Head - Legal - CS LLB

Description:

We are looking for a seasoned and business-oriented legal leader to build and lead the legal, governance, and compliance function for a high-growth organization. The role requires someone who can operate as a strategic partner to the leadership team while also driving day-to-day legal execution across commercial, corporate, regulatory, and governance matters.

The ideal candidate should be capable of building scalable legal and governance frameworks, handling day-to-day legal matters (including commercial contracts and legal implications of business decisions), and partnering closely with finance, CS, and tax teams on strategic and operational matters including ESG/governance, shareholder agreements, fundraising, restructuring, and M&A transactions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end legal, governance, and compliance function for the organization
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage all commercial contracts, vendor agreements, partnership agreements, technology agreements, and customer documentation
• Advise leadership and business teams on legal implications of strategic and operational decisions
• Drive corporate governance, compliance, ESG, and regulatory frameworks across the organization
• Support fundraising, shareholder matters, board governance, ESOPs, shareholder agreements, and M&A/legal due diligence processes
• Work closely with finance, tax, CS, HR, and business teams to ensure legally compliant and scalable business operations
• Build internal legal processes, SOPs, risk management frameworks, and contract management systems
• Oversee litigation strategy and manage external counsels
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulatory requirements, and data privacy standards
• Partner with leadership on organizational structuring, expansion initiatives, and risk mitigation strategies

Ideal Profile:

• LLB + CS 10 - 18 years of experience from -tier law firms background and/or in-house legal leadership roles
• Candidates with experience from reputed law firms such as Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Khaitan & Co, or similar top-tier firm and then working with high-growth startups, consumer, tech, logistics, manufacturing, or regulated businesses preferred
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
• Proven experience in building legal functions and scalable compliance frameworks