Legal Manager Commercial Contracts and Corporate Compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, vet, and negotiate commercial agreements, including NDAs, sales and service agreements, vendor agreements, customer contracts, partnership agreements, consultancy agreements, and MoUs.
• Review contractual clauses relating to indemnity, limitation of liability, warranties, intellectual property rights, confidentiality, data protection, payment terms, termination, and dispute resolution.
• Identify legal, contractual, and commercial risks and recommend practical, business-friendly alternatives.
• Coordinate independently with internal stakeholders, clients, vendors, and external lawyers to finalize agreements.
• Maintain standard agreement templates, contract databases, renewal trackers, and records of contractual obligations.
• Support corporate-secretarial activities, including board and shareholder documentation, statutory registers, corporate records, and applicable regulatory filings.
• Ensure compliance with applicable Indian laws, contractual obligations, and internal policies.
• Liaise with external legal counsel for specialized legal matters, when required.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• LLB from a recognized university or institution.
• Approximately 3- 8 years of relevant experience in commercial contract drafting, review, and negotiation.
• Qualified Company Secretary (CS) preferred; candidates with substantial corporate-secretarial experience may also be considered.
• Sound knowledge of Indian Contract Act, Companies Act, corporate compliance, and commercial legal matters.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to independently manage agreements, prioritize tasks, and work with cross-functional teams.
• Prior in-house legal experience in a startup, SME, or growing business will be an advantage.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Commercially pragmatic with a solution-oriented approach.
• Comfortable handling multiple agreements and coordinating with business stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and capable of working independently.
• Candidates based in or residing near the Mumbai office location are preferred, particularly