Senior Manager - Legal

Why Corporate Functions?

Zinnov's Corporate Functions teams power how the firm delivers at scale-building the internal engine behind high-growth, high-impact work. You'll get:

• Hands-on ownership in running and scaling core operations (including Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Governance).

• Exposure to end-to-end enablement models that strengthen operating engines, employee experience, and scalable processes.

• A highly cross-functional environment with close collaboration across delivery/PMO and domain teams to drive consistent execution.

About the Role

As Senior Manager - Legal, you will protect Zinnov's reputation by strengthening legal risk management, compliance, and governance across the organization. You will provide proactive, business-focused legal counsel, lead contract and policy workstreams end-to-end, and build scalable processes that reinforce integrity and ethical conduct across the firm.

This role reports into the Assistant Director - Legal and owns Corporate Legal and Compliance responsibilities, partnering closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel to drive timely, high-quality outcomes.

What You'll Do

Legal Advisory & Risk Management

• 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.

Contracting, Drafting & Negotiation

• 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.

Intellectual Property & Trademark Support

• Support matters related to trademark infringement and associated enforcement actions, as required.

Compliance, Governance & Policy Building

• 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.

Entity Setup & Expansion Enablement

• Support company formation and entity structuring activities; experience with India and US entity formation is an advantage.

Litigation, Arbitration & External Counsel Management

• Coordinate with lawyers and external counsel for notices, replies, petitions, litigation, and arbitration matters.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• 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 Bring

Qualifications & Experience

• 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.

Key Skills

• 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.

What Success Looks Like - Corporate Functions

• Contracts and legal documents move with speed and quality-well-vetted, commercially sound, and closed on time.

• Legal and compliance risks are identified early, escalations reduce, and decision-making becomes more confident.

• Policies, governance, and compliance routines become clearer, scalable, and consistently followed across teams.

• External counsel engagements run smoothly with strong coordination, crisp documentation, and predictable outcomes.

If you enjoy owning legal and compliance execution end-to-end, building governance that scales, and partnering closely with business teams to enable growth with integrity - this role offers both impact and progression.