Country Legal Counsel

ValeoChennai, Tamil NaduOn-siteFull-timeListed 1 hour ago

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About this role

Valeo is a tech global company, designing breakthrough solutions to reinvent the mobility. We are an automotive supplier partner to automakers and new mobility actors worldwide. Our vision? Invent a greener and more secured mobility, thanks to solutions focusing on intuitive driving and reducing CO2 emissions. We are leader on our businesses, and recognized as one of the largest global innovative companies.

Job Description.
 Independently draft, review, negotiate simple and complex contracts including. NDA, Sale
and Purchase contract (both domestic and international), Vendor contract,  Lease, Leave
and License Agreement,  Warehousing Agreement, Transportation Agreement, MSA, MOU,
LOI, Indemnity bond, Employment contract and Service Contracts.
 Basic knowledge on JVA, Merger and Acquisition, Share Purchase, Shareholder Agreement.
 Basic litigating knowledge to support on handling arbitration matters and civil suits and co-
ordination with the panel of lawyers as and when required. 
 Legal knowledge to support on industrial and labour related matters.
 Contract database management.
 Coordinate and support business team for final execution of all legal contracts.
 Coordinate with stakeholder for implementation of contract management and compliance
tool.
 Provide solutions within legal framework for smooth achievement of business objective.
 Ensure the contract meets the internal framework/guidelines for contracts/agreements.
 Pro-actively create and maintain various awareness program for employees (compliance
with) relevant laws and regulations.
 knowledge about data protection laws and related compliance
 Support on internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance.
 Advising on general business law issues and managing the legal issues of all areas of the
company, including but not limited to corporate matters.
 Skilled in Legal research.
 Computer skill with basic excel knowledge.
 Ability to multi-task and deliver high-quality work under deadlines.

Education and experience
 Experience in manufacturing industry.
 Experience in automotive industry will be an added advantage.
 Under-graduation in Law from a premier institution.
 Post graduation in Law would be an added advantage.
 Relevant PQE minimum 5 years.

Job:
Legal counsel
Organization:
Country Legal Counsel
Schedule:
Full time
Employee Status:
Regular
Job Type:
Permanent contract
Job Posting Date:
2026-09-21
Join Us !
Being part of our team, you will join:
- one of the largest global innovative companies, with more than 20,000 engineers working in Research & Development
- a multi-cultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration
- more than 100,000 colleagues in 31 countries... which make a lot of opportunity for career growth
- a business highly committed to limiting the environmental impact if its activities and ranked by Corporate Knights as the number one company in the automotive sector in terms of sustainable development

More information on Valeo: https://www.valeo.com