Why this job is important
As Legal Counsel for our fast-growing India business, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting our commercial success across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. You’ll help us bring Kantar’s value to life for our clients and suppliers, ensuring we operate with integrity, compliance, and commercial acumen. You’ll be part of a collaborative, friendly team that values continuous learning and innovation.
What you’ll be doing
- Act as a proactive legal partner to our business, advising on a wide range of commercial and contracting issues in a fast-paced environment.
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements with international and regional clients and suppliers.
- Analyse legal and commercial risks, solve day-to-day legal issues, and build trusted advisor relationships across Kantar.
- Contribute to evolving our ways of working, including sharing know-how and developing legal templates and playbooks.
- Drive organisational alignment on privacy, IP, AI, and governance in commercial contracts and daily operations.
The skills & experience needed as Legal Counsel
- LLB and/or degree, with 5+ years’ experience in a law firm or in-house, specialising in commercial transactions.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of data privacy is a plus, but a willingness to learn is essential.
- Commercial awareness and the ability to provide practical legal guidance.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, managing multiple projects at once.
- A passion for personal development and continuous improvement.
What’s in it for you
At Kantar, we understand the importance of looking after our people. We offer a flexible working environment to support your health and wellbeing. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers, and communities. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
Location
Gurgaon, DLF Cyber ParkIndiaKantar Rewards Statement
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We want to create a more diverse community to expand our talent pool, be locally representative, drive diversity of thinking and better commercial outcomes.
Kantar is the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company. We understand more about how people think, feel, shop, share, vote and view than anyone else. Combining our expertise in human understanding with advanced technologies, Kantar’s 30,000 people help the world’s leading organisations succeed and grow.
