Senior Legal Manager

Interested candidates can share their cv's directly to hr@lohiaworldspace.com

Role & responsibilities

Legal Management

• Lead and manage legal affairs for the group companies across various business verticals.
• Provide legal advisory and strategic support to senior management on corporate, commercial, regulatory, and operational matters.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, corporate governance practices, and internal policies.
• Coordinate and manage litigation matters, legal notices, disputes, arbitration, and external counsel.
• Review and advise on legal implications of business transactions, investments, partnerships, and strategic initiatives.

Contract Management

• Draft, review, negotiate, and finalize various commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, service contracts, NDAs, lease agreements, joint venture agreements, and business contracts.
• Develop standardized contract management processes, templates, and governance mechanisms.
• Monitor contractual obligations, risk exposure, renewals, and compliance requirements across the group.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure commercial and legal risks are appropriately addressed in agreements.

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

• Develop and implement Enterprise Risk Management frameworks, policies, and risk assessment methodologies across group entities.
• Identify, evaluate, monitor, and mitigate strategic, operational, financial, legal, and compliance risks.
• Conduct periodic risk assessments and prepare risk registers, mitigation plans, and management reports.
• Drive risk awareness initiatives and strengthen the organizations risk culture.
• Present risk analysis, compliance updates, and mitigation strategies to senior leadership and management committees.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelors Degree in Law (LLB) / Masters Degree in Law (LLM) preferred.
• Additional certifications in Risk Management, Compliance, or Contract Management will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 10+ years of relevant experience in Legal, Contract Management, and Enterprise Risk Management at Group/Corporate level.
• Strong exposure to corporate legal matters, commercial contracting, regulatory compliance, and risk governance.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in handling multi-entity/group structure operations is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage cross-functional coordination effectively.
• Strong understanding of corporate laws, commercial laws, and risk management practices.