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It’s more than a career at NAB. It’s about more meaningful work, more global opportunities and more innovation beyond boundaries .

Your job is just one part of your life. When you bring your ideas, energy, and hunger for growth, you’ll be recognised and rewarded for your contribution in return. You’ll have our support to excel for our customers, deliver positive change for our communities and grow your career.

NAB has established NAB Innovation Centre India as a centre for operations and technology excellence to support NAB deliver faster, better, and more personalized experience to customers and colleagues.

At NAB India, we’re ramping-up and growing at a very fast pace. Our passionate leaders recruit and develop high performing people, empowering them to deliver exceptional outcomes to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and our communities.

Capabilities, Experience & Qualification Requirements

Essential capabilities

• Your role will be to act as a lawyer responsible for delivering effective Legal support to the Head of Legal, India to assist business lines and business partners of Nab India on employment and labour issues, and on contentious legal, regulatory, civil and/or criminal matters
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts
• Providing legal advice and assistance in connection with strategic business decisions with implications for employees
• Supporting the department in providing legal support/advice/review:
• For business lines and business partners on employment and labour law and compensation and benefits issues
• On strategic aspects of employee relations issues, investigations involving employees and managing employment litigation
• On employment agreements, employee policies and employee communications; restructuring and redundancy arrangements; agreed employee separation arrangements, including negotiation of settlement agreements
• On implications connected with legal and regulatory developments
• On responses to regulatory and law enforcement inquiries, summons, and/or investigations
• Assistance with the development of formal training sessions for business colleagues on relevant topics, e.g. documentary standards/policies/market industry issues/legal issues; and also informal knowledge-sharing within the legal team
• Reviewing presented business issues, conducting legal research and investigation and crafting legal solutions, balancing internal and external stakeholder interests, with the risks of adverse legal actions, revenue loss or reputational damage to the entity

Experience

• Qualified LL.B and have 18 + years post qualification experience with a reputed law firm in India or equivalent experience in a multinational corporate in the financial industry, with a legal background in employment and labour law.
• Strong working knowledge of India employment and labour laws of and the relevant financial services regulatory framework;
• Investigations and employment experience from either a well-regarded private practice or an in-house role with a global financial institution or equivalent
• Knowledge of Australia laws would be preferred
• Litigation

Key Accountabilities

• Strong experience in advising on and coordinating employment litigation and complex employee matters
• Experience in handling legal investigations, conducting interviews, fact finding and evidence gathering
• Strong working knowledge of the management of restructuring and redundancies
• Experience managing outside counsel on major deliverables
• Ability to understand privacy & confidentiality obligations
• Strong experience in researching statutory enactments and judicial case laws and applying the same as per requirement at work
• Ability to provide clear and pragmatic advice to, and deal confidently with, individuals at all levels, including senior People team and business leaders

A diverse and inclusive workplace works better for everyone:

Our goal is to foster a culture that fills us with pride, rooted in trust and respect. NAB is committed to creating a positive and supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to embrace their true, authentic selves. A diverse and inclusive workplace where our differences are celebrated, and our contributions are valued. It’s a huge part of what makes NAB such a special place to be.

More focus on you:

We’re committed to delivering a positive experience for our colleagues and a workplace you can be proud of. We support our colleagues to balance their careers and personal life through flexible working arrangements such as hybrid working and job sharing and competitive financial and lifestyle benefits. We invest in our colleagues through world class development programs (Distinctive Leadership and Career Qualified in Banking), and empower you to learn, grow and pursue exciting career opportunities

Join NAB India:

This is your chance to join NAB India and along with your experience and expertise to help shape an innovation driven organisation that focuses on making a positive impact in the lives of its customers, colleagues and communities

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