Role Overview
The Senior Counsel will oversee corporate legal matters and drive strategic transactions that support the company's rapid growth. This position will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's expansion strategy through complex deals and governance initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
Key Responsibilities
Transactional Leadership
- Take ownership of legal aspects of corporate transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments, and strategic partnerships.
- Direct and coordinate due diligence efforts across legal, regulatory, and contractual areas, working closely with internal teams such as finance, tax, real estate, and operations.
- Prepare, review, and negotiate key agreementspurchase and sale agreements, joint venture documents, shareholder arrangements, confidentiality agreements, and preliminary deal terms.
Governance & Regulatory Oversight
- Manage entity formation and maintenance, board approvals, and corporate structure across multiple geographies.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory frameworks governing foreign investment, infrastructure assets, and cross-border capital flows.
- Design and implement internal governance policies to support investment and transactional activities.
Strategic Collaboration
- Work alongside corporate development teams on deal origination, valuation, and integration planning.
- Advise real estate and operations teams on legal aspects of land acquisitions, long-term leasing, energy procurement, and major customer agreements.
- Partner with finance on capital raising initiatives, including debt and equity transactions and project financing.
Risk & External Counsel Management
- Identify and mitigate legal risks in complex transactions with pragmatic, business-focused solutions.
- Oversee external counsel engagement, including budgeting, timelines, and quality assurance.
- Establish scalable legal processes to support ongoing growth.
Key Requirements
Qualifications
- Law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) from a recognized institution and active license to practice in relevant jurisdictions.
- Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience in corporate/M&A, ideally gained at a leading international law firm or in-house within a high-growth environment.
- Demonstrated success in managing cross-border transactions end-to-end.
- Experience working with private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds, or institutional investors is highly advantageous.
Skills & Attributes
- Strong negotiation capabilities and ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.
- Proven capacity to manage multiple large-scale transactions simultaneously.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal concepts for senior leadership and non-legal stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and a collaborative, hands-on approach.
- Comfortable operating in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
