Head - Legal - FMCG/Manufacturing

JOB SUMMARY:

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

- 16 to 18 years of experience of general corporate work in-house (preferred) or at a law firm.

- Some experience (or working knowledge at a minimum) of intellectual property and labour law.

- Graduate with an excellent academic record, and qualified as a lawyer in India.

- Should have a strategic perspective & go getter who has worked himself/herself rather than working with consultants.

- Preferably worked in FMCG or manufacturing industry.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Handling the broad spectrum of day-to-day legal affairs of the business.

- Advising the CFO and management team on a wide variety of legal issues, including legal metrology litigation, contracts, marketing and food law, franchising, labour, as well as regulatory compliance in multiple areas, such as competition and trade regulation, product liability, consumer privacy, intellectual property, anti-corruption (FCPA).

- Providing advisory and legal services to the Manufacturing and Supply Chain group specifically infrastructure, leasing, compliance with labour and workplace legislation, contracts, IP issues, and STPI rules.

- Participate in discussions with other departmental heads and arrive at a decision on the continued maintenance / new registration of Trademarks both in India and abroad in order to create, protect and develop the intellectual property of BIL.

- Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including manufacturing, marketing, supply and distribution agreements.

- Developing and coordinating litigation strategies and coordinating centrally all litigation across the country.

- Coordinating regulatory compliance, including monitoring legislation and implications of new business initiatives that group may pursue in India and Middle East.

- Training current businesses on compliance initiatives and legal developments.

- As the opportunities are developed, training and managing other lawyers hired to do legal work within these groups.

DESIRED COMPETENCIES:

- Generalist lawyer, with a flexible approach to work and a strong sense of personal responsibility and bias for action.

- Excellent legal skills with an ability to apply business solutions to legal problems.

- Excellent grounding in contract and commercial matters.

- Prior knowledge of food law, Food Safety Act Factories and Labour Act, Agri Commodity Act Essential Commodities/ Mandi Samitis.

- Intellectual property law and labour law are preferred, although not essential.

- In all cases must be willing to learn.

- Creativity and willingness to embrace change and work in multi-functional teams, and build trusting relationships at all levels of local management and corporate and legal groups.

- Well organized and able to manage and prioritize changing workload and meet deadlines.

- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with a demonstrated ability to communicate to a wide variety of business personnel, including external lawyers.

Good exposure on the following agreements:

- Joint Ventures / Merger /Acquisitions, Lease.

- Buy sale of property ESOP share purchase schemes.

- Process contracts.