Associate Legal Counsel (Baddi - Himachal Pradesh)
BASIC PURPOSE:
The Associate Counsel, India is responsible for providing legal support as a junior member of the India Department. The position reports to one or more of the Legal Counsels at Head Office and is primarily focused on managing Legal matters connected with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing, and other functions as allocated. The incumbent is expected to bring a business orientation and focus on problem solving, while upholding strong ethics and integrity across the organization.
The Associate Counsel, India is charged with providing high quality and responsive legal support and guidance to the relevant functions or factories as part of the Legal team; establishing collaborative relationships with colleagues for effective business partnering; manage litigation through external legal resources within budgets as directed by the Legal Counsel; and highlight and manage risk in areas supported.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES: Listed below are a series of brief key statements which describe the Principal Accountabilities of this role.
Provide legal support and risk evaluation to relevant functions or factories, through
contract risk management
ensuring appropriate protection of intellectual property
identification and interpretation of applicable laws and regulations
policy interpretation, development and training
litigation and support for customer claims
negotiate and managing external legal fees within agreed budgets
provide legal support for major projects in the relevant factory as delegated by Counsel and manage the Factory Stakeholder maps
Establish a culture of compliance throughout the relevant factory through all forms of advice, communication, role modelling and training and includes:
overseeing corporate governance and compliance with law and policy
policy interpretation, development and training
Implementing effective compliance training programs for policies owned by the Legal function
Participate in and contribute to the Global Legal department’s knowledge management and productivity building initiatives as agreed with the Counsel on an annual basis
II) OTHER COMPETENCIES
Robust knowledge of local law and regulations
Understanding and experience of digital
Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey legal advice and documentation in a commercially sound and relevant manner
Sound judgment and business sense
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of managers across a wide variety of business disciplines
Strong customer focus, yet have the ability to give independent advice
Knowledge of domestic and international FMCG/Foods industry, competitors and regulatory environment
Ability to manage numerous matters and competing priorities and to work within a matrix set up
Bias for execution
Candidate Experience Profile
Education:
Post graduate degree in Law from a recognized University
Experience:
At least 5 years Post Qualification experience as in-house legal advisor in a large corporation with multiple locations and manufacturing facilities. Experience in FMCG or Food companies preferred.
Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer PolicyBusiness Unit Summary
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular Legal Business Growth Partners and Services LegalJob Details
Title
Associate Legal Counsel (Baddi Plant - Himachal Pradesh)
Function
Legal
Date
3/12/2024
Job ID
R-106496
Work Schedule
Full time
Job Type
Regular
Location