Senior Legal Role - Aviation (17-20 yrs)

Our client, is a leader in the aviation space and is looking to fill multiple legal positions

Key Responsibilities:

- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating on a broad range of global and domestic complex commercial contracts/transactions across a range of business including digital/IT contracts, financing and leasing agreements, loan documentation, procurement contracts etc.

- Serve as a legal advisor on business transactions, partnerships, acquisitions etc.

- Experience in handling complex commercial domestic and global transactions, strategizing, negotiation and concluding deals.

- Drive transaction risk review and mitigation with ability to remove road-blocks, provide quick resolutions and facilitate transparency across cross-functional teams to enable well advised decisions and approvals.

- To advise across various legal and regulatory issues. Participate in the development of processes, policies, and procedures designed to reduce legal risks.

- Support business on new business initiatives keeping in view the legal and regulatory requirements and business needs.

- Occasionally work with external lawyers for procuring opinions and/or for obtaining advice on transactions

- Develop functional plans to manage legal matters, modify the legal processes, procedures and infrastructure, and minimize risk for the business.

- Good understanding of legal and regulatory landscape and continuous upkeep with changes in law which are relevant to the organization.

Experience

- A legal professional with 17+ years of working in corporate law as an in-house or with a Law Firm and qualified from a reputed university.

- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced business environment.

- Team player who works well with management and counterparties.

- Able to demonstrate a high level of independent reasoning, excellent analytical judgment, and a strong business acumen.

- Must have experience supporting multiple matters simultaneously.

- Excellent negotiation, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively interact with numerous business units.