Mumbai based legal employee, part of FMC Corporate Law Department, with focus on India & SW Asia market. Looking for a savvy business partner that can provide both practical advice and operational / functional support on the legal, regulatory, and business matters and issues pertaining to multi-national crop protection company. The successful candidate for this role will have demonstrated the ability to work independently & proactively and support legal counsel in India & SW Asia, business & service functions, have clear communication skills with external lawyers and consultants, on often time-sensitive, matters. The successful candidate for this role will \xe2\x80\x9chit-the-ground-running\xe2\x80\x9d and be responsible for a wide range of work, including the following:
Ethics and Compliance:
Provide guidance with respect to compliance program in India and SW Asia, including identifying gaps and instituting corrective actions.
Brand Protection & IP:
Closely work with the Brand Enforcement Team as an advisor on investigator appointments & due diligence, conducting raids, handling counterfeit actions, police actions, etc.
Commercial Business Partnering:
Draft negotiate & finalize critical contracts related to India & SW Asia growth projects (including plant health business projects), channel engagement initiatives and digitization activities/ digital tools/ Precision Ag.
Advise the operations and supply chain teams with respect to customs and tolling operations.
Support Distributors\xe2\x80\x99 and Marketing Agency documentation, handle queries from licensing & compliance perspective and support to review and strengthen channel control framework.
Support commercial colleagues handling Corporate Partnerships, GSS business and Channel Engagements.
Work closely with MarCom and Digital Initiatives team and provide legal advice on Precision Ag, social media compliance, privacy issues (in alignment with Data Privacy lead), etc.
General Legal Advice and risk management:
Legal advisor to Tax team on needs basis.
Advise on the Real Estate Matters and bring hands on experience in merger & acquisition.
Provide strong support to Credit Control & Customer Service team.
Review the HR onboarding & exit process/ documentation and have oversight on labour & payroll compliances (corporate & Branch office, R&D site and factories).
Provide legal inputs to CSR initiatives and advise on documentation, compliances & due diligence of third parties.
Work closely with Procurement (commercial) & Sourcing and Controllership teams on contracts and DOA framework.
Effectively support global initiatives on contracts and legal spend and ensure stakeholders follow the global mandated processes.
Handle other matters that may be assigned by the India Counsel.
Work with key external law firms to ensure Company\xe2\x80\x99s interest is protected from various aspects.
Keep abreast with latest legislation changes, timely analysis and update to the Legal Counsel and Sr. Mgt on impact of relevant legislative changes and take pro-active steps to address and mitigate identified risks.
Participate in Industry Association meetings as required.
Litigation support and management:
Monitor the ongoing court cases such as Civil, Criminal, Arbitration, 138 matters, Legal Metrology, Consumer Cases, Misbranding Cases, Labour Cases, Insecticides / FCO cases etc. and advice business operations on litigation strategy.
Requirements
LLB degree from reputed law school with at least 15 years law firm and MNC combined experience
Qualified company secretary (preferable but not essential);
Knowledge of the manufacturing industry (esp. agro-chemical, pharma, FMCG industry) and understanding of general issues facing MNCs in India
In depth knowledge of Insecticides Act, Fertilizer Control Order, Legal Metrology, Manufacturing related laws (preferred)
Ability to liaise well with regulatory / external stakeholders including service provider across India & SW Asia
Ability to interact with wide spectrum of internal stakeholders, including, senior management, effectively.
Commercial understanding and keen interest to closely work with business & operations.
Strong Legal and business acumen having solutions-oriented mindset.
Ability to take ownership of multiple workstreams.
Ability to work in agile operating environment and matrix organization.
Adept at coordinating with cross-functional teams and understand regulatory issues / risks.
Experience / exposure to indirect tax issues would be a plus.
Strong multi-tasking capability and interpersonal skills;
Team player with ability to work independently and under pressure;
Fluency in English (both written and spoken) required; and
Legal drafting expertise.
Competencies
Functional/Technical Skills
Problem Solving
Informing
Conflict Management
Perseverance
Written Communications
Interpersonal Savvy
Negotiation skills
Integrity and Trust
Ethics and Values
Dealing with Ambiguity
Self-Knowledge
Proactive
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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