Sr. Manager, Legal India
Core
Lead a team of three counsel and contracts professionals to negotiate and structure commercial contracts (channel, cloud/SaaS, subscription, procurement, NDAs, RFPs) for the APJ region while providing regional legal support for compliance, employment, litigation, and investigations.
Role type
Senior Manager, Legal (Commercial Counsel)
Builds
Commercial contracts and legal frameworks for Elastic's Search AI Platform in the Asia Pacific Japan region
Domain
Technology / Legal / Search AI
Deliverable
Production legal contracts and compliance frameworks
Required skills
Legal authority to practice law in India, drafting and negotiating technology contracts, APJ compliance, employment law, litigation and investigations, risk balancing, team leadership
Preferred skills
Experience representing high-growth companies, collaboration in distributed teams, adaptability to shifting priorities
Technologies
AI tools and automation for legal workflows
Responsibilities
Lead a team of three counsel and contracts professionals; Negotiate and structure commercial contracts across India and APJ; Provide regional legal support for compliance, employment, litigation, and investigations; Engage with global Legal Department and stakeholders; Build workflow processes between Legal and other departments.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team management
