciences or FMCG experience preferred

• Able to work effectively within a team and autonomously
• Driven, motivated, engaged and capable of managing own workload, with flexible approach to changing priorities
• Communication, empathic and influencing skills; must be able to succinctly summarize and present complex legal concepts to business partners.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• Organization skills with an eye for detail
• Competent negotiator
• Thoughtful Risk Taker, with sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity, determination and composure.
• Adaptability to embrace a dynamic and diverse working environment