Senior Counsel, India

3 weeks ago


Mumbai, India Mondelēz International Full time

Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It Matter.

You are responsible for the company’s legal activities in a region, business units and /or sub-function areas in the country or across multiple countries. To support commercial and corporate initiatives, you identify business needs and design and implement our legal strategy through the service delivery model. You advise the business on risk, anticipating and addressing internal and external factors and apply your legal specialty area experience to collaborate with other legal colleagues to address legal issues or concerns.

How you will contribute

You will develop and ensure the implementation of legal strategies to enable Mondelēz International to compete aggressively, and protect our people, assets and reputation while complying with legal requirements and standards of ethical conduct. You will provide guidance and support to ensure managers are making reasonable and informed decisions regarding legal risks; manage the legal strategy with outside counsel, including spending without compromising financial and reputational risk; and provide in-house and external legal expertise to address the increasingly complex legal environment by partnering with business units, regions and global stakeholders to identify and advise on applicable laws and regulatory changes for a given country and/or across multiple countries.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career with experience and knowledge in:

Legal experience, ideally in a large matrixed multinational company Strong analytical, strategic vision, decision-making, and problem-solving skills Experience assessing, advising on risk, advising/coaching and dispute resolution in a multinational company Highest level of integrity and trust; highly credible and willing to express Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills Resourcefulness, including relevant new technologies and systems License to practice law in relevant jurisdiction(s)

More about this role

The Senior Counsel, India reports to the Chief Counsel, India and AMEA. This role is one of two senior counsel roles in the India Business reporting to the Chief Counsel in a team of 9 lawyers and is responsible for delivery of legal support across any or all functions of the India Business Unit (BU). The Senior Counsel is a progressive, forward-thinking partner who provides strategic thought leadership and superior support to the India Business and is part of the Extended Leadership Council (ELC) of the Company. The role requires an elevated level of business orientation with focus on problem solving and supporting major projects, while upholding strong ethics and integrity across the organization. 

The Senior Counsel is charged with providing high quality and responsive legal support and guidance to the India BU as part of the Legal team, as well as in developing strategy for the department; establishing collaborative relationships with colleagues both within and outside the local business; and managing external legal resources within budgets as guided by the Chief Counsel. 4 junior members of the Legal Team reports into this role and the incumbent is expected to mentor and coach these members of the Legal team.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

RegularLegal Business Growth Partners and ServicesLegal
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