DIAGEO India Looking For Senior Manager – Legal Business Partner at Bengaluru, Karnataka, Full Time

This position is responsible for providing advice and in-house legal support, along with the Senior Legal Counsel, to the Ventures and the Central Functions teams. The attorney functions as a key strategic advisor to the Ventures and Central Functions teams and provides advice on investments, restructuring of subsidiaries and other M&A activities. S/he will need to partner with all stakeholders to develop and implement strategies and procedures to align with emerging legal and regulatory requirements and also assist with all investments and other projects for the Ventures team.

Qualification

• Post Graduation in Law

Experience

• 5 years in a commercial legal role. M&A and investments experience.

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of Companies Act, Listing obligations, Employment Law, Foreign Exchange Laws, Anti money Laundering
• Experience in mergers and acquisitions and investments.
• Experience in business partnering with other executives and demonstrating the ability and desire to provide proactive, pragmatic advice in furtherance of the business agenda.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in legal environments where laws can be unclear and judicial system not always robust.
• Experience in handling litigations across courts in India; briefing senior counsels and coordinate with law firms.
• Work remotely with external counsels and business stakeholders in multiple locations across India
• Knowledge of Legal affairs within Consumer Goods Sector.

Best Suited for someone who

• Has a strong commercial focus and an ability to influence key stakeholders
• Can multitask and enjoys working in an advisory role
• Can proactively identify solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks.
• Has strong communication and presentation skills
• Likes to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally at all levels
• Is tactful in dealing with sensitive matters and can maintain confidentiality and/or sensitive business information.

Legal Business Partnering

• Provide advice to Ventures, Finance, Compliance teams in regulatory / legal risk mitigation.
• Advice on structuring investments into companies. Review due diligence and transaction documents in mergers and acquisitons and investments.
• Assist in restructuring subsidiaries and help business sell, merge or liquidate non-operating entities.
• Lead/Support legal activities, to grow and protect Diageo’s reputation and business interests whilst ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
• Ensure that transaction risk (in the underlying business & in the negotiated documents) is contractually mitigated as far as possible to protect Diageo and that any remaining risk is understood by all relevant stakeholders
• Co-develop standardized processes with Sr. Counsel, incorporating best practices from the industry, and templates for the efficient and effective delivery of legal services and business operations, partnering with the various functions as appropriate (Inc. procurement, operations, finance, HR etc.).
• Support initiatives in identification and interpretation of applicable and changing laws and regulations in all areas of business activity and provide support for crisis management and taxation changes.
• Provide frameworks, processes and checklists and training to ensure effective adherence to legislative requirements in day to day operations.

Legal Documentation

• Draft, negotiate and review contracts and legal documentation for M&A and investments.
• Analyse, draft and review documentation on a range of legal and regulatory issues (incl. corporate, commercial law, corporate compliance, foreign investments, labour / employment, product liability, data privacy etc.) to support Sr. Counsel on the above matters

Legal Liaison

• Coordinate with outside counsel for representation before courts, regulatory authorities and/or other authorities and implement dispute resolution efforts and strategies, track and manage outside counsel costs
• Liaison with relevant Government offices and other competent authorities if

necessary for documentation, follow up and keeping the record of the same.

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Worker Type

Regular

Primary Location:

Bangalore HO

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date

2023-05-03