Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance - CS/LLB/LLM

Job Description: Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance

Location: Mumbai

Reports To: Corporate Legal Counsel

What's in it for you?

The Legal and Compliance team at Nexdigm handles in-house legal, compliance and corporate work for Nexdigm Group and also renders certain services to its clients. Working with various departments within Nexdigm helps develop and nurture commercial acumen along with legal and compliance skills.

A dynamic working environment and a transparent and encouraging work culture ensuring personal growth which more often than not translates into organizational growth. Freedom to express ideas and challenge existing approaches without the shackles of organizational hierarchy. An environment, opportunity and exposure to various kinds of assignments and work which will ensure enthusiasm and motivation to give your best to the organization while aiming for personal fulfillment. Culture of encouraging work-life balance.

Role Summary

The Senior Manager - Legal & Compliance will support the organization's legal and compliance function, with primary responsibility for commercial contracting, practical legal advice, and coordination of priority compliance matters. The role is designed around a focused set of core responsibilities, with additional matters supported as business needs arise.

The incumbent will work closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to provide timely, business-oriented support, take ownership of assigned matters, and progressively broaden their contribution as the role evolves.

Core Responsibilities

1. Commercial Contracting & Legal Advisory:

- Draft, review, and negotiate key commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements, and collaboration arrangements.

- Provide practical legal advice to business teams, balancing commercial objectives with legal and reputational risk.

- Maintain and improve standard templates, playbooks, and approval processes for recurring transactions.

2. Priority Compliance & Risk Support:

- Coordinate priority corporate and regulatory compliance matters for group entities, engaging external advisors where specialist support is required.

- Monitor material legal and regulatory developments relevant to the business and help implement proportionate changes.

- Identify and escalate significant legal and compliance risks, and support audits or regulatory reviews when required.

3. Stakeholder Partnership & Matter Ownership:

- Partner with business, finance, HR, procurement, and leadership teams to deliver timely and commercially workable solutions.

- Take end-to-end ownership of assigned matters, communicate clearly, and follow through on agreed actions.

- Support continuous improvement of legal processes and knowledge resources.

Secondary Responsibilities

- Assist with corporate secretarial, FEMA, employment, policy, dispute, and external counsel matters based on business priorities and with appropriate internal or external support.

- Contribute to compliance awareness, team development, and legal operations initiatives as the role grows.

Qualification and Experience Requirements

Education:

- LL.B. (mandatory); LL.M. / Company Secretary (CS) qualification preferred

Experience:

- 12 - 14 years of post-qualification experience

- Strong experience in commercial contracting and business-facing legal advisory; exposure to corporate or regulatory compliance matters is preferred

Key Skills & Competencies

- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills

- Sound legal judgment and the ability to identify, prioritize, and communicate material risks

- Business-oriented approach with a practical balance between risk protection and business enablement

- Ownership mindset, positive attitude, responsiveness, and willingness to learn

- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills

- Ability to grow with the role and take on broader responsibilities over time