India General Counsel

**Job Title-**India General Counsel - IC

**Work Level**:3X

**Scope**: Full time

**Reports to**:Vanessa Paula Vilar Conte Doratioto

**Location**: Mumbai HO

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream.

You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the Ice Cream Division. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the Ice Cream Division.

**ABOUT ICE CREAM**:Life Tastes Better With Ice Cream

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

**JOB PURPOSE**:
Find your purpose at Unilever. Help to protect and land innovations that drive our business to win and grow. Be a frontline lawyer to help business navigate uncertainties and comply with the law, being the guardians of our values. Learn from brilliant leaders and diverse colleagues in a global environment, becoming your best self.

Are you a senior lawyer (+15 years’ experience) passionate about ice cream innovation, digital commerce, marketing and negotiations, in a constant evolving world, and would like to be part of a multi-cultural global legal team, for the leading ice cream business in the world? Then this role is tailored for you.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The **India General Counsel** will have a rich and engaging role, business partnering the India General Manager and his leadership team and will be responsible for:

- Ensuring compliance of all operations in India (Competition Law, Business Integrity, Data Privacy, Anti-Bribery, Governance, Corporate Secretary) through effective business partnering to the India Leadership Team and the wider India Ice Cream organisation (Marketing, Sales, Procurement, Supply Chain, R&D and Finance). Collaboration across the METSA (Middle East, Turkey, South Asia, Israel and South Africa) Legal team as well as the Corporate Centre (for Tax, IP, Corporate, M&A, Business Integrity and Data Protection teams).
- Partnering the India Leadership team and support transformational projects
- The compliance and roll out of global legal corporate policies for the Ice Cream Business in the country.
- Advising on key legal risks for the Ice Cream Business and provide a strategy and plan including resourcing as to how this would be mitigated and managed;
- Advising on sales and route to market topics and projects / alternative business models, including Business2Business/Customer Development models /ecommerce;
- Advising on all legal aspects, including contracts assessments with suppliers, distributors, Ecommerce, Logistics, Factory maintenance and contractors;
- Advising on new product development projects, including the legality of and support for claims, product positioning, input into preparation of communication materials.
- Any Ice Cream related litigation in the country;
- External legal issues impacting the Ice Cream business such as Competition/ Commercial, Corporate, Marketing, regulatory, and Advertising Environmental/sustainability, related and where relevant.
- Managing legal risks & reputation for operations in India by supervising any major crisis and/or litigations in relationship with Authorities (Competition, Consumer, Environmental, Data Protection Authorities amongst others) and Competitors, and implementing policies and compliance program in