Team Manager – Transactions

The role of Team Manager – Transactions will help build, lead and manage the Legal and Transaction Services team in Gurugram and Bengaluru. The role will involve liaising with asset management, portfolio management and legal teams to support legal and transaction services.

Reports to

This position will report to the Manager and work closely with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

How You Add Value

(including but are not limited to)

 General:

·       Draft, review or support Legal and Transactions Team

·       70% work contributor

·       30% of people manager

·       Support in hiring, training and managing the Transaction Services, Technical Due Diligence and Litigations team in Gurugram and Bengaluru

·       Manage and liaise with relevant internal and external stakeholders

·       Periodical reporting and governance

·       Oversee the transition and quality service delivery of the following scope from Organization to the Gurugram and Bangaluru teams, including the drafting and updating of standard operating procedures (SOP)

·       Review and negotiate confidentiality agreements, listing agreements etc., including running of redlines as requested by the Organizations Transactions and Legal team

·       Clear conflict checks for confidentiality agreements

·       Collection and storing of closing binders

·       Review, analyze and prepare abstracts from property service contracts

·       Assisting in the preparation of data rooms

·       Support and coordinate for convening the board meetings and drafting/ review of board meeting minutes

·       Upload final documents into iManage, S drive, SharePoint or Box

·       Take care of bank account openings, closings, mandate and signatory changes.

·       Collect and upload bank statements for reporting purposes

Litigation and Claims Management:

·       Supports the litigation management function for our Organization and the companies in which it supported.

·       Intake and distribution of service of process, pre-litigation notices, subpoenas, liens, enforcement actions, and other legal documents, in accordance with workflows and mapping.

·       Open new matters in the litigation management software.

·       Initiate multistage outreach to defense counsel and JV partners, in particular for Fund Litigation and Claims Reporting and Audit Requests.

·       Assisting with the management of electronic case files, litigation deadlines, and master calendar.

·       Supports the entire valuation reporting process with Organization and its stakeholders and revise valuation models based on feedback.

·       Assist with word processing tasks, including but not limited to summarizing meeting notes, editing and updating Litigation Team practice manuals and protocols.

·       Assists in ad hoc requests or special projects at the request of Organizations Litigation Management Department or at the request of its stakeholders or portfolio companies, most notably data and reporting.

·       Continues to collaborate and enhance processes and procedures to deliver best in class service.

Technical Due Diligence:

·       Review, analyze and prepare abstracts from third party reports including property condition assessment, environmental site assessment, zoning assessment, flood zone determination, seismic reports etc.

·       Analyze and prepare property condition assessment and seismic report summary

·       Review and extract ESG data from existing properties including green building certification, renewable energy, lighting, smart thermostats etc.

·       Conduct database management activities such as searching property related documents across multiple repositories including Box, S-Drive and FileStar and uploading the reports to a centralized property risk platform

Eligibility Criteria: 

·       At least 7+ years of hands-on experience in legal domain including, Transaction Services, Technical Due Diligence and Litigations.

·       Graduate / Post Graduate degree in Law from a reputed institute (Second Upper Class honours and above)

·       Team management experience

·       Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

·       Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology solutions

DESIRED SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

·       Ability to work independently in a highly confidential and results-oriented environment

·       Passion for making business processes more efficient and successful

·       Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills necessary

·       Resolve interpersonal and team conflicts with diplomacy and effective communication

·       Ability to multi-task and manage shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

·       Strong attention to detail and ability to work both independently and in a team environment

·       Motivated and driven to take responsibility for new projects and see them through to completion

·       Drive and desire to learn new technologies and grow technical and functional skill sets

·       Expertise in using available resources to identify the needs and resolve issues relevant to the position, and know when to escalate matters

·       Strong MS Office, particularly Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, skills required

·       iManage, Litera, and Smartsheets are recommended but not required

·       Open to travel between office locations in India