Details of the Organization

At Nykaa, they share one vision- to bring inspiration and joy to people everywhere, every day. Born out of a desire to make beauty a mainstream choice, the Nykaa journey began in 2012 as a digitally native, consumer-tech company. Falguni Nayar’s entrepreneurial leap with Nykaa tapped into an underserved beauty retail market, disrupting the ecosystem and putting India in the global spotlight.

Details of the Job/Internship

Nykaa is looking for a candidate for the position of Legal Counsel - Manager with 8 to 11 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in an in-house legal role within Retail, Logistics, or Telecom industry.

Role and Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lease agreement lifecycle, including drafting, vetting, negotiating, and execution of agreements with internal as well as external stakeholders, adhering to defined TATs and the approved financial terms.
• Conduct due diligence of the properties proposed to be taken on lease.
• Highlight and mitigate legal risks in the lease and related agreements or due diligence ; coordinate with internal stakeholders for deviation approvals where necessary.
• Manage registration process of the lease / license agreements
• Monitor renewals of leases and ensure timely execution to avoid disruptions in operations.
• Periodically review and update standard templates as well as SOPs to reflect evolving legal and business requirements
• Ensure compliance with SOPs for signoff of agreements and for termination of leases
• Ensure complete usage of the contract management system for agreement workflows; train business teams on usage and processes.
• Continuously enhance drafting standards, with a focus on clarity, commercial detailing, and risk mitigation.
• Maintain organized legal databases and contract repositories for easy retrieval and compliance tracking.
• Periodically review and update standard templates for Lease agreements to reflect evolving legal and business requirements.
• Define and enforce exit processes for retail stores in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Keep the SOPs updated for onboarding retail stores, aligned with both legal and business considerations.
• Drive complete migration of historic contracts and related data to the contract management tool.
• Stay abreast of legal developments, regulatory changes, and judicial pronouncements relevant to the e-commerce and beauty industry.
• Actively participate in learning programs for professional development.
• Foster collaboration within the legal team and cross-functionally with business stakeholders.
• Provide proactive, commercially pragmatic legal advice for new business initiatives, projects, and collaborations.
• Conduct thorough legal research and analysis to strengthen contract negotiations and legal advisories.

 

Eligibility

• LLB/LLM from a reputed law school.
• 8-11 years of post-qualification experience, preferably in an in-house legal role within Retail, Logistics, or Telecom industry.
• Demonstrated expertise in retail leases drafting and negotiation with landlord/ mall teams, due diligence, registration process and legal risk assessment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with a problem-solving mindset and a focus on delivering timely results.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• Team player.
• Good presentation skills.

Salary/Stipend

Compensation details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Type of Opportunity

Fulltime

Country

India

Address

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Application and Registration Details

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