Legal Manager

Company Overview

BECO is a revolutionary home care brand dedicated to sustainability and eco-friendliness. The company specializes in plant-based, bamboo-based products that are highly effective and 100% chemical-free, providing environmentally conscious solutions without compromising on quality. As a direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, BECO aims to make the world a better place, one home at a time.

Job Summary

The Legal Manager will lead BECO’s legal functions, focusing on commercial contracts, consumer protection matters, and legal metrology compliance. This role requires a detail-oriented professional with hands-on experience supporting consumer brands or logistics-driven businesses, providing practical legal advice to ensure regulatory adherence and mitigate legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial contracts including vendor, manufacturing, logistics, distributor, and service agreements.
• Handle consumer law matters, including consumer complaints, legal notices, disputes, and representation before consumer forums.
• Ensure compliance with Legal Metrology laws, including labeling, packaging, pricing, and statutory declarations.
• Provide business-aligned legal advice to cross-functional teams such as operations, supply chain, marketing, and finance.
• Identify legal risks in business operations and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Manage the contract lifecycle, including documentation, renewals, and amendments.
• Track regulatory updates impacting consumer goods, e-commerce, and D2C operations.
• Coordinate with external counsel for litigation, disputes, and specialized legal matters.

Qualifications

• Educational Qualification: LLB from a recognized university (mandatory).
• Experience: 5+ years of post-qualification legal experience.
• Technical Skills:
  • Strong expertise in consumer law, preferably within consumer brands, D2C, FMCG, retail, e-commerce, or logistics companies.
  • Proven ability to handle complex, detailed, and operationally messy agreements.
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Knowledge of Legal Metrology laws and regulatory compliance.
  • Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
  • Experience coordinating with external legal counsel for litigation and disputes.
  • Strong understanding of contract lifecycle management.
  • Familiarity with regulatory updates affecting consumer goods and e-commerce.

Preferred Skills

• Hands-on, execution-focused, and commercially pragmatic approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Knowledge of environmental and sustainability regulations related to eco-friendly products is a plus.

Experience

• Minimum of 5+ years of relevant legal experience, particularly in consumer law, D2C brands, FMCG, retail, e-commerce, or logistics sectors.

Environment

• The role is based in Mumbai.
• The work environment involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and external legal counsel.
• The position may require handling complex legal issues in a fast-paced, innovative startup setting focused on sustainability and eco-friendly products.

Salary

• Not specified.

GrowthOpportunities

• Potential to grow into senior legal roles or broader leadership positions within BECO as the company expands its operations and legal scope.

Benefits

• Not specified.