Job Title: Senior Legal Associate

Location: Mumbai HO

If you are in the Unilever Ice Cream business or consider choosing to work for the Unilever Ice Cream business, you will work for the Global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023. The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025.

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent within our Ice Cream company. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us.

ABOUT ICE CREAM: Life Tastes Better with Ice Cream

Unilever Ice Cream is the largest global Ice Cream Company in the world, with over 100 years of experience delivering a diverse range of indulgent, yet responsible, craft food experiences and treats delighting consumers. Committed to innovation, quality, and sustainability we have 35 brands, including 3 one billion Euro brands (Magnum, Wall’s, Ben & Jerry’s), a strong presence in over 60 countries, generating annual revenue of over $8 billion. All brands are driven to transform moments into memories through indulgent yet responsibly made and marketed products. We have a well-developed strategy to deliver growth and value creation which is clear on where to play and how to win.

We turn the ordinary into the extraordinary by designing unique and innovative Ice Cream experiences that make life taste better, creating joyful experiences. In our Ice Cream business, we’re crafting the future through innovation and imaginative minds, creating unique products. We spark moments of happiness for people and within the communities where we operate. However, it is not as simple as it may seem. As Ice Cream makers we are serious about happiness. With warm hearts, we create the coolest products.

JOB SUMMARY AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Senior Legal Operations Associate will be part of the Ice Cream Legal Powerhouse which is part of the legal function and provide defined, structured services to the team and to the broader business and will be responsible for:

Contracting:

To negotiate terms and conditions with third parties with whom Ice Cream Company business wish to contract, by both influencing them to accept our own standard templates or, alternatively, negotiating the use of their templates, with changes that suit Ice Cream Company’s interests.

To ensure there are adequate schedules included in the overall supplier contracts so that the contract risk profile of 3rd party suppliers providing or supporting Ice Cream Company information and systems is adequately managed and addressed.  

To interact with Ice Cream Company legal team who own the contracts’ expertise in order to ensure that up to date version of clauses, templates and schedules are used.  

Make recommendations to enhance the end user experience on the CLM tool, process reengineering to drive efficiency and solution driven. 

Core Legal:

Conducting legal research and analysis  

Support to the teams in relation to monitoring of emerging regulations 

Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and files 

Monitoring of lawsuits and administrative procedures  

Support to the teams in relation to control of cases, deadlines and documentation 

Submission of documents to the official entities 

Supporting the management and administration of contracts 

Simplification and innovation; supporting innovation and use of technology to simplify and improve the provision of legal services 

Engaging with and supporting other lawyers across the globe 

General administrative and office support as needed  

Line Management 

Act as a Line manager for a small team of Legal Associates if needed.

Governance & Compliance 

Support the operation of governance schedules and processes.

Support the operation of required ongoing compliance activities.

Understand changes to standard clauses, and highlight deviations and risks, if outside of standard clauses.

Ensure the organisation's internal contract document templates are accurate and up to date.

Identify opportunities to improve current contract processes and devise plans to implement these changes.

Stakeholder Management

Support the development and management of stakeholder relationships within Unilever and with key third parties, including within Legal, Procurement, Finance, Digital Marketing, HR, local Data Protection Officers and other businesses

Key Interfaces

Legal (including external legal counsel)

Procurement

Data Privacy

Key Skills

Relevant Experience

Professional qualification in Law

Minimum of 6 years relevant experience

Industry experience working within a large complex business environment requiring analysis of data and making balanced risk decisions.

Contract negotiation skills, from both a Legal and Procurement perspective

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Ability to work with colleagues across multiple time zones and countries.

Willingness and drive for process excellence.

Preferable

Experience within a consumer goods or retail environment.

Previous people management experience.

Leadership Behaviours

Execution Responsibility

Bias for Action

Growth Mindset

Consumer and Customer Focus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. 

For the recruitment of this position, we would like to emphasize that local conditions apply to the position.

Please be aware if you are applying for this role from outside the informed location, if successful, your internal application will be treated as a self-initiated Change Location Outside of Country (CLOC) transfer.

No further relocation support will be provided in a self-initiated CLOC.

Disclaimer 

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. 

We take pleasure seriously. Join the Ice Cream team now!