Manager-Legal

Title: Manager Legal

Location: Mumbai India (onsite 23 days a week and rest hybrid) 

Nielsen IQ India seeks to hire a talented enthusiastic and businessoriented lawyer to join the Legal Department as Manager. The successful candidate will primarily work on client and vendor agreements relating to data software technology and custom analytics services at the forefront of the evolving retail and manufacturerlandscape as well as providing general legal support and counsel for the Businesses especially hub operations. 

The ideal candidate is eager to roll up their sleeves and creatively solve problems and is someone who thrives in a dynamic and versatile environment with frequently shifting priorities. The candidate will work in a collaborative culture and with a dynamic team to enable the growth of the Business and Hubs. 

Duties and Responsibilities Include the Following and Others as Assigned: 

• Draft review negotiate and manage commercial contracts including license agreements master services agreements statements of work data license agreements with customers and vendors RFP responses and supporting documents; 
• Support the team in addressing labor and employment related queries and matters for the HR team and be the point of contact for Hubs HR and Business teams on various people related issues with legal overplay; 
• Support other legal team members and coordinate with other functional groups (Finance Security IT HR Tax) in complex commercial contracting matters; 
• With the rapid expansion in India have a strong external and risk mindset on new laws and impact on our commercial and Hub operations etc.  
• Provide practical and solution oriented legal advice to internal business teams providing information on legal issues (and appropriate risk assessment of such issues) company policies and procedures; 
• Support business in all legal matters that arise from time to time including policy creation and enforcement dispute resolution and litigation support for the team if it arises; 
• Be a strong enabler and support legal team in implementation of strategy and growth initiatives for commercial operations and hubs. 

Qualifications :

• Qualified Lawyer/LLB 
• 57 years of work experience (experience at a law firm and/or inhouse is preferred; 
• Ability to draft and negotiate commercial agreements with great attention to detail; 
• Experience in handling employment matters litigations and labor advise; 
• Demonstrated ability to think and decide quickly and to communicate legal issues and solutions clearly and concisely to lawyers and nonlawyers alike; 
• Understanding of the need for responsiveness and an eagerness to work directly with internal business partners to answer questions and give guidance as needed; 
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively in a remote environment within a globally distributed team and a fastpaced business environment. 

Additional Information :

Our Benefits

• Flexible working environment
• Volunteer time off
• LinkedIn Learning
• EmployeeAssistanceProgram (EAP)

About NIQ

NIQ is the worlds leading consumer intelligence company delivering the most complete understanding of consumer buying behavior and revealing new pathways to growth. In 2023 NIQ combined with GfK bringing together the two industry leaders with unparalleled global reach. With a holistic retail read and the most comprehensive consumer insightsdelivered with advanced analytics through stateoftheart platformsNIQ delivers the Full View. NIQ is an Advent International portfolio company with operations in 100 markets covering more than 90% of the worlds population.

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