Manager - Legal

The role

You will protect Zinnov's reputation by strengthening legal risk management, compliance and governance across the firm. You will give business-focused legal advice, lead contract and policy work from start to finish, and work with external counsel on disputes.

What you will do

• Give proactive, business-aligned legal advice and identify legal and compliance risks
• Draft, review and negotiate legal and transactional documents and agreements
• Lead negotiations on complex, high-value contracts
• Support trademark infringement matters and enforcement actions
• Build and manage corporate law, labour law, governance and compliance activities
• Draft and maintain internal manuals and policies
• Track regulatory and legal developments and share their implications
• Support company formation and entity structuring
• Coordinate with external counsel on notices, litigation and arbitration
• Build working relationships with internal teams and international clients

Required qualifications

• 6 to 12+ years of experience in corporate legal, contracts, compliance and governance
• Demonstrated ownership of contract drafting, review and negotiation for complex, high-value agreements
• Experience coordinating with external counsel on disputes, notices, litigation or arbitration
• Exposure to labour laws, corporate laws and corporate governance frameworks
• Strong contracting fundamentals: drafting, negotiation, risk identification and closure discipline
• Strong understanding of compliance programs, policy development and governance practices
• Research orientation and ability to turn legal updates into business guidance

Nice to have

• Experience with India and US entity formation

About the company

Zinnov is a global management consulting firm with 450+ professionals across 10 offices, serving enterprises, technology companies and investors. It helps clients with market entry, global operating models, M&A and growth decisions.