Associate Director - Employment Laws - Asset Management Firm - LLB

Employment Laws _Associate Director

Currently hiring for a client based in Mumbai

Co Name: Leading Financial services/Asset Management firm

Exp: LLB with 6-14yrs exp

Requirement:

The Employment Counsel (India & APAC) will provide comprehensive legal advice, guidance and strategic input on all matters related to India & Asia Pacific (India, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore & Australia) employment law and employee relations.

The Employment Counsel (India & APAC) will work closely with the global Employment Law team and other key stakeholders across Legal, Regulation, Tax, Compliance, Human Capital, and the wider firm.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Serves as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on India employment law and employee relations matters.

- Able to advise independently on all but the most complex India matters.

- Co-ordinates with external counsel and Counsel, Employment Law (EMEA & AIPAC) to advise on non-India APAC employment law and employee relations matters, escalating matters appropriately.

Types of work covered include:

- Advising on complex hires, internal transfers, office expansions, restrictive covenants, terminations, pay equity and expanding opportunity issues.

- Managing employee relations issues and internal investigations (i.e., discrimination/harassment/retaliation).

- Advising Human Capital on performance management (i.e., performance improvement plans), probation reviews, and disciplinary issues.

- Maintaining knowledge of regulations, laws, industry trends and practices that may affect firm; tracking new developments, assessing and evaluating risk and advising accordingly to ensure compliance

- Advising on employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: (Academic, Professional, Experience)

- Law degree and qualified solicitor

- Indicative guide of 6-14 years of relevant experience at a top-tier law firm or in-house at a global financial services firm (although equivalent experience will be considered)

- Extensive understanding and experience of employment law across India and, preferably, the Asia Pacific region generally

- Thrives in a fast-paced, rigorous work environment; effectively prioritizes and meets deadlines

- Thinks critically and proposes business-oriented solutions that combine excellent judgement, creativity, risk-taking and technical expertise

- Fluency and familiarity with complex compensation arrangements, including incentive compensation.

- Influences and impacts decision-making through strong business acumen and negotiation skills

- Superior collaboration and interpersonal skills; builds and maintains strong relationships/credibility with relevant internal stakeholders