Associate Vice President, Legal

Key Responsibilities

Legal & Contractual Oversight

• Provide experienced legal counsel to DBSI functions including procurement, HR, finance, IT, compliance, CSR, facilities, and operations.
• Lead and supervise the negotiation, review, and execution of sophisticated commercial agreements, including outsourcing arrangements, vendor contracts, service-level agreements, SaaS and technology deals, real estate projects, settlement agreements.
• Supervise a team of procurement legal professionals to ensure quality, timely, and compliant contract support to internal clients.
• Provide legal support on all HR, tax and regulatory related matters.
• Dispute resolution and litigation management with support of external counsel

Leadership

• Supervise and mentor a junior in-house lawyer and a team of legal professionals supporting global procurement operations.
• Lead a high-performing, service-oriented legal team within DBSI.
• Implement best practices, knowledge sharing, and professional development initiatives across the team.
• Ownership of Diageo legal policies (Anti-bribery, AML, etc).

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

• Serve as the DPO for India operations, ensuring compliance with India’s DPDP Act, GDPR, other relevant privacy regulations and Diageo’s data privacy policies.
• Conduct data privacy risk assessments, DPIAs, and compliance audits.
• Liaise with global privacy teams, government authorities, and internal stakeholders on data protection matters.

Company Secretarial Responsibilities

• Act as Company Secretary for the India legal entity (as required), ensuring full compliance with Companies Act, 2013 and related statutory obligations.
• Support board meetings, filings with the Registrar of Companies (RoC), and maintenance of statutory registers and records.
• Collaborate with external secretarial consultants and advisors when necessary.

Investigation & Risk Support

• Provide legal oversight in internal investigations, including employee misconduct, whistleblower complaints, fraud, and compliance breaches.
• Collaborate with HR, Business Integrity, and Audit teams to ensure fair, well-documented investigations and appropriate legal responses.
• Advise on POSH requirements.

Customer Engagement & Governance

• Work closely with senior leaders and business heads across functions, providing commercially sound legal advice aligned with strategic priorities.
• Support internal policy development, risk mitigation initiatives, and compliance frameworks.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external partners, including regulators, vendors, and legal advisors.

Qualification & Requirements

• Indian-qualified lawyer with 10–12 years of post-qualification experience, preferably with a combination of law firm and in-house roles in a multinational company.
• Experience in leading legal support for shared services or centralized legal functions is preferred but other relevant experience will be considered
• Proven expertise in contract negotiation, corporate governance, data privacy, and regulatory compliance.

Benefits

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