Job Description

Manager - Group Legal (FES)

Date:

12 Nov 2025

Location:

Mumbai - Worli, Mumbai - Worli, IN

Company:

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

Duties and Responsibilities

The key expectation from the role is to act as in-house counsel delivering high quality, comprehensive, authoritative legal service. Key responsibilities include

Partnering with Business for Legal Services

Providing a comprehensive and high quality in-house legal service, across a broad range of legal issues to internal customers within the organization Ensuring all customer activities are in line with legal requirements and meets specifications within the organization and risks are mitigated appropriately. Developing and maintaining excellent relationships with internal customers (business leaders), Promoting the value of the legal function support for contract drafting, negotiation and closure. Preparation and negotiation of contracts, and leading in managing and resolving contractual disputes and other contentious issues, to a satisfactory conclusion, if they occur.

Proactive engagement with business teams

Understand the spoken and unspoken needs and provide timely advice. Identification of the issues while advising and then introducing processes and monitoring mechanism. Developing and implementing best practices from other similar industries Monitoring and supervising the implementation of the best practices such as standardisation of the documents, awareness sessions etc.

Skills Required

Excellent legal skills including drafting and negotiating contracts and strategic management of contractual disputes. Capability of detailed, in-depth analysis of legal documents and of work situations that have a legal dimension. Ability to turn around enquiries quickly and tackle issues at short notice. Excellent written and oral communications, including the ability to work effectively with a range of people and the ability to deliver advice in a clear and user-friendly way. High influencing and negotiation skills A 'can do' attitude with a readiness to 'roll your sleeves up' and get down to tackling and resolving issues and producing excellent outcomes.

Education and Experience

Essential

Qualified lawyer - LLM/LLB Experience of working as a legal practitioner for 6 to 8 years. Preferred experience in manufacturing industry

Desirable

Experience as an in-house lawyer or similar position. * Sound working knowledge of Indian business environment and related legalities.