Senior Legal Counsel (Third Party Payroll)

Be part of the solution at Technip Energies and embark on a one-of-a-kind journey. You will be helping to develop cutting-edge solutions to solve real-world energy problems.

We are currently seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, reporting directly to Managing Director to join our Legal Support Team based in Noida, India.

About us:

Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse. With leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen, ethylene, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management, we are contributing to the development of critical markets such as energy, energy derivatives, decarbonization, and circularity. Our complementary business segments, Technology, Products and Services (TPS) and Project Delivery, turn innovation into scalable and industrial reality.

Through collaboration and excellence in execution, our 17,000+ employees across 34 countries are fully committed to bridging prosperity with sustainability for a world designed to last.

Global Business Services India
At Technip Energies, we are continually looking for ways to become more efficient, and ways to improve our quality, customer focus and cost competitiveness. T.EN Global Business Services (TGBS) organization is key to executing this strategy, by standardizing our processes and centralizing our services. Our Vision: A customer focused, cost efficient, innovative, and high performing organization that drives functional excellence. GBS provide streamlined and consistent services to our internal customers in the domain of Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Business Functional Support, Procurement and Legal. Our services fit our global organization and allow us to focus on business strategy and priorities. GBS also maintains continuous improvement plans to enhance our customer-oriented service culture.

About the opportunity we offer:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the GBS Legal team, ensuring high-quality and timely legal support to internal stakeholders and global business teams.
• Draft, review, and negotiate client contracts, vendor agreements, service agreements, NDAs, and other commercial documents.
• Advise on insurance provisions, compliance obligations, contractual risks, and appropriate mitigation measures.
• Partner with internal functions, including Procurement, Finance, Compliance, HR, Insurance, Data Privacy, Information Security, and IT.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders and act as a trusted legal adviser to business and functional stakeholders.
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with Corporate Legal and global teams, ensuring alignment with company policies, governance standards, and strategic priorities.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the legal team through effective work allocation, performance management, coaching, and capability building.
• Prepare and present management decks, legal updates, risk reports, performance metrics, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Develop and implement SOPs, playbooks, templates, checklists, approval matrices, and escalation protocols.
• Establish and monitor service standards, turnaround times, quality controls, and standardize the processes.
• Identify opportunities to use digital tools, automation, legal technology, and AI to improve contract management, reporting, knowledge management, and team productivity.
• Understand and manage legal risks relating to AI, data privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property, cybersecurity, accuracy, and responsible technology use.

About You:

• Law graduate
• 10 to 15 years in-house experience.
• Agile / Start-up / entrepreneurship mindset.
• Truly team spirit oriented.
• Open-minded with a strong appetite to learn, and to share your learnings.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• High capacity for analysis and synthesis.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong project and change-management skills.
• Experience in driving automation and new ways of working.
• Strong interest in digital transformation, AI, and legal technology.
• Ability to support the adoption of emerging technologies.

Your career with us:

Working at Technip Energies is an inspiring journey, filled with groundbreaking projects and dynamic collaborations. Surrounded by diverse and talented individuals, you will feel welcomed, respected, and engaged. Enjoy a safe, caring environment where you can spark new ideas, reimagine the future, and lead change. As your career grows, you will benefit from learning opportunities at T.EN University, such as The Future Ready Program, and from the support of your manager through check-in moments like the Mid-Year Development Review, fostering continuous growth and development