Job Description

Job Category: Supply
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
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The CLRA manager will spearhead statutory compliance for contract labour and workforce vendors, ensuring organisation-wide adherence to Indian labour laws. Act as the key interface with government bodies, third-party consultants, and internal/external suppliers. Drive risk mitigation, vendor governance, and regulatory engagement to uphold compliance excellence across the external workforce ecosystem. Also, the manager will ensure enterprise-wide adherence to labour laws, manage compliance risks, oversee vendor governance, and engage with regulatory authorities on external workforce matters.
Responsibilities:

• Led the organization's labour law compliance strategy for third-party manpower, contract labour, and outsourced operations.
• Ensured compliance with central and state labour laws across multiple locations and business functions.
• Designed and executed risk frameworks and audit mechanisms to identify and mitigate non-compliance in the contractor ecosystem.
• Acted as the primary representative in external inspections, audits, inquiries, and labour-related litigations.
• Established vendor compliance standards and monitored statutory adherence (PF/ESI, wage laws, licenses, etc.) throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Deployed automation tools and dashboards for real-time tracking of contractor compliance and governance.
• Advised senior management on labour law risks, best practices, and evolving legal requirements impacting workforce models.
• Collaborated with legal, procurement, and government bodies to strengthen compliance clauses, close regulatory notices, and ensure zero-penalty operations.

Qualifications:
You have:

• 10 - 15 years' experience in statutory labour compliance with Bachelors or Post Graduate Degree in Law or equivalent.
• Experience in contract workforce management in a large or mid-sized organisation.
• Understanding of Compliance Advisory, Regulatory Affairs, and State Laws.
• Exposure to Labour laws and regulations, and their interpretations.

It would be nice if you also had:

• Knowledge of PAN India labour compliances.
• Good Communication skills to decipher labour laws and regulations.

About Us:
Come create the technology that helps the world act together
Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people's lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.
We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work
What we offer
Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.
Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer
Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia's employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.
Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.
About the Team:
In , our ambition is to become the trusted partner of choice for Communications Service Providers (CSPs), as well as for non-CSP entities in sectors like utilities, transportation, public services, and defense. We strive to deliver unbeatable customer experiences in wireless connectivity.