airtel Looking For Head Legal & Regulatory at Mumbai, Maharashtra, Full Time

Born in 1995, Airtel aims to offer global connectivity and unlock endless opportunities. Our presence is positioned to serve nearly 96% of the nation’s population with infrastructure to sustain cutting-edge technologies such as 5G, IoT, IQ, and Airtel Black. At Airtel, we strive to go beyond our duties to create impactful solutions for consumers, while also preserving the ecological balance.

Job Description –

Position: Head Legal & Regulatory

Designation: General Manager

Location: Mumbai

LEGAL:

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT:

Responsible for tracking and monitoring contract changes, deliverables, correspondence and risks, maintaining associated documentation.

Drafting & Vetting of Master Service Agreement’s, Non Disclosure Agreement, Statement Of Work ,Service Provider Agreement, Vendor Agreements, Lease Agreement, Lease Agreement, Arbitration Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding.

Drafting & vetting of Deed of Indemnity, Leave & licensing Agreement,

Drafting, Sale Deed & Property Development Agreement.

Research on contractual terms and conditions or other regulations;

Assists in identifying contract management issues and proposing solutions for approval & Managing Pre & Post contract review.

Identifying commercial and legal risks in a contract.

Facilitating effective implementation of contracts

Assist, Negotiate & structure commercial and legal terms in conjunction with the business & Corporate guidelines.

Identifying risks of contract and initiate discussion.

Ensuring efficient, effective and compliant contracts process

Monitoring & Tracking contractual compliance and watching closely the clauses leading to variations and other legal obligations/repercussions arising out of executed/signed off contracts.

Monitoring the performance of the various contracts.

LITIGATION:

Managing Corporate Litigation including Arbitration, Consumer, Civil & Criminal Matters for both in High Court & the Trail Courts in Maharashtra;

Preparations of briefs, pleadings, Plaint, Written Statements, Affidavits etc relating to the cases;

Interactions with outside counsel, technical experts, jury consultants, paralegals, support staff, and business unit representatives.

Interaction with the Company Attorney and the Sales group, as and when required.

Legal advice on routine and highly complex legal matters and/or within specific area of expertise.

Co-ordinating with Statutory Authorities on the matters relating to the Company;

Researching and collecting relevant Case-Laws and Materials for the Assigned cases;

Preparation of Synopsis of the Arguments to be presented in the Court; Translation of Documents to English.

Handling pre litigation issues like drafting Notices for defaulting Partners, Reply Notices of the Customers & Vendors, initiate amicable settlements.

1. IMMOVABLE PROPERTY:

Title investigation of property, transfer of property, contracts for sale and purchase of property, documentation

Scrutinizing the Property Papers & vetting as well as the verification of the title of the Property;

Legal Opinion on Title of the Property.

1. Scrutiny of documents relating to acquisition of properties on lease / outright purchase.
2. Verification of records with the sub-registrar of properties for authenticity of the documents provided and to get first-hand information about other related deals.
3. Drafting of lease deed / agreement to sale / sale deed and execution thereof with due payment of stamp duty, registration costs with the appropriate authorities.
4. Defend any outside agency interfering with the rights acquired by the company by virtue of lease deed / sale deed to protect the interests of the company.
5. Maintaining of records of lease deed / agreements including updating of the same from time to time.
6. Scrutiny of commercial proposals and to provide appropriate legal agreements / documents for execution
7. Protect company’s interests in case of commercial and civil litigations including consumer forum wherever cases are filed against the company.
8. Submission of regular legal report and such other reports as may be required from time to time

Regulatory:

1. Compliance of the provisions of license agreement executed by the company with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).
2. Compliance to all Regulation, Instructions, Notification etc issued by DoT, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) & the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI).
3. To develop & maintain amicable relationship with government bodies DoT / TERM, TRAI, CCA, BSNL and other telecom operators at the circle level.
4. To monitor subscriber activation and verification process and sensitize / educate all concerned in this regard.
5. To guide and assist Circle Nodal Officer.
6. Support concerned functions in closure of all audits pertaining to legal & regulatory.
7. Responsible for closure / resolution of all type of queries pertaining to licensing condition raised by TERM Cell on regular basis.
8. To educate and sensitize the cross functional teams [Sales & CSD] for improvement in acquisition and documentation process helping to increase compliance scores in monthly subscriber verification audits and ensure minimal penalty.
9. Responsible / Coordinate with TERM Officials for final discussion and closure of monthly joint subscriber verification / documentation audit so as to achieve the satisfactory compliance score on monthly basis.
10. Responsible / Coordinate with TERM Officials for discussion, submitting appropriate response and closure of all EMF related compliances.

