Senior Corporate Counsel

About the role

ISS STOXX is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to join its Legal team in Gurgaon, India, providing legal services and advice to ISS STOXX and its subsidiaries, particularly the benchmark provider STOXX Ltd. The role focuses on supporting the global sales team by drafting, negotiating, and reviewing complex commercial agreements, including professional services and licensing agreements. The Gurgaon office supports STOXX Ltd.'s engineering, operations, and product development capabilities and is expected to relocate to a new modern office in late 2026 or H1 2027.

What you’ll do

• Provide legal advice to global teams on various legal matters including contracts (in particular index licenses), corporate law, regulatory requirements, product development, compliance matters and su
• Structure, draft, review, analyze, and negotiate complex services agreements and license agreements, including professional services agreements, data and software licenses, procurement and supply agre
• Assist with modifications and updates to template agreements
• Assist with the review and modification of internal policies and processes
• Conduct legal research
• Provide legal support to the global sales team in connection with the drafting, negotiation, and review of complex commercial agreements including professional services and licensing agreements

What you’ll bring

• LL.B. degree from a leading Indian law university or an internationally recognized foreign law school, with strong academic credentials
• Enrollment in good standing with an Indian State Bar Council (where applicable)
• Minimum of three years of relevant experience at a top law firm and/or as in-house counsel
• Experience in handling corporate and commercial matters for multinational firms
• Ability to review, analyze, and draft contract provisions in support of the negotiation of complex commercial agreements with clients, vendors, and other third parties
• Ability to lead the negotiation of complex commercial agreements and work effectively with client's counsel as well as internal stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal, analytical, problem solving, organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple assignments

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