Job Description

Senior Lawyer - Legal Manager APAC
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Req ID: 53780
Location:
Bangalore, IN
Sapiens is on the lookout for a Senior Lawyer - Legal Manager APAC to become a key player in our Bangalore team. If you're a seasoned Lawyer and ready to take your career to new heights with an established, globally successful company, this role could be the perfect fit.




Location: Bangalore

Working Model: Our flexible work arrangement combines both remote and in-office work, optimizing flexibility and productivity.




What you'll do:

• Managing the internal legal team activity, as well as external counsels in India, from a corporate, compliance, procurement and HR standpoint with overall responsibility for ensuring the company and its APAC affiliates are in full compliance with all legal requirements
• Providing legal advise in various matters concerning the operation of the Sapiens business in India and APAC
• Assisting in developing, executing and the monitoring of SCR policy and plans
• Handling all Labour, Employment and HR legal issues working closely with Business units, corporate and VP HR. This would include:


o Ensure ongoing compliance with labour and tax laws of each state in India and each country in Asia where Sapiens operates.

o Be proactive in educating business as well as corporate functions in the geography on upcoming labour laws and associated impact to business and employees.

o Be responsible for all employee contracts - templates and content.

o Review and signoff on Employee handbook and all employee policies (overtime, standard work hours, allowances for shifts/on-call etc etc.)

o Ability to draft and review Indian-law compliant legal letters for employees as needed. For example - separation agreements, show cause notices, disciplinary action letters, employee disputes and conflicts etc.

o Guide business leaders and HR teams on difficult and extraordinary employee relations cases (including employee grievances, misconduct and underperformance).

o Oversee company's framework to Sexual harassment and guide associated investigations.

• Create whistle-blower framework and handle cases, if any.
• Monitor adherence to internal controls and policies, ensuring employees follow established guidelines. Regular audits help identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.
• Create mechanisms to safeguard company's reputation and legal standing.
• Handling procurement agreements, locally as well as globally
• Provide mentoring, guidance, support and training to local legal team.
• Drafting legal notices and reply, complaints, suits, plaints, written statements, etc.



What to Have for this position.

Must have Skills:-

• Over 10 years of experience in a global corporation supporting various territories. Experience in
• Hi-Tech industry would be an advantage.
• Experience in team management
• High skills of drafting different legal documents.
• Have strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to independently coordinate with internal and external stakeholders as may be necessary.
• Be able to manage difficult situations and conflict in a professional manner.
• Be proven in instructing and working closely with professional advisers.
• Ability to work with executives.
• Ability to strive in a dynamic and fast paced environment together with excellent business judgment, and strategic thinking.
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills.



About Sapiens:-

Sapiens is a global leader in the insurance industry, delivering its award-winning, cloud-based SaaS insurance platform to over 600 customers in more than 30 countries. Sapiens' platform offers pre-integrated, low-code capabilities to accelerate customers' digital transformation. With more than 40 years of industry expertise, Sapiens has a highly professional team of over 5,000 employees globally.

For More information visit us on www.sapiens.com.




Sapiens is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and strive to create an inclusive work environment that embraces individuals from diverse backgrounds .