Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

**Category**:Legal, Compliance & Audit

**Location**:Bangalore, Karnataka, IN

**Department: Contracting Center Of Excellence (GLIPS GBS)**

**Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS), India**

**The position**
- As a Legal Counsel at Novo Nordisk, you will:

- Review contracts in collaboration with Global Legal lawyers and the line of business, ensuring compliance with appropriate laws. Draft and prepare contracts, including those based on Novo Nordisk standard templates or bespoke agreements.
- Take ownership of the end-to-end contracting process for low to mid-complexity contracts.
- Respond to complex contractual queries and negotiate contracts on behalf of Global Legal or the line of business.
- Identify risks and issues, suggest alternatives, and deliver strategic solutions.
- Ensure contractual compliance post-execution within the contract management system and help standardise contract processes.
- Provide training to team members and perform quality checks on their work. Create high-level impact by delivering tangible or intangible value savings.

**Qualifications**
- LLB or Master’s degree in Law.
- 7+ years of experience supporting legal departments of global corporations, particularly in drafting, reviewing, and redlining contracts related to sourcing and/or procurement.
- Strong understanding of contractual terms and conditions, risk mitigation, and contract lifecycle management.
- Proactive, detail-oriented approach with strong negotiation skills and a focus on strategic outcomes.
- Exposure to working in a global company and excellent English language skills (written and verbal).
- High quality, accountability, legal integrity, and a business mindset.
- Experience with contract management tools.
- Good presentation skills and a global mindset.
- Personal drive and ability to innovate and improve processes and work products.

**About the department**
- The Global Legal, Intellectual Property, and Security (GLIPS) department at Global Business Services (GBS) in Bangalore plays a pivotal role in supporting the global legal and intellectual property functions of the organization. With a focus on efficiency and high-quality delivery, GLIPS GBS operates across three key sub-teams, each contributing to the broader goal of providing comprehensive legal and intellectual property support to the organisation.
- GLIPS GBS stands as a cornerstone of support for the organisation's legal and intellectual property and product security functions, ensuring operational excellence, risk mitigation, and compliance across global operations. Through its dedicated sub-teams and their diverse expertise, GLIPS GBS continues to be instrumental in driving the organisation's success in the legal and intellectual property domains.
- You will be a key part of the high-performing, dynamic GBS Contracting COE team which includes lawyers who are all individual contributors supporting with end to end Contract management. We want our people to have a global mindset, dedication to serving Novo Nordisk in the best possible way and have rewarding careers. To achieve this, we invest significantly in your continued development, including through giving frequent feedback on the job, access to internal and external training opportunities, and by giving you the tools and empowerment needed to be successful.

**Working at Novo Nordisk**
- Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with an unconventional spirit, a rare determination, and a constant curiosity. For over 100 years, this unordinary mindset has seen us build a company unlike any other. One where a collective passion for our purpose, mutual respect, and a willingness to go beyond what we know delivers extraordinary results.

**Contact**

**Deadline**
- 18th August, 2025

**Disclaimer**
- It has been brought to our attention that there have recently been instances of fraudulent job offers, purporting to be from Novo Nordisk and/or its affiliate companies. The individuals or organisations sending these false employment offers may pose as a Novo Nordisk recruiter or representative and request personal information, purchasing of equipment, or funds to further the recruitment process or offer paid trainings. Be advised that Novo Nordisk does not extend unsolicited employment offers. Furthermore, Novo Nordisk does not charge prospective employees with fees or make requests for funding as a part of the recruitment process._

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.
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