Job Description

Designation

Senior Manager – Legal

Function

Group Finance Location

Bangalore Reporting To

Vice President- Legal

Job Description

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter – Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with one of these key strategic pillars, which is driving Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Creating a Future-Ready Organization. The incumbent will support India General Counsel on legal matters, supporting the business on a day to day requirements, and critical matters including litigation, regulatory actions, contract management, complex and high value real estate transactions being undertaken by TCPL and its subsidiary and associates and assist on legal matters.

Global General Counsel

Where do you come in as?

VP & General Counsel India

Senior Manager - Legal

This job is at N-3 level (N corresponds to CEO’s level)

Top dimensions :

Geography: India

Direct reports: NA

Complexity of the role (Optional) :

Matrix Reports : NA

Type of Role : Individual contributor

Primary Stakeholders (Optional) :

What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

Financial Outcomes

• Litigation Management: Having adeptly managed legal proceedings to mitigate potential financial losses by devising strategies for swift and cost-effective resolution of litigations, thereby reducing legal expenses and potential penalties. Additionally, have experience in handling food law and land matters.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitoring regulatory changes and delivering timely updates to internal stakeholders to facilitate proactive measures and mitigate the risk of non-compliance penalties that could affect the company's financial stability.
• Contractual Risk Mitigation: Ensuring thorough drafting and careful vetting of contracts to mitigate financial risks and liabilities, thus safeguarding the company's financial interests against potential legal issues or disputes arising from agreements.
• Risk Avoidance and Legal Advisory: Offering precise legal counsel and analysis to management, aiding in informed decision-making that minimizes financial risks and ensures the company's compliance with legal requirements.
• Statutory Compliance Management: Guaranteeing compliance through the utilization of web-based tools and educating internal stakeholders, thereby reducing the risk of penalties, fines, or legal actions stemming from non-compliance and averting financial losses.

Customer Service

• Collaboration and coordination: To collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, advocates, and other pertinent departments to ensure a unified approach in addressing matters. Additionally, to engage with external advisors, including advocates, regulatory experts, agencies, and consultants, to acquire comprehensive guidance and support.

Internal Processes

• Legal documents: Reviewing and negotiating various legal documents, due diligence, and other such paperwork, independently or along with external advisors.
• Due diligence: To assist in conducting thorough due diligence investigations. This will mostly involve working along with external advisors.
• Trademark Management: Efficiently handling trademark-related tasks such as searches, registrations, renewals, oppositions, etc.
• Regulatory Updates & Compliance: Keeping track of regulatory changes and timely dissemination of updates to internal stakeholders ensures proactive compliance management, streamlining internal processes related to regulatory adherence and potential operational changes.

Innovation and Learning

• Continuous Learning and Legal Innovation: Actively staying updated with legal trends, precedents, and changes in regulations to enhance legal strategies and approaches.
• Process Enhancement and Streamlining: Implementing innovative methodologies or systems to streamline legal processes, potentially increasing productivity and accuracy.

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

• Qualified LLB from reputed Law College
• Food / FMCG Industry experience of 6-10 years
• Good knowledge of Litigation and proficiency in drafting and vetting of agreements.
• In depth knowledge on Civil, Property, Criminal and Food law Litigation.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role ?

• Knowledge on Property due diligence and licensing requirement
• Knowledge of environment laws in particular Plastic Waste Management
• IPR knowledge (Trademark and Copyright)

TCPL Growth Mindset and Behaviors

We are obsessed about keeping Consumers & Customers first in our hearts – that’s why we are here !

We are trailblazers in executing with Excellence … Together as One Team !

We take Ownership of our business …delivering value for our Stakeholders .. no Compromises !

We are Open to Continuously improving … Continuously innovating … For Better !

We live & breathe our Tata Code of Conduct

About Us: At Tata Consumer, we stand ‘For Better.’

Tata Consumer Products is a focused consumer products company uniting the principal food and beverage interests of the Tata Group under one umbrella. Our brands embody our purpose of ‘For Better ‘through the value they deliver to consumers with a focus on innovation, health and wellness, convenience and premiumisation. The Company’s portfolio of products includes tea, coffee, water, RTD, salt, pulses, spices, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat offerings, breakfast cereals, snacks and mini meals. Our key brands include Tata Tea, Tetley, Eight O’Clock Coffee, Tata Coffee Grand, Himalayan Natural Mineral Water, Tata Copper+ and Tata Gluco+, Tata Salt, Tata Sampann and Tata Soulfull. In India, Tata Consumer Products has a reach of over 200 million households, giving it an unparalleled ability to leverage the Tata brand in consumer products.

The Company has a consolidated annual turnover of ~Rs. 13,783 Crs with operations in India and International markets. For more information please visit www.tataconsumer.com