Legal - Lead (Contract Management)

Job Title : Legal - Lead

Location : Bengaluru | On-site |

Reports to : MD & CBO

About Embark :

EmbarkGCC is a specialized consulting and execution platform designed to help global enterprises build, scale, and evolve their Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India. We offer a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that addresses every critical stage of a GCC’s lifecycle—from strategy and setup to long-term transformation. Founded by experienced practitioners with deep domain expertise and powered by the Embassy Group, EmbarkGCC was created to fill a critical gap in the GCC landscape—where companies often struggle with fragmented advisory services and executional complexities. Our integrated platform eliminates this friction by offering a turnkey, integrated model that brings together strategy, set-up, operations, talent solutions and Transformation under one roof.

Role Summary :

This role holder owns the legal strategy and day-to-day commercial contracting for a fast-growing GCC services business. You will build the contracting engine (playbooks, templates, CLM), lead redlines and negotiations with global counterparties, manage legal risk across the bid-to-cash lifecycle, and support scale (MSAs, SOWs, BOT models, DPAs, partner & vendor contracts, real estate / fit-out) while enabling speed and compliance.

Key Responsibilities :

• Build / own contracting framework : templates, clause library, fallback playbooks, approval matrices.
• Work in a lean team with the help of external legal counsels
• Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of : MSAs, SOWs, BOT / Build-Operate agreements, SLAs, NDAs, Data Processing, IP / licensing terms, partner / subcontractor agreements, RFP / RFQ T&Cs, procurement T&Cs.
• Balance speed vs. risk; drive win-themes on liability, indemnity, IP ownership, confidentiality, termination, governing law, non-solicit, audit, and service credits.
• Frontline negotiations with US / EU / APAC counsels; enable Sales / Solutions with bid exception management and contract summaries (one-page deal briefs).
• Ensure contract clauses align with ISO 27001 / 27701, CERT-In incident expectations, business continuity, and subcontractor flow-downs.
• Standardize staff augmentation / partner contracts (background checks, IP assignment, non-poach, rate cards, SoD with clients’ policies).
• Review employment templates and consulting agreements for legal hygiene.
• Support CRE / Facilities / IT on LOIs, leases, fit-out, AMC, and managed services contracts.
• Set up a Contract Review Board, maintain CLM hygiene (Icertis / Ironclad / Zoho Contracts or equivalent), and legal records retention.
• Manage pre-litigation strategy, notices, mediation / arbitration; coordinate external counsel panels

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