Vice President - Legal Vice President - Legal with verification
Alfa Laval in India is looking for a Vice President – Legal
At Alfa Laval, we always go that extra mile to overcome the toughest challenges. Our driving force is to accelerate success for our customers, people, and planet. You can only achieve that by having dedicated people with a curious mind. Curiosity is the spark behind great ideas. And great ideas drive progress.
As a member of our team, you thrive in a truly diverse and inclusive workplace based on care and empowerment. You are here to make a difference. Constantly building bridges to the future with sustainable solutions that have an impact on our planet’s most urgent problems. Making the world a better place. Every day.
Alfa Laval has been present in India since 1937. It is part of the Alfa Laval Group headquartered out of Lund, Sweden, and sits within the India, Middle East, and Africa cluster. The India Corporate Office is in Pune, Maharashtra.
The factories located in Maharashtra manufactures and supplies key components and systems in Separation, Heat Transfer, and Flow technology. It is also a hub for Centrifugal Separators, Decanters, and Flow equipment delivered to the global markets from here.
The company's products and solutions are omnipresent in over 25 multiple Indian industries including food processing, dairy, edible oil processing, sugar production, pharmaceutical & biotechnology, brewery, distillery, starch, pulp and paper, oil & gas, marine and energy. Alfa Laval caters to many national and international clients based across India and neighboring countries like Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
We are now looking for a for an Inspirational leader to spearheading Legal function in India, partnering closely with the business leaders and managers.
You will be a member of Alfa Laval India Management team, directly reporting to Managing Director of Alfa Laval India.
Moreover, you will be responsible for leading, developing and securing a high performing team in line with the Alfa Laval culture.
Role Description
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced legal professional to join our team. This role is responsible for developing and implementing legal strategies that align with the company's goals and objectives. The ideal candidate will provide proactive legal advice to support decision-making across various business segments, ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
Key Responsibilities
Provide legal expertise and support in specific legal competence area (specialist competence) and/or all fields of business and commercial law (generalist competence area), including commercial contracts, R&D, product liability, M&A and intellectual property (except for patent and design) through sound commercial, legal and ethical risk assessments.
Proactively partner with and advise management on potential legal matters to maximize business opportunities.
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts Implementing and actively participating in the continuous improvement of related policies and processes, template agreements, and supporting tools.
Facilitating proactive management of the compliance areas Export Control and Sanctions, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption, Fair Competitions and Data Privacy; and implementing and actively participating in the continuous improvement of related policies and processes, template agreements, and supporting tools
Educating business colleagues of the Cluster in legal competence areas and/or commercial contract, corporate governance, and the Group Legal compliance subject matters areas; and ensuring knowledge sharing within the legal and compliance team.
Managing and coordinating disputes and litigations in liaison with external counsels.
Keep updated on legislative trends and changes, and support the business to mitigate risks, which may affect the business
Manage Company Secretarial responsibilities for Alfa Laval India Cluster companies.
To contribute effectively to our business, you will require these essential skills
Law degree (LL.B. or higher)
10 years of relevant legal experience from in-house or private practice
Qualified Company Secretary (ACS/FCS)
Experience negotiating complex commercial contracts with multi-national companies
Strong commercial instincts and excellent business collaboration skills
Experience from working with the compliance areas of Export Control and Trade Sanctions, Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption, Fair Competition, and Data Privacy is a merit
Reporting Relationship
Experience training and/or leading other legal professionals
This role reports to the Managing Director, Alfa Laval India with a functional reporting to Group Legal, VP Group Legal.
Location: Pune
"We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status."
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