Legal Manager

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Legal Manager to drive high-value commercial contracting, strategic regulatory compliance, and cross-functional risk governance. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in corporate law, complex deal negotiations, and stakeholder management to safeguard company interests across commercial and manufacturing operations.

Job Title: Manager - Legal

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience: 5-10 Years

Role Overview

Leading legal risk management, high-value commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and factory litigation oversight within the fast-paced Indian EV sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting: Draft, review, and negotiate complex, high-stakes commercial contracts, strategic supply chain partnerships, vendor frameworks, and NDAs.
• Risk & Regulatory Strategy: Partner directly with finance, procurement, and operations leaders to mitigate legal risk and ensure strict regulatory adherence across EV manufacturing and retail operations.
• Factory Compliance & Litigation: Oversee factory legal compliance frameworks and manage ongoing disputes, litigation matters, and external counsel relationships.
• Contract Governance: Drive the legal repository framework, standardizing contract templates and streamlining organizational contract management workflows.
• Strategic Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as a key legal partner to internal executive leadership, key vendor counterparties, and external partners; liaise with external legal counsel and relevant regulatory bodies on corporate and operational matters.
  
  
  

Key Qualifications & Skills

• LL.B. or LL.M. with 5-10 years of post-qualification experience, preferably within the automotive, manufacturing, or EV sectors.
• Notice Period: Immediate joiners or short-notice candidates preferred.
• Extensive experience handling complex commercial transactions, contract negotiation, and factory-level legal compliance in India in a law firm or corporate.
• Sharp risk management, analytical, and stakeholder negotiation skills.