Corporate Counsel

Overview

Provide legal services and advice to ISS STOXX and its subsidiaries, particularly STOXX Ltd., with a focus on supporting the global sales team on complex commercial agreements, including professional services and licensing agreements.

What you'll do

• Provide legal advice to global teams on contracts, particularly index licenses, corporate law, regulatory requirements, product development, compliance matters and subsidiary management.
• Structure, draft, review, analyze and negotiate complex services agreements and license agreements, including professional services agreements, data and software licenses, procurement and supply agreements, and nondisclosure agreements.
• Assist with modifications and updates to template agreements.
• Assist with the review and modification of internal policies and processes.
• Conduct legal research.

What you'll need

• LL.B. degree from a leading Indian law university or an internationally recognized foreign law school.
• Strong academic credentials.
• Enrollment in good standing with an Indian State Bar Council, where applicable.
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience at a top law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
• Experience handling corporate and commercial matters for multinational firms.
• Ability to review, analyze and draft contract provisions in support of negotiating complex commercial agreements with clients, vendors and other third parties.
• Ability to lead the negotiation of complex commercial agreements and work effectively with client’s counsel and internal stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time-management and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple assignments.
• Desire and flexibility to support a global business.
• Ability to learn business requirements quickly, analyze legal and business risks, and propose creative, business-oriented solutions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong internal client relationships.

Details

• Location: Gurgaon, India.
• The position is based in Gurgaon, India, where STOXX India Pvt. Ltd. is located.
• The Gurgaon office is expected to move to a new office location in Gurgaon in late 2026 or H1 2027.
• The Legal team is located throughout the globe, with team members based in Prague, Czech Republic, and Eschborn, Germany, among other locations.