Job Description

We never ask for payment as part of our selection process, and we always contact candidates via our corporate accounts and platforms. If you are approached for payment, this is likely to be fraudulent. Please check to see whether the role you are interested in is posted on our career website. About TMF Group TMF Group is a leading global provider of high-value business services to clients operating and investing globally. We focus on providing specialized and business-critical financial and administrative services that enable our clients to operate their corporate structures, finance vehicles and investment funds in different geographical locations. TMF Indiais a Great Place to Work, ISO & ISAE certified organization. About this role: The Legal Counsel of India and Philippines will play a key role in enhancing the second line functionality of TMF\'s Global Legal Function at a country level by connecting with local management, understanding and addressing the legal needs of the country, driving progress on the yearly global legal priorities & KPI\'s in the country, as well as managing legal risks in accordance with the group risk appetite. The Legal Counsel will report into the Market Head of Legal for South East Asia with a matrix reporting line to the Country Head of India and Philippines. Job responsibilities: Fulfil Business Legal\'s role in the second line of defense within TMF, enhancing a central legal risk management. Actively participate in relevant local board and local committee meetings to advise and guide local management on relevant legal matters. Work with Market Head of Legal to ensure alignment of country\'s legal budgeting matters. Update local management and Market Head of Legal-on-legal developments in the country. Discover training opportunities to increase awareness in legal areas and provide legal training to the local teams. Work with the Market Head of Legal and Country Lead to operationalize and embed effective controls and practices. Proactively monitor the implementation of global legal policies, procedures, standards and local legal requirements. Perform second line testing in connection with Group Legal and Group Director Legal. Provide remediation support to the first line of defense within TMF. Ensuring high-quality in-house legal service delivery with high business impact (Pro-actively) advise on and support the local management with the following legal topics: local client contracting, claims & litigation, regulatory strategic advice, procurement, legal entity management, various registrations, intercompany agreements, HR support, data privacy, cosec, and remediating internal audit findings. Responsible for advising on correspondence with authorities and escalate to Market Head of Legal and/or local management when necessary. Work with the Group Real Estate and Procurement team to ensure compliance with local legislative requirements. Work with Group Corporate & Group Affairs to ensure adequate support in restructuring and M&A matters, enhance collaboration on board governance, cosec matters, legal entity management and intragroup agreements. Ensure timely reporting of legal cases and control of related external spend together with market legal counsels. Ensure the local implementation of local client service agreement (LSA) templates and standards, and timely escalations in accordance with the LSA escalation matrix. Facilitate the delivery of yearly Global Legal Priorities & KPI\'s, contributing to the success of TMF strategy. Understands, operationalizes and supports the delivery of the Global Legal Priorities & KPI\'s at the country level. Suggests local strategy, execute and resolve bottlenecks with the Market Head of Legal to improve progress on the Global Legal Priorities & KPI\'s in the country. Ensures accurate reporting on progress on the Global Legal Priorities & KPI\'s. Required Qualifications: You are a qualified lawyer from a reputed university in India with at least 6 to 8 years of legal work experience, preferably both in-house and in a law firm. You have knowledge of corporate, civil, labour, data protection and liability and other applicable laws. You have demonstrated experience in collaborating with colleagues across different international offices and reaching consensus with diverse stakeholders. You understand the needs of the business and the importance of legal risk management and are able to integrate legal risk management aspects and legal service delivery smoothly in daily legal activities. You are able to understand the interests of several stakeholders and can build strong relationships. You are result-driven, have a hands-on mentality and are proactive you work carefully and accurately. You are a team player, ambitious and proactive you are focused on cooperation and solutions you show persuasiveness. You have strong analytical skills and are able to quickly identify the interests involved in a case, while constructively safeguarding and representing the interests of the country. You are able to make trusted judgement calls and possess a professional and independent decision-making ability. You are able to develop strong client relationships and handle correspondences with clients in a timely manner You are able to deliver ad hoc assignments You have excellent communication (verbal and written) and influencing skills (English) and are a serious discussion partner for internal and external professionals. You feel comfortable working in a team that considers continuous improvement of processes and services as well as customer and market orientation important. You are an active contributor to those improvements. You have affinity with financial and administrative services. What\'s in it for you Pathways for career development Work with colleagues and clients around the world on interesting and challenging work. We provide internal career opportunities, so you can take your career further within TMF. Continuous development is supported through global learning opportunities from the TMF Business Academy. Making an impact You\'ll be helping us to make the world a simpler place to do business for our clients. Through our corporate social responsibility program, you\'ll also be making a difference in the communities where we work. A supportive environment Strong feedback culture to help build an engaging workplace. Our inclusive work environment allows you to work from our offices around the world, as well as from home, helping you find the right work-life balance to perform at your best. Other Benefits Marriage Gift policy Paternity & Adoption leaves Interest free loan policy Salary advance policy Covid support taskforce Well being initiatives

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