Sr. Manager, Legal India

ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled Senior Manager, Legal India to join our Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) legal department at Elastic, the Search AI Company. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for leading a team of lawyers and contracts professionals in negotiating and structuring commercial contracts, providing regional legal support, and engaging with the wider Legal Department globally. WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Senior Manager, Legal India, your primary responsibilities will include: - Leading a team of three counsel and contracts professionals responsible for negotiating and structuring a wide variety of commercial contracts, including channel agreements, cloud/SaaS and software subscription contracts, procurement, NDAs, RFPs, and related professional services in India, the APJ region, and beyond. - Providing regional legal support associated with APJ Compliance, Employment, Litigation, and Investigation matters. - Engaging closely with the wider Legal Department globally and other key Elastic stakeholders. - Supporting APJ & Global Legal team members on ad hoc projects as needed. - Helping to build and strengthen workflow processes between the Legal Department and other departments within Elastic to enable dealmaking and compliance initiatives. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need: - Legal authority to practice law in India with 8+ years of in-house and/or law firm experience, or a combination thereof, of proven experience in the drafting and negotiation of technology contracts. - Experience with India and APJ compliance, employment, litigation, and investigations, which may comprise 10-15% of your work. - An ability to synthesize directions while balancing legal risks with business strategy. - A self-starting, proactive, driven, adaptable person who can prioritize and balance projects and recalibrate advice in view of shifting priorities, legal developments, and risk tolerance. WHY REMOTE This is a work-from-home position, and we are focusing our search in the Pune and Bangalore region. As a distributed company, we value flexibility and work-life balance, and we strive to have parity of benefits across regions. BENEFITS We offer a range of benefits to support our employees, including: - Competitive pay based on the work you do here and not your previous salary - Health coverage for you and your family in many locations - Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles - Generous number of vacation days each year - Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service - Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love - Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave - Embracing diversity and inclusion, we are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds.