Manager - Legal Counsel

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In short

Volvo Group is seeking a Legal Counsel Manager in Bangalore, India, to provide comprehensive legal advice on corporate, commercial, contract, compliance, litigation, and regulatory matters. This role involves partnering with business leaders to identify and mitigate legal risks, supporting various functions, and contributing to sustainable transport solutions. The ideal candidate has 10-15 years of legal experience, strong in-house exposure, and expertise in key legal areas, with an advantage for data privacy and AI-related legal topics.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day legal advice on operational, commercial, and strategic matters.
Understand business requirements and provide practical legal solutions while identifying and mitigating legal and commercial risks.
Partner with stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, HR and other functions on legal matters.
Conduct and coordinate legal research on a variety of legal issues.
Draft, review, negotiate and finalize commercial contracts, NDAs, SLAs, and SOWs.
Conduct due diligence reviews considering applicable global and local requirements.
Advise on applicable corporate, commercial, labour and other regulatory requirements.
Strengthen legal compliance processes and support internal audits.
Provide compliance awareness trainings.
Liaise with various regulatory authorities and respond to legal notices.
Manage and coordinate civil, criminal, consumer, arbitration, product liability, service liability, IPR and labour-related disputes.
Develop litigation strategy and coordinate with external counsel.
Provide legal support on intellectual property, trademarks, technology-related matters, software licensing, and digitalization initiatives.
Support implementation and effective use of legal digitalization tools.
Design and implement Data Privacy and the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) framework.
Draft, review and negotiate privacy-related clauses, agreements, notices and policies.
Support data mapping, data retention, consent management, and cross-border data transfer reviews.
Provide legal guidance on AI/Generative AI governance and associated legal or compliance risks.
Understand cybersecurity / information security legal risks.
Coordinate with IT, Cybersecurity, HR, Procurement and business teams on privacy and technology-related compliance initiatives.

Requirements

LLB or LLM from a leading University.
10–15 years of relevant legal experience.
Strong in-house legal exposure in a multinational, automotive, manufacturing and technology organization.
Exposure to R&D environments.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Ability to advise senior stakeholders with sound legal judgment under high-stress, time-critical conditions.
Strong capabilities in contracts, commercial law, corporate law, IPR, compliance, litigation, and legal risk management.
Excellent analytical, legal research and problem-solving skills.
Ability to challenge status quo.
Ability to take a firm stand, be a team player, maintain a positive and collaborative approach, and handle conflicts constructively.
Experience in a global organization and exposure to international stakeholders.
Very good written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex legal matters clearly and simply to business stakeholders.

Desired Qualifications

Exposure to Data Privacy/DPDP, AI, and Cybersecurity related legal topics are an additional advantage.
Knowledge of handling assets and employee-related insurance matters, including insurance renewal requirements and claims support, will be an advantage.
If you can read and write Kannada, it will be an added advantage.

Benefits

Occasional Travel

Skills

Commercial LawCorporate LawContract LawComplianceLitigationRegulatory AffairsIntellectual PropertyData PrivacyGDPRAI GovernanceCybersecurityKannada

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About Volvo Group

The Volvo Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, with its headquarters in Gothenburg, employs about 100,000 people, has production facilities in 18 countries and sells its products in more than 190 markets.\n\n

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