Assistant Manager, Legal Shared Service

Job Description :

Job Title: Assistant Manager, Shared Legal Service

About the Function:

     We’re legal experts, understanding the complex laws that surround our business and our much-loved brands. Our Legal team are responsible for a range of legal challenges, from Corporate and Intellectual Property to Merger & Acquisitions and Compliance.

We’re always seeking new and creative ways to take on the evolving challenges that today’s commercial world presents. Our talented colleagues around the world are not just outstanding lawyers but also brilliant communicators and advisors. Whatever your skill as a lawyer, your distinct and valuable perspective will be celebrated and nurtured in our inclusive

Job Title: Shared Legal Services Lawyer

Job Family: Specialist Legal Services

Job Level: Senior Professional (Individual Contributor)

Department: Global Business Operations – Legal

Location: Bangalore

Reports To: Suzanne

Job Summary

The Shared Legal Services Lawyer delivers high‑quality, multi‑disciplinary legal support across markets and global functions. The role currently provides services in legal due diligence and procurement contract remediation however the scope of the services the team provides is constantly under review and is likely to expand.

This role requires a flexible and collaborative lawyer who brings strong legal judgement, the ability to operate across multiple jurisdictions, and a commitment to simplifying and elevating how legal support is delivered across the business.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Due Diligence

Working with customer and vendor onboarding teams to coordinate legal due diligence for new and renewed Diageo business partners.

Conduct legal due‑diligence assessments on third‑party suppliers and customers, including screening outcomes, risk classification, and compliance checks.

Review and analyse due‑diligence inputs such as TPQs, World‑Check hits, beneficial ownership information, and red‑flag indicators, providing clear and actionable recommendations.

Partner with market legal teams to ensure complex or high‑risk matters are raised appropriately and resolved efficiently.

Identify recurring risk themes and contribute to continuous improvement of playbooks, templates, and due‑diligence processes.

Document due‑diligence findings in a consistent manner, maintaining high‑quality records that support global policies and standards, audit ability and knowledge retention.

Commercial Contracting & Procurement

Draft, review, and negotiate routine and moderately complex commercial agreements across multiple jurisdictions on an ad hoc basis.

Support remediation activities across relevant workstreams.

Track and report progress, ensuring timely and accurate updates.

Maintain accurate documentation to support transparency and auditability.

Gather and analyse data to identify trends, recurring issues, and areas for improvement.

Use insights to enhance contracting materials, including:

Contract templates

Guidance materials and playbooks

Risk assessments

Alignment of templates with global standards

Ensure all contracting activity reflects relevant legal requirements and internal policies.

The role may also include additional projects or responsibilities as they arise, in line with business needs.

Qualifications & Experience(Mandatory requisites)

5 to 8 year qualified lawyer and company secretary with proven experience in commercial or corporate legal work.

In‑depth knowledge of a core legal discipline and working understanding of related areas (e.g., privacy, compliance, governance).

Experience delivering legal services across multiple markets or international contexts.

Strong drafting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Ability to communicate complex or sensitive information clearly and build consensus.

Demonstrated ability to work within broad guidelines and exercise sound judgement.

Preferred:

Experience working in a shared services, global capability centre, or cross‑jurisdictional legal team.

Experience with legal operations tools, contract lifecycle management systems, or compliance systems.

Functional Capabilities

Ability to deliver high‑quality legal work at pace and manage competing priorities.

Strong collaborator and stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills.

Comfortable flexing across different workstreams and legal subject areas.

Attention to detail and commitment to high standards of accuracy and compliance.

Proactive approach to problem‑solving.

Adept at using technology and digital tools, with the ability to quickly learn new systems and use them effectively.

Experienced in building, optimising, and documenting processes to drive efficiency, consistency, and transparency across workflows.

Experience / skills required: (TE)

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported from day one.

Rewards & Benefits Statement: (TE)

Diversity statement: Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. 

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Bangalore Karle Town SEZ

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2026-04-21