Contract Management & Legal Operations Support

TCS Hiring for Senior Legal Professional – Contract Management & Legal Operations Support

Role: Senior Legal Professional – Contract Management & Legal Operations Support

Location: Kolkata

Experience: 10 – 15 Years

Shift: Should be flexible with Rotational/Night Shifts

Education:

Minimum 15 years of regular, full-time education (10 + 2 + 3)

LLB / LLM from a recognized institution.

Job Role:

We are deploying a Senior Legal Professional (10+ years’ PQE) to support our customer. The role will focus on strengthening contract management practices, establishing standardized legal processes, and enabling efficient legal operations through structured, high-quality outputs.

This resource will work closely with the TCS Customer Legal team under a supervised delivery model, ensuring alignment with internal legal standards, risk frameworks, and business expectations.

This is a high-impact individual contributor role, requiring a blend of contracting expertise, legal operations capability, and stakeholder collaboration.

Skills:

Strong contract drafting and review expertise.

Proficiency in contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools (preferred).

Experience in process mapping tools.

Strong documentation and redlining capabilities.

Legal operations and process improvement mindset.

Ability to translate legal processes into business-friendly guidance.

Strong analytical and risk assessment skills.

High attention to detail and quality control.

Ability to work under supervision while maintaining ownership.

Strong stakeholder communication and collaboration.

Adaptability to evolving processes and frameworks.

10+ years of experience in:

o Contract management

o Commercial/legal documentation

o Legal operations or process optimization

Strong experience working with:

o Contract templates and playbooks

o Global stakeholders

o Legal review and risk assessment frameworks

Responsibilities:

1. Contract Management

Templates & Playbooks

Support the development and refinement of contract templates and playbooks, including the Contract Approval Process playbook as a priority deliverable, under Customer legal team supervision.

Document Production & Management

Deliver h igh-quality legal documentation support, including:

Drafting agreements based on Customer templates

Preparing execution-ready documents

Formatting, proofreading, and cross-reference validation

Creating redlines and comparison versions

Supporting development of policies, guidance notes, and presentations

First-Line Contract Review (Phase-based rollout)

Once playbooks and escalation frameworks are established:

Perform initial review of customer contracts and negotiated documents.

Apply defined playbooks and identify deviations.

Escalate risks in line with agreed escalation matrices.

Deliver output subject to Customer legal review and sign-off.

2. Legal Operations (Primary Focus Area)

Support process mapping, documentation, and governance activities across legal workflows.

Lead development of the end-to-end Contract Approval Process, including:

Process maps.

RACI frameworks.

Operating procedures (SOPs).

Business-facing guidance documentation.

Assist in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and consistency.

Support administration and lifecycle management of legal documentation and guidance materials.

3. Due Diligence Support

Assist with targeted contract and document review on request.

Summarize key provisions, risks, and obligations in line with Customer instructions.

Provide structured outputs to support legal decision-making.

Location

Kolkata

Job Function

BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES

Role

Support Executive

Job Id

421597

Desired Skills

SCM Contract Management

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications : LLB