Legal Counsel - FMCG

Legal Counsel

We are currently retained by a leading FMCG company to hire Legal Counsel for them.

As the Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for providing legal and compliance support. The person will be taking charge of advising on commercial transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, labour/employment, antitrust, import/export, and business transactions.

Some key success factors for this role include effective communication of complex legal matters, influence in a matrix organisation, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

Key Responsibilities:

- Collaborating with cross functional teams on Legal matters

- Responsible for Commercial transactions, contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance, labor/employment, antitrust, import/export, business transactions.

- Managing labor and employment matters in India and South Asia.

- Responsible for Compliance Investigations, policy drafting, implementing SOPs, processes, tools.

- Simplify complex legal matters for non-lawyers.

To fit the bill, you must have:

- Law degree from a reputed university;

- 5-8 years' experience in law firm and MNC legal/compliance roles.

- Handled Commercial contract and corporate law, labor law.

- Ethics and compliance investigations experience

- Knowledge of local and foreign compliance laws along with understanding of employee rights and obligations.

- Pragmatic, proactive, collaborative, with attention to detail.

- Ability to present solutions and influence senior management.

- Willingness to travel.