Legal Counsel - Legal Tata

Job FunctionLegal/Law

IndustryIT-Hardware/Networking, Telecom

SpecializationCorporate

QualificationAny Graduate

Employment

TypeFull Time

Job Description

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Provide day-to-day support to the business teams for commercial and procurement transactions of Tata Communications Limited within India region and other geographies as required and assigned from time to time.

Work closely and effectively with business teams, and other user functions to provide commercial, corporate transactional support for all business lines relating to Tata Communications Limited and its group companies, as required and assigned.

Work closely and effectively with business teamsand with senior management teamsto understand their needs and assist them in negotiating legal documents with third parties.

Render contractual related support to the litigation, compliance and regulatory teams.

Independently draft, reviewand negotiate

Level Descriptor

Independently draft, reviewand negotiate a range of agreements, including customer contracts, marketing contracts, legal documentations, etc.(with sound knowledge of commercial laws) for the parent and parents subsidiaries.

Review tender documents, RFPs and vendor contracts under and advise business/sales teams of relevant issues and risks in line with the legal requirements.

Should be abreast with the applicable laws and statutes and should be able to exercise judgement and discretion to opine on legal issues.

Proactively come up with new processes to manage risk factors.

Support general corporate and administrative activities within the team;

Perform related duties as assigned.

Purpose - Broad objective of the role

Prior experience in contract management in Telecom sector. Experience of contract management in new age technologies like IoT, cloud etc. will be an added advantage.

Strong time management, prioritization and organizational skills

Excellent communications and negotiation skills

Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

Excellent research and analytical skills on legal propositions.

Proficient in MS Office suite of products.

Ability to work independently and manage multiple transactions and persons while using sound judgment, initiative, discretion and a proactive approach to work.

Ability to work on and meet demanding deadlines.

Ability to work in a team, in a culturally diverse, changing and challenging environment.

Ability to maintain confidentiality and/or sensitive business information and handle work with utmost integrity.

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Operating Network - Key Internal

Size and Scope of Role - Financial

Size and Scope of Role - No. of direct reports

Size and Scope of Role - Total team size

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