Head of Legal

Role: Head of Legal

Reporting To: Managing Director & Board of Directors

Location: Gurgaon or Manesar with regular travel to manufacturing facilities in Manesar and Bhiwadi

Company: Tier-1 Public Limited Automotive Component Manufacturing Company

Key Responsibilities

1. Legal Function Leadership & Advisory

• Provide strategic legal advice to the MD, Board, and Senior Management on all business matters

including contracts, commercial transactions, manufacturing operations, IP protection, and

regulatory issues.

• Lead and manage litigation strategy (civil, criminal, arbitration, labour, and regulatory) across

various forums, including all legal or pre-legal matters with customers and suppliers, to protect

the company's interests.

• Draft, review, and negotiate high-value commercial contracts, vendor agreements, customer

contracts, technology licensing agreements, and international trade-related documents.

2. Contract Management & Commercial Support

• Own the end-to-end contract lifecycle for major commercial, vendor, customer, and technology

agreements.

• Ensure contracts adequately protect the company's commercial interests, IP, and risk exposure.

3. Litigation & Dispute Resolution

• Develop and execute litigation strategy across civil, criminal, arbitration, labour, and regulatory

forums.

Candidate Profile

Experience

• Total experience of 10–15 years in Legal functions, with significant exposure to commercial law,

contracts, and litigation.

• Minimum 3+ years in a leadership role (Head of Legal / Legal Counsel / similar) in a listed

company or large organization (preferably in manufacturing / automotive / engineering sector).

• Prior experience in a Tier-1 or large manufacturing organization is highly preferred.

• Strong track record in managing complex commercial contracts, IP matters, and multi-forum

litigation.

Education

• LLB / BL degree from a recognized university (additional LLM or specialized certification in

Corporate / Commercial Law will be an advantage).