Job Family: Legal & Compliance

Req ID: 415084

Legal Counsel – Commercial Law

We’re Siemens. A collection of over 379,000 minds making real what matters for the future, one day at a time in 190+ countries. We leverage our powerful ecosystem of leading external and internal partners and our network of key delivery centers. We believe in the value of industry best-practice standards achieved through evolving technology and digitalization. The position is with Siemens Limited India and the incumbent will be responsible for providing high quality and responsive legal support and guidance to the Digital Industries business.

Come, Change the future with us!

In your primary role, you will be responsible for the following :

• The position requires a high level of business orientation with focus on problem solving and supporting major projects, while upholding strong ethics and integrity across the organization. The incumbent will need to learn the Digital Industries business and the Siemens processes very quickly and should be able to work with minimal managerial intervention.

• Your primary role would be risk analysis, drafting & negotiating contracts and handling dispute resolution and therefore you should have an excellent knowledge of Contract laws and Arbitration laws. You should have a good understanding of contracts and should be able to analyze them and provide legal risk evaluation during the bid-stage of a project.

• You would be required to develop a complete understanding of the project in hand and propose mitigation strategies from a business or legal perspective. Bring in strategic thinking with a problem-solving attitude.

• You are required to draft and negotiate customer contracts, vendor/ supplier contracts and from time-to-time and ensure strict observance of contractual requirements, rights and obligations towards customers, suppliers and other parties involved (e.g., interpretation of sections, change orders, claim management, correspondences, etc.).

• Ability to manage numerous matters simultaneously and competing priorities and to work within a matrix set up.

• Litigation management and support on all legal proceedings like mediation, conciliation, arbitration, or court proceedings independently and / or along with the assigned external counsels.

• Manage expectations of multiple business stakeholders within the organization.

Desired Qualifications & Traits

• A Law degree from a reputed law college in India or from a reputed international college with at least 4 -5 years of PQE.

• Worked with a law firm or multinational company, with internationally staffed teams and international contractual partners.

• Experience and understanding on Contract Laws and Arbitration laws, ESG regulations and other emerging laws like Competition, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, etc.

• Experience in litigation and drafting, negotiation and execution of contracts and dispute resolution.

• Communication and legal writing skills (English), a problem-solving and solution-oriented approach and a dedicated attitude.

The position will report to the Lead Lawyer Digital Industries, India and would be based out of our Siemens’ Airoli office in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. You may also need to visit other locations in India and beyond, so you’ll need to go where this journey takes you.

Last but not the least, we're dedicated to equality and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us craft tomorrow.

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