Legal Counsel - French qualified

About the job: This position will be based in the GSSC office in Mumbai and collaborate closely with Bids, Compliance, Sales and other non‑sales teams to support international commercial activity. They will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on international, commercial, operational and regulatory matters. They will handle a diverse range of global matters independently, while escalating material risks appropriately. They will be comfortable working under pressure, managing multiple priorities and supporting teams across different time zones. They will engage confidently with senior stakeholders and provide practical, commercially aligned advice. They will show strong judgement, integrity and the confidence to operate with a high degree of independence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contract Management: take ownership of drafting, reviewing and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts, including NDAs, terms and conditions and aviation‑related agreements with clients, suppliers and airlines across multiple jurisdictions
• Legal advice: provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice on international commercial, operational and regulatory matters. Act as a trusted advisor to senior management, clearly identifying risks and helping the business reach practical solutions.
• Mailbox management: manage and respond to queries via the shared Legal mailbox, ensuring timely, accurate and consistent support to global stakeholders
• Company secretarial matters: support global governance and company secretarial matters, including routine filings and maintenance of corporate records
• Data privacy: assist with cross‑border data privacy matters, including reviewing data processing agreements and supporting internal privacy compliance
• Disputes and litigation: support and coordinate the management of disputes and litigation, including preparing concise reports for senior leadership
• Process management: contribute to the development of legal processes, guidance, templates and playbooks to improve consistency and efficiency across the department