▷ (Apply Now) Sr. Manager Legal

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Lead – Legal, Godrej Living

Godrej Living Ltd.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Job Title: Lead Legal (L2 Level)

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Function: Legal

Business: Godrej Living Limited

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

About Godrej Group

Established in 1897, the Godrej Group has its roots in India's Independence and Swadeshi movement. Our founder, Ardeshir Godrej, lawyer-turned-serial entrepreneur failed with a few ventures before he struck gold with a locks business.

Today, we enjoy the patronage of 1.2 billion consumers globally across consumer goods, real estate, appliances, agriculture and many other businesses. In fact, our geographical footprint extends beyond Earth, with our engines now powering many of India's space missions.

With a revenue of over USD 5 billion we are growing fast, and have exciting, ambitious aspirations.

But for us, it is most important that besides our strong financial performance and innovative, much-loved products, we remain a good company. Approximately 23 per cent of the promoter holding in the Godrej Group is held in trusts that invest in the environment, health and education. We are also bringing together our passion and purpose to make a difference through our Good & Green strategy of 'shared value' to create a more inclusive and greener India.

At the heart of all of this, is our people. We take much pride in fostering an inspiring workplace, with an agile and high-performance culture. We are also deeply committed to recognizing and valuing diversity across our team

Website : : : : : : Godrej Living

A subsidiary of the Godrej Group, Godrej Living is proof of the Godrej group’s being #AlwaysWithYou, even after the handover, and ensuring that our customers have a fabulous stay and life at their new residence.

With the clear aim of delighting our customers & elevating our post-possession experience, Godrej Living takes care of the complete Property management services.

As an organization, our purpose is to redefine Post Possession living experience through efficient infra management, effective and hospitality based service delivery, creating vibrant communities, and pioneering to deliver innovative value added services powered by best in class Technology solutions.

Key responsibilities

We are looking for a Lead- Legal to oversee the legal aspects of our business. The Lead - Legal will be responsible for providing legal advice, drafting legal documents, and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal practice, with experience in contract law, property law, and litigation.

Legal Advice and Support: Provide legal advice and support to the company on a wide range of legal issues, including but not limited to contract law, property law, and regulatory compliance. Provides timely advice to other departments on concerns/queries having a legal impact. Generates a knowledge repository for updates on laws, regulations, ordinances, and by- laws relating to industry and make the same available to the team.

Managing Legal and Compliance Issues – As part of the role the incumbent is expected to support and guide the employees of GL as well as the Third-party agencies (Safety and Security Agencies) to manage Liasoning with law enforcement agencies for any incidence at the sites or offices. This would require both front end and back-end support. This would also require the incumbent to manage the complaints appropriately and guide the teams to take the right actions.

Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and other legal documents to ensure the company's interests are protected.

Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies, and provide guidance to the business on legal matters.

Litigation Management: Manage and oversee litigation and other legal proceedings involving the company, including working with external legal counsel when necessary. Determines approach in managing litigation cases through discussion and follow up with external consultants /advocates. Deal with litigation cases e.g – 3rd party issues, vendor issues, customer complaints, pollution, and environmental hazards etc. and safeguard the interest of the company. Represents GPL in court hearings.

Legal Research: Conduct legal research and analysis to stay updated on relevant legal developments and provide guidance to the business as needed.

Policy Development: Assist in the development and implementation of legal policies and procedures to ensure compliance and mitigate legal risks.

Training: Provide legal training to employees on key legal issues relevant to their roles and responsibilities.

Collaboration: Collaborate with other departments within the company to ensure legal compliance and provide legal support as needed.

Who are we looking for?

Education:

Qualification: LLB

Experience:

10 + years of experience with excellent track record at a reputed law firm and / or in-house legal department of an organization.

- The candidate must have strong expertise in drafting and negotiating contracts. Must be able to advise on day to day operational and business issues including legal matters, employment and labor issues, consumer complaints etc.- Must have experience of ensuring organizational compliance with laws and governance practices.- The candidate should be able to analyze and make presentations on key legal developments including new legislation and judicial pronouncements to senior management and business teams.- The candidate should have knowledge of commercial, civil, property, consumer, and labor laws.

Skills:

Good communication & interpersonal skills.

Stakeholder management.

Negotiation Skills.

What’s in it for you?

Be an equal parent

Maternity support, including paid leave ahead of statutory guidelines, and flexible work options on return

Paternity support, including paid leave

New mothers can bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel

Adoption support; gender neutral and based on the primary caregiver, with paid leave options

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy

Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses

Gender transition support

We are selfish about your wellness

Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options

Trust based sick leave

Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling

Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way

Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements

Performance-based earning opportunities

inclusive Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It’s not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.

If this sounds like a role for you, apply now

We look forward to meeting you.

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