General:

Internal: The position is responsible for the effective control and the implementation of the statutory compliance of various rules and regulations affecting the company. A complete co-ordination with all the departments along with MO are to be effectively maintained.

External: Coordination with external agencies, other operators, TERM Cell, Statutory agencies viz, law enforcing agencies and Courts. Besides above co-ordination with the Law firms and advocates should be cordial and effective.

LSA Field Management (TERM/CCA/TRAI RO), adherence to licensing compliances and Infrastructure Support –

a. Improve interaction quality with LSA units of DoT / TRAI RO to improve compliance scores of CAF / EMF & MRO.

b. Timely & qualitative response to all notices/correspondences for risk mitigation

c. Business intelligence on regulatory compliances

d. Interact & strengthen relationship with BSNL/MTNL/CCA

e. Ensure adherence to UL/UASL audit, inspection requirements & all security compliances (as per license conditions)

f. Timely support on Legal matters to Nodal and other LOBs including drafting of police complaints/FIRs incorporating relevant sections of the Law and provision of legal representation wherever required

Litigation Management:

A. Matters involving demand – Interim Orders for stay of minimum 70% of aggregate demanded amounts.

B. Other matters, including criminal matters – Deft and efficient handling with strict adherence of Litigation Management Policy. (Targeted closure of consumer cases ~4% per quarter/ 15% per annum).

C. Focus on reduction of litigation – conscious effort for out of court settlement in appropriate cases; make attempt for final hearing in cases where pleadings etc. are complete to achieve disposal.

D. Matters involving top Management – fervent effort to achieve closure/ deletion of name from array of parties.

E. Timely and accurate updation of Central Database (NMS), ensuring quality inputs.

F. Timely, accurate and quality management of litigation and appropriate reporting to Center as set out in LMP.

Contracts and Disputes Management:

G. Take proactive measures to prevent conversion of Notices/Regulatory/other issues into litigation.

Contracts and Disputes Management:

A. Contract Management in strict compliance with Contract Management Process.

B. Advising business on all aspects of interpretation of contracts.

C. Deft handling of disputes and arbitrations, right from notice stage until conclusion.

D. Ensure compliance of DAR process.

Compliance on TRAI regulations / orders, Interconnection issues Legal Compliance Management and De-risking the business –

Regulatory Compliance Management

a. Ensure adherence to all TRAI compliances wrt MNP issues at circle, QoS, UCC or any other audits from circle and directions on Advertisements as per TRAI Guidelines (TCCPR – Nodal & Appellate Details ), including all reporting with accuracy and timeliness

b. Taking up with BSNL/MTNL for retrieval of BG (IUC and Port BG)

c. Adherence to Regulatory Notice & litigation management policy and timely reporting & approvals of compliances in CMS

d. To manage and lead USOF project by ensuring timely approvals from the LSA/CCAs and adequate coordination with state authorities including correspondence

1. Other Business support: a. ROW Permissions: Facilitate speedy rollout of towers & fibre through co-ordination with state govt. / local municipal bodies / State or District Broadband Committees.
2. b. Acquisition support for CTA & Government sites aligned with gazette notification on RoW

Education Qualification

BL/LLB/ML/LLM

Total Experience

Minimum 10 years in relevant field

Certifications required (if any)

Computer System knowledge, working experience Word, Excel, Power point etc., – Any diploma in computer science operation like NIIT or any reputed institution preferred

Key Interactions

Internal / External Stakeholders

Internal

Business team, Sales, Marketing, Network, commercial and deployment

External

DOT, TRAI, Secretariat, Govt authorities like Corporation, Municipality, Panchayat etc

Technical Competencies

Good knowledge in computer skills like Word, XL and power point

Leadership and Behavioural Competencies

Good Communication, decision-making, adaptability, interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to motivate and inspire others. Developing and demonstrating these competencies is essential for success in leadership roles.