Manager - Legal

Overview

Manager - Legal at Zinnov, reporting to the Director – Legal, owning Corporate Legal and Compliance responsibilities and partnering with internal stakeholders and external counsel to strengthen legal risk management, compliance, and governance across the organization.

What you'll do

• Provide proactive, in-depth legal advice that is business-aligned and risk-aware.
• Protect organizational reputation by identifying, mitigating, and advising on legal and compliance risks.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and close legal and transactional documents and agreements.
• Ensure agreements are thoroughly vetted in the company's interest and responded to within agreed timelines.
• Lead negotiations on complex, high-value contracts with strong attention to detail and commercial practicality.
• Support matters related to trademark infringement and associated enforcement actions, as required.
• Build and manage Corporate Law, Labour Laws, Corporate Governance, and compliance activities across the organization.
• Draft and maintain internal manuals and policy documents; drive adherence to internal group policies and procedures.
• Track regulatory and legal developments; conduct research and share implications with relevant stakeholders.
• Support company formation and entity structuring activities.
• Coordinate with lawyers and external counsel for notices, replies, petitions, litigation, and arbitration matters.
• Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, clients (including international clients), and business associates.
• Communicate clearly and professionally across levels, with strong interpersonal effectiveness.

What you'll need

• 6–12+ years of experience across corporate legal, contracts, compliance, and governance.
• Demonstrated ownership of contract drafting/review and negotiation for complex, high-value agreements.
• Experience coordinating with external counsel on disputes, notices, litigation/arbitration processes.
• Exposure to labour laws, corporate laws, and corporate governance frameworks.
• Strong contracting fundamentals: drafting, negotiation, risk identification, and closure discipline.
• Strong understanding of compliance programs, policy development, and governance practices.
• Research orientation and ability to translate legal/regulatory updates into business guidance.

Nice to have

• Experience with India and US entity formation.

Details

• Location: Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.