AVP Legal

Location Noida, India

Basic Function

To assist the Legal Function. Should be capable of handling multiple legal assignments and ensure minimization of legal risks to the organization.

Meeting deadlines with minimum turnaround time in handling legal matters.

Essential Functions

Contract Reviews:

• Primary reviewer/negotiator for commercial agreements including client Master Services Agreements, SOWs/Work Orders, Vendor Contracts, Facility Leases, Software License Agreements, Service level agreements, NDAs and RFPs.

• Ensure legal risks are addressed while balancing business needs and objectives.

• Ensure contracts are negotiated within EXL contracting standards, while facilitating deal-to-deal specific exceptions and customizations and pro-actively working with Business team members to creatively solve issues.

Ability to take ownership of projects and run with them to completion.

Specific Projects: Assist with Special Projects as the need arises to support the businesses strategic growth while keeping within the acceptable risk profile.

Talent Management: Conducting training and awareness sessions on upcoming legal and compliance areas. Ensure team engagement; provide team development, orientation and mentoring. Continue to build and improve processes to minimize team conflicts.

Primary Internal Interactions

Organizational Relationships

Reports To : Head of India LegalSupervises : N.A.

Skills

Technical Skills

Excellent skills with Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point. Ability to leverage contract lifecycle tool and other legal automation apps/ tools

Process Specific Skills

Must have excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills; extensive experience with US commercial contracts as well as US companies. Must have expert understanding of contracts in the Operations Management and Professional Services space

Soft skills (Desired)

Should be sincere, very hardworking and a team player

Soft Skills (Minimum)

Should have excellent communication and co-ordination attributes and must be willing to work in a dedicated and diligent manner. Able to work independently and meet deadlines with minimal daily supervision.

Education Requirements

Graduate/ Post Graduate in Law (L.L.B.) with good academic background.

Work Experience Requirements

9-12 years of experience; a combination of time with a major law firm as well as in-house experience with a reputable corporation preferred.

Primary External Interactions

Interaction on a day to day basis with the Business teams and Support functions on legal and policy matters.

Primary External Interactions

Interaction with clients and/ or external counsels, both local and international